Ethan Steakley, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body of water and its fourth largest oil and natural gas… Read more “What the Caspian Sea’s New Legal Status Could Mean for Global Security”
Category: Energy Policy
Reducing Negative Externalities of Natural Gas Production: Exploring Regulatory Alternatives
Jessica Blackband, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives A recent Pew study found that Americans perceive climate change as one of the top global security threats, second only… Read more “Reducing Negative Externalities of Natural Gas Production: Exploring Regulatory Alternatives”
Computer Vision and the Energy Sector
Charles Landau, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Image recognition and computer vision have come a long way in recent years. Computers and Artificial Intelligence tools have gotten… Read more “Computer Vision and the Energy Sector”
GW WonkCast S3E11-1: Below the Fold: Tariffs with China, Sacramento Police Pay District Attorney Following Killing, and a Rollback on Methane Regulation
Our three stories follow policy news hidden beneath the headlines. co-Host Eli Richman digs into tariffs on Chinese products. What does a trade deficit mean and why… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E11-1: Below the Fold: Tariffs with China, Sacramento Police Pay District Attorney Following Killing, and a Rollback on Methane Regulation”
GW WonkCast S3E5-1: Below the Fold: NYC Turnstile Jumping and Nuclear Waste Storage
This week’s Below the Fold covers policies toward turnstile jumpers in the NYC subway and a petition for assurance that nuclear fuel will be stored safely for… Read more “GW WonkCast S3E5-1: Below the Fold: NYC Turnstile Jumping and Nuclear Waste Storage”
Why Energy Experts are Excited about Batteries
Charles Landau, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The U.S. is increasingly investing in a future where more of our energy comes from renewable sources. Because these sources… Read more “Why Energy Experts are Excited about Batteries”
Beating Europe’s Addiction to Russian Oil and Gas
Matthew Dotzler, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The fight for the soul of Eastern Europe has continued since the fall of the Iron Curtain and the rise… Read more “Beating Europe’s Addiction to Russian Oil and Gas”
The Polar Vortex of 2014 is Still Changing How We Use Energy
Charles Landau, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In early 2014, a long, dry, cold spell, dubbed the polar vortex hit the Eastern United States. PJM, a regional… Read more “The Polar Vortex of 2014 is Still Changing How We Use Energy”
Getting Small with Microgrids: Standards for Cybersecurity and Efficiency
By Charles Landau, MPA & Kevin Sullivan, MPA Winter Blockbuster It’s an overused Hollywood trope: somewhere in a filthy bungalow, a punkish, brooding twentysomething math genius is typing… Read more “Getting Small with Microgrids: Standards for Cybersecurity and Efficiency”
Backpedaling Our Energy Policy
Charles Landau, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The next administration has promised to reverse course on several centerpiece energy policies of recent years. Besides the politics behind… Read more “Backpedaling Our Energy Policy”
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