Cost-Effectively Adapting to Climate ...
No entity has produced more quixotic, job-killing regulations than the Environmental Protection Agency. Why? Part of...
Green Jobs: Myth vs. Reality
We’re hearing a lot of talk about so-called “green jobs” and their anticipated impact on the economy. Some of...
Recycling Bonanza
One major effect of China’s rising economy is an explosive rise in the prices of commodities and the high-profile...
Energy Crisis 2.0
Since the middle of this decade, the world has been plunged