Mission Seal US Department of State
United States Mission to Germany flag graphic
U.S. Policy and Issues
Policy News
News from Washington
German-American Relations
U.S. Policy Texts in German (Amerika Dienst)
Receive Policy Texts by Email
InfoAlert
Latest Issue
International Security
Transatlantic Relations
Trade & Economics
U.S. Politics & Government
Development
>Environment
U.S. Society
U.S. Culture
InfoAlert Archive
- by Topic
- by Issue
Electronic Journals

InfoAlert

Archives

Energy
(see Environment)

 

Global Energy after the Crisis - Rühl, Christof - Foreign Affairs, - March/April  2010, v89, #2, pp63-75

A Path to Sustainable
Energy by 2030
- Jacobson, Mark Z.; Delucchi, Mark A. - Scientific American, November 2009, v301, #5, pp58-65

Energy Needs and Efficiency, Not Emissions: Re-framing the Climate Change Narrative
- Birdsall, Nancy; Subramanian, Arvind - Center for Global Development (CGD), Working Paper #187, November 18, 2009, online edition, 37p (PDF)

New Report Debunks Common Myths about Energy - Tanton, Tom
Pacific Research Institute, November 4, 2009, online edition, 19p (PDF)

U. S. Energy Policy
- Bazerman, Max H. - Environment, November 2009, v51, #5, pp22-34

Fueling the "Balance": A Defense Energy Strategy Primer
- Warner, Jerry; Warren Singer, Peter - Brookings Institute, August 25, 2009, online edition, 13p

The Peak Oil
Debate
- Graefe, Laurel - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, August 2009, online edition, 16p

Stimulating a Revolution in Sustainable Energy Technology
-

Tithing at
the Crude Altar
- Klare, Michael T. - The National Interest, July/August 2009, #102, pp20-29

Better Luck this Time:
The Elusive Green Economy
- Green, Joshua
Atlantic Monthly, July/August 2009, v304, #1, pp78-86

Energy and Climate Change: Should Carbon-Based Fuels Be Phased Out? - Clemmitt, Marcia - CQ Researcher, July 24, 2009, v19, #26, pp621-644

Grassoline at the Pump
- Huber, George W.; Dale, Bruce E. - Scientific American, July 2009, v301, #1, pp52-59

The Economic Benefits of
Investing in Clean Energy
- Pollin, Robert
; Heintz, James; Garrett-Peltier, Heidi - Center for American Progress, June 18, 2009, various pages


The Secretary of Saving the Planet
- Chu, Steven - Rolling Stone, June 15, 2009, #1081, pp58-87

Sea Power
- Inman, Mason - World Watch, May/June 2009, v22,#3, pp11-17

Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy - Cleetus, Rachel; Clemmer, Steven; Friedman, David - Union of Concerned Scientists, May 2009, 239p

Ensuring Green Growth in a Time of Economic Crisis: The Role of Energy Technology - International Energy Policy, Executive Summary, Web posted May 2009, 23p (PDF)

A Plan for the Solar Revolution - Hayes, Denis - Mother Earth News, April/May 2009, #233, pp86-94

What Germany Can Teach Us About Green Energy - Stokes, Bruce
National Journal, April 25, 2009, online edition

DSIRE: Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
Project of the North Carolina Solar Center, North Carolina State University and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, last updated March 16, 2009

Thirsty Energy: Water and Energy in the 21st Century - Energy Vision, World Economic Forum, February 2009, 56p (PDF)

Smart Choice for Biofuels - Earley Jane; McKeown, Alice - Joint Project of the Sierra Club and the Worldwatch Institute, February 18, 2009, 16p

The Promise of Wind: Embracing America’s Fastest-Growing Form of Renewable Energy - Provey, Joe - E/the Environmental Magazine, January/February 2009, online edition

The 2008 Oil Price Shock: Competing Explanations and Policy Implications - Behr, Timo - Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Global Energy Governance Project, 2009, Policy Paper Series No. 1, 30p (PDF)

The True Cost of Coal - Greenpeace, Web posted December 1, 2008, 92p (PDF)

Rethinking “Energy Independence” - Nivola, Pietro S. - Governance Studies at Brookings, December 2008, 12p (PDF)

Measuring and Reducing Americans' Indirect Energy Use - Green, Kenneth P.; Mathur, Aparna - American Enterprise Institute, Energy and Environment Outlook, December 2008, No.2, online edition, 6p

Indirect Energy and Your Wallet - Green, Kenneth P.; Mathur, Aparna
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Energy and Environment Outlook, March 2009, No.2, online edition, 6p

Burning the Tide - Thompson, Kalee - Popular Science, October 2008, v273, #4, pp70-99

U.S. Looks to Rediscover Hydropower as Untapped Energy Source - Bodin, Madeline - Popular Mechanics, October 2008, online version

John Rowe: Power Player - Bulletion of the American Scientists, September/October 2008, v64, #4, pp9-13

Politics and the Nation's Energy Agenda (Video) - Ebinger, Charles
Brookings Institution, September 22, 2008

Oil Drilling In Environmentally Sensitive Areas: The Role of the Media

Weisbrot, Mark; Szembrot, Nichole - Center for Economic and Policy Research, September 2008, 4p

Gut Reactions - Margonelli, Lisa - The Atlantic Monthly, September 2008, v3, #1, pp77-82

Time to Strengthen the IAEA - Zedillo, Ernesto - YaleGlobal, August 7, 2008, online edition

Race for the Artic: Who Owns the Region's Undiscovered Oil and Gas?
Beary, Brian - CQ Global Researcher, August 2008, v2, #8, pp213-242

Ocean Motion Power - Jeffries, Elizabeth - World Watch, July/August 2008, v21, #4, pp22-27

In the Tank - Victor, David G.; Eskreis-Winkler, Sarah - Foreign Affairs, July/August 2008, v87, #4, pp70-83

In Windy West Texas, an Economic Boom - Block, Ben - Worldwatch Institute, online feature, July 23, 2008

Energy: A Reinforced Obstacle to Democracy - Youngs, Richard
Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS), CEPS Working Document No. 299, July 2008, 22p

Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions of Increasing Renewable-Energy Use - Toman, Michael; Griffin, James; Lempert, Robert J. - RAND Corporation, Environment, Energy, and Economic Development program, Web posted June 25, 2008, 74p

The Economics of Solar Power - Lorenz, Peter; Dickon Pinner, and Thomas Seitz - The McKinsey Quarterly, June 2008, online edition

Biofuels and Sustainable Development - Report of an Executive Session on the Grand Challenges of a Sustainability Transition - Lee, Henry; Clark, William C.; Devereaux, Charan - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, May/June 2008, 20p

Blood Barrels: Why Oil Wealth Fuels Conflict
- Ross, Michael L.
Foreign Affairs, May/June 2008, v87, #3, pp2-9

Wave Power - Wilson, Stiv J., E/The Environmental Magazine, May/June 2008, v19, #3, pp18-21

Will Oil Really Hit $200 a Barrel?, Lachmann, Desmond
The American, May 30, 2008, online edition

Our Hopeless Energy Policy -
Stelzer, Irwin M. - The Weekly Standard, May 26, 2008, v13, #35, pp16-19

Energy Challenges for the Next President - A Panel discussion chaired by Senator Lamar Alexander with Panelists Carlos Pascual, William Antholis, Jason Bordoff, Jonathan Elkind and David Sandalow, The Brookings Institution, May 12, 2008, 79p

20% Wind Energy by 2030 - Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply - U.S. Department of Energy, May 2008, 248p

The Clean Energy Scam - Grunwald, Michael - Time, April 7, 2008, v171, #14, pp40-45

Time for Second Thoughts on the Ethanol Mandate - Lieberman, Ben, Heritage Foundation, WebMemo#1879, April 2,2008, 3p

Making Nuclear Energy Work - Rosner, Robert, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, March/April 2008, v 64, #1, pp28-57

Hot Times for Solar Energy - Moran, Susan; McKinnon, J. Thomas
World Watch, March/April 2008, v21, #2, pp26-31

The Impending Oil Shock - Elhefnawy, Nader - Survival, Spring 2008, v50, #2, pp36-77

Biofuels, Neither Savious Nor Scam: The Case for a Selective Strategy
Hunt, Suzanne - World Policy Journal, Spring 2008, v25, #1, pp9-17

Greener Fuels, Greener Vehicles: A State Resource Guide - National Governors Association, Securing a Clean Energy Future Task Force, Web posted March 26, 2008, 36p

Power Surge, Currie, Duncan, The American, January/February 2008, online edition

The Price of Biofuels, Rotman, David , Technology Review, January/February 2008, v111, #1, pp42-51

