Environment Commentary

Don't Fear Fracking

Energy debaters have found an easy target in this relatively new, scary-sounding technology. Don't be fooled by the heated rhetoric.

Obama: Right on Keystone for the Wrong Reasons

The newest controversy over oil pipelines is a distraction from the more fundamental problems in the administration's energy policy.

Nuclear Power's Uncertain Future

Fukushima didn't stall the atomic age—the world economy did.

American Interests in Antarctica

Antartica is currently a model of international cooperation. It may not remain so for long.

The End of the Nuclear Renaissance

Nuclear power is out. Solar power is in. What it means for politics in 2012.

Why Canada Kissed Kyoto Good-bye

Realism drove Canada to shed the handcuffs of the Kyoto Protocol.

Durban and the Climate-Change Conundrum

A consensus on climate-change policy would benefit everyone. So why is it so hard to reach?

Europe Hides Immigration Fears behind Climate Change

Is the concern about concentrations of greenhouse gasses or concentrations of foreigners?

Nuclear Lemonade

Obama is right to encourage the use of nuclear energy. Let’s hope he’s actually serious about it—and not just trying to score political points with union workers.

Snowmageddon

The federal government should have done more to help Washington during last week’s weather emergency.

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May 26, 2012