Opinion
Bill Blakemore: Journalists should ‘hug the monster’ on climate
>> ABC News
Sooner or later, everyone who learns about the rapid advance of manmade global warming must deal with the question of fear.
Michael Levi: Oil and gas euphoria getting out of hand
>> Council on Foreign Relations
The boom in U.S. oil and gas production has spawned another gusher of hyperbolic claims about its revolutionary consequences. These are not just musings from the fringe; they’re increasingly becoming conventional wisdom.
Editorial: The end of clean energy subsidies?
>> New York Times
This is clearly the wrong time to step away from subsidies. But it may be the right time to institute reforms, both to make the programs more effective and to make them more salable to budget hawks.
Al Compaan: Time to talk about Davis-Besse nuclear plant
>> Toledo Blade
The technology is here; the renewables revolution is coming. We all will benefit from reduced pollution and stable energy prices. But the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and most utilities still are mired in old ways of doing business.
Editorial: South Dakota must prepare for oil boom
>> Rapid City Journal
A gold rush brought fortune hunters and settlers to the Black Hills more than a century ago. Now some people are speculating that black gold could trigger another rush to western South Dakota.
Sean Casten: How wind fits into our energy diet
>> Grist
Clean energy is perfectly compatible with a reliable electric grid, and wind is a critical part of a clean and reliable future. But only in moderation, as part of a balanced grid diet.
Editorial: Weak oversight means more pipeline spills inevitable
>> Detroit Free Press
In the nearly two years since an oil pipeline ruptured near Marshall, Michigan, distressingly little has happened.
Alex Chapman: Are solar tariffs repeating oil’s mistakes?
>> The Energy Collective
Short-term thinking is the bane of the energy world. It has been so since the early days of the oil business, and it remains so with today’s market for solar photovoltaic power generation.
David Roberts: ‘Reasonable middle’ on climate change?
>> Grist
My instincts all tell me that a Goldilocks message on climate only serves to soothe and anesthetize. Alarm isn’t enough, it isn’t a complete communications strategy, but surely, in an alarming situation, we must begin with alarm.
Editorial: What’s wrong with EPA enforcers enforcing?
>> Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
What did Al Armendariz do wrong? Nothing. He used a figure of speech. Polluters are not going to hang from crosses. He was merely saying that enforcers should enforce the law — and everybody who has to breathe foul air ought to agree.