Solar Grand Plan, Zweibel, Ken; Mason, James; Fthenakis, Vassilis , Scientific American, January 2008, v298, #1, pp64-73

The Geopolitics of Energy: From Security to Survival, Pascual, Carlos
Brookings Institute, January 2008, 16p

Solar Is the Solution - Heckeroth, Steve - Mother Earth News, December 2007/January 2008, #225, pp50-56

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 - Fact Sheet, White House News, Office of the Press Secretary, December 19, 2007

The Volatility in Global Oil Prices - Verrastro, Frank - Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Critical Questions Series, December 7, 2007, online edition, 2p

Nuclear Power in a Warming World - Gronlund, Lisbeth; Lochbaum, David; Lyman, Edwin - Union of Concerned Scientists, December 2007, online edition, 82p

Competitive Nuclear Energy Investment: Avoiding Past Policy Mistakes - Spencer, Jack - The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #2086, November 17, 2007, online edition, 8p

Can the World Wean Itself from Fossil Fuels? - Hultman, Nathan E.- Current History, November 2007, v106, #703, pp376-384

Who's Fueling Whom? -
Conniff, Richard - Smithsonian, November 2007, v38, #8, pp109-116

Achieving Energy Security in an Interdependent World - Verrastro, Frank; Ladislaw, Sarah, Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2007, v30, #4, pp95-104

Promoting Energy Partnership in Beijing and Washington - Daojiong, Zha; Weixing, Hu - Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2007, v30, #4, pp105-115

Going Nuclear: America's Nuclear Revival - Whitford, David - Fortune, August 6, 2007, v156, #3, pp42-54

Power Surge,
Cohen, Richard E. , National Journal, July 21, 2007, v39, #29, pp20-26

The Oil Squeeze Has Just Begun - Jubak, Jim, MSN MoneyCentral, posted July 17, 2007, online edition

Curbing the Growth of Global Energy Demand. The Opportunities for Improvement Are Huge, but Market Forces Alone Won’t Realize Them
Farrell, Diana; Nyquist, Scott S; Rogers, Matthew C. - The McKinsey Quarterly, July 2007, web exclusive

The Dirty Truth About Coal: Why Yesterday's Technology Should Not Be Part of Tomorrow's Energy Future - McKeown, Alice - Sierra Club, June 2007, 20p

Thirst for Corn: What 2007 Plantings Could Mean for the Environment- Marshall, Liz - World Resources Institute, WRI Policy Note: Energy: Biofuels, No. 2, June 2007, 10p

Global Warming and the Future of Coal: The Path to Carbon Capture and Storage - Berlin, Ken; Sussman, Robert M. - Center for American Progress, web posted May 31, 2007, 68p

Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2006 - Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - U.S. Department of Energy, May 2007, 24p

Native American Power - Burke, Kate and Linda Sikkema - State Legislatures, June 2007, v33, #6, pp32-35

Homegrown Energy
- Andersen, Glen - State Legislatures, June 2007, v33, #6, pp16-20

How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor - Runge, C. Ford and Benjamin Senauer - Foreign Affairs, May-June 2007, online edition

Energy Markets: Factors That Influence Gasoline Prices - McCool, Thomas J. - United States Government Accountability Office (GA0), posted May 27, 2007, online edition, 14p

E- Journal: Clean Energy Solutions - U.S. Department of States, May 2007, online edition

Faux Renaissance: Global Warming, Radioactive Waste Disposal, and the Nuclear Future - Feiveson, Harold A. - Arms Control Today, May 2007, v37, #4, pp13-18

Risks and Realities: The “New Nuclear Energy Revival" - Squassoni, Sharon - Arms control Today, May 2007, v37, #4, pp6-8

Nuclear Energy: Balancing Benefits & Risks
- Ferguson, Charles F.
Council on Foreign Relations, Council Special Report #28, April 2007, online edition, 51p

Peak Soil: Why Cellulosic Ethanol, Biofuels Are Unsustainable and a Threat to America - Friedman, Alice - Culture Change, posted April 10, 2007, 22p

Energy & Environment: Myths and Facts - Schulz, Max - Manhattan Institute, April 2007, online edition, 48p

The Future of Coal - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 30, 2007, online edition, 102p

Annual Energy Outlook 2007: With Projections to 2030 - Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. February 2007, online edition, 243p

New Nuclear Power Plants Are Not a Solution for America's Energy Needs - Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), February 2006, Online edition, 4p

The Energy Project: Independence by 2020 - Bisk, Tsvi - The Futurist, Jan/Feb 2007 v41, #1, pp25-32

Coal Rush! - Moran,Susan - World Watch, January/February 2007, v20, #1, pp8-14

Ending Oil Dependency - Sandalow, David - The Brooking Institution, January 22, 2007, online edition

Energy Security: Demands Imposed on German and European Foreign Policy by a Changed Configuration in the World Energy Market - Mueller, Friedmann - SWP (Stiftung Wissenschaft & Politik), January 2007, online edition, 28p

Energy Economics: A Place For Energy Poverty In The Agenda? - Birol, Fatih - Energy Journal, v28, #3, 2007, pp1-6

Improving Energy Policy - Detchon, Reid; Edmonds, Jae; Clarke, Leon
Issues in Science & Technology , Winter 2007, v23, #2, pp15-17

Europe's Energy Security: Challenges and Opportunities - Bahgat, Gawdat- International Affairs, winter 2006, v82, #5, pp961-975

Biofuels Boom: Alternative Energy - Can an Ethanol Satisfy America's Thirst for Foreign Oil? Bettelheim, Adrian - The CQ Researcher, Sep. 29, 2006, pp. 793-816

Breaking the Oil Habit - Stein, Steve - Policy Review, Aug/Sep2006, # 138, pp53-68

Nuclear is Not the Way - Smith, Brice; Makhijani, Arjun - Wilson Quarterly, Autumn 2006, v30, #4, pp64-68

Nuclear Power is the Future - Schulz, Max - The Wilson Quarterly, Autumn 2006, v30, #4, pp59-63

On the Future of Global Energy - Nocera, Daniel G - Daedalus, Fall 2006, v135, #4, pp112-116

Leading the Renewable Energy Revolution - Lewis, Joanna I. - Georgetown Journal of World affairs, Summer-Fall 2006, v7,#2, pp147-154

Atomic Balm? - Gertner, Jon - New York Times Magazine, July 16, 2006, v155, #53642, pp36-51

Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues - Lazarri, Salvatore
CRS Report, 28 July 2006, online edition, 23p

A Power Grid for the Hydrogen Economy - Grant, Paul M; Starr, Chauncey; Overbye, Thomas J. - Scientific American, July 2006, v 295, #1, pp 76ff

Clean Energy Solutions - eJournal USA: Economic Perspectives, July 2006,  v11, #2, 54p.

The Economic Effects of Recent Increases in Energy Prices. Report to the Congress - Congressional Budget Office, July 2006, 36p

Siting Critical Energy Infrastructure: An Overview of Needs And Challenges - National Commission on Energy Policy, White Paper, June 2006, online edition

Fueling Our Future - Shaw, Jonathan - Harvard Magazine, May-June 2006, online edition, 10p

Renewable Energy: Increased Geothermal Development Will Depend on Overcoming Many Challenges - United States Government Accountability Office, May 24, 2006, Web-posted July 11, 2006, 56p

Two Cheers for Expensive Oil - Maugeri, Leonardo - Foreign Affairs, Mar/Apr2006, v85, #2, pp149-161

Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget and Electricity Production Issues - Sissine, Fred - Congressional Research Service (CRS) Issue Brief for Congress, IB10041, March 28, 2006, 19p.

Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues - Yacobucci, Brent D. - Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress. March 3, 2006. 26p.

An Energy Revolution - Zubrin, Robert -American Enterprise, March 2006, #2, pp16-20

Toward a Long-Range Energy Security Policy - Elhefnawy, Nader
Parameters, Spring 2006, v36, #1, pp101-114

Energy Markets. Factors contributing to Higher Gasoline Prices
Statement by Jim Wells, Director Natural Resources and Environment. Testimony before the Committee on Judiciary of the U.S. Senate. February 1, 2006, online edition

Energy: Useful Facts and Numbers - Glover, Carol; Behrens, Carl E.
Congressional Research Service, Updated January 10, 2006, online edition

National Biomass Initiative - U.S. Department of Energy, January 2006, online edition

Think Again: Energy Independence. Deutch, Philip J. Foreign Policy, November/December 2005, v151, pp20-25

How Oil Shocks Affect Markets. Kubarych, Roger. International Economy, Summer 2005, v9, #3, pp32-36







back to top ^

United States Mission