List of Energy and the Environment articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Volkswagen Emissions Cheat Scandal Just Got a Whole Lot Fancier
The EPA says Volkswagen's luxury brands also have an emissions cheat.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watchdog Blasts the Pentagon’s $43M Gas Station That Will Fuel Few Cars in Afghanistan
DoD built a $43 million gas station in Afghanistan that no one can use.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Leaner and Greener 5-Year Plan
Leadership in Beijing is set to consolidate a new model of economic development for China that could curb energy use and emissions even earlier than expected.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Natural Security column: Hey, is energy independence really a good thing?
On November, 25 1973, President Richard Nixon addressed the nation in prime time. “Throughout its history, America has made great sacrifices of blood and also of treasure to achieve and maintain its independence,” he said. “In the last third of this century, our independence will depend on maintaining and achieving self-sufficiency in energy.”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.K., China Cement Growing Friendship With Big Nuclear Deal
China and its new “best friend” signed billions of dollars worth of deals during Xi’s state visit, including funding for a controversial nuclear power plant, further consolidating what many see as London’s troubling lurch toward Beijing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry: Time to Focus on Verifying Iran Deal
America's top diplomat says opponents of the landmark accord should turn their attention to making sure it's carried out.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Reports of Saudi Arabia’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The kingdom’s economy isn’t teetering on collapse; in fact, it’s healthier than it has been in decades.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Wheezing China Gut Punches Global Oil Market
The Chinese economy is growing at its slowest pace since the financial crisis. That could be bad news for oil producers who gambled on China's unquenchable thirst for oil.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The White House Now Has 81 Companies Backing Its Climate Action Pledge
President Obama gets 81 corporations to back his climate change pledge.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Canada’s Election Will Decide the Fate of the World
If voters oust Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives, they'll be voting for a whole new climate policy — and potentially tipping the scales of December's Paris summit on global warming.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Angus Deaton Deserved the Nobel Prize in Economics
For development economists like me, Deaton was a revolutionary and a visionary.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Report: Damage From Volkswagen’s Emissions Cheat Spreads to All of Germany
The U.S. inquiry into the Volkswagen emissions cheat takes a bite out of the German brand.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Promise and Peril of Cheap Oil
Everyone likes $2 gasoline. But what if it's bad for the long-term growth of the U.S. economy — and for global stability?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Slams Russia for Syria Attacks, Warns Could Sever Energy Ties
A year ago, Russia and Turkey were preparing a "strategic partnership" cemented by energy. Now, after Russian military strikes in Syria and violations of Turkish airspace, the relationship is getting a whole lot chillier.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Dominican Republic’s Shameful Deportation Legacy
The Dominican Republic is desperately trying to win back the world's respect after its expulsion of Haitians. History, however, stands in its way.
