Biden’s ‘hard look’ at liquefied natural gas exports raises a critical question: How does natural gas fit with US climate goals?
The US, a minor liquefied natural gas supplier a decade ago, now is the world’s top source. That’s good for energy security, but bad for Earth’s climate. An energy scholar explains the trade-offs.
Emily Grubert, Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy, University of Notre Dame •
conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 • ~8 min
Feb. 7, 2024 • ~8 min
Helium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it's nonrenewable and difficult to recycle
With the fourth significant shortage of helium in a decade continuing, companies and researchers are looking for alternative sources.
Nicholas Fitzkee, Professor of Chemistry, Mississippi State University •
conversation
Jan. 17, 2024 • ~8 min
Jan. 17, 2024 • ~8 min
When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook
The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.
Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University •
conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 • ~8 min
Nov. 3, 2023 • ~8 min
Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why
Despite the meteoric rise of wind and solar, fossil energy sources have met most new demand in fast-growing economies.
Malte Jansen, Lecturer in Energy and Sustainability, University of Sussex •
conversation
Sept. 19, 2023 • ~7 min
Sept. 19, 2023 • ~7 min
How heating your home fuels climate change – and why government measures are failing to stop it
The UK trails European neighbours on replacing gas boilers with energy-efficient heat pumps.
Ned Lamb, Research Associate on Low-Carbon Energy Systems, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick •
conversation
July 3, 2023 • ~9 min
July 3, 2023 • ~9 min
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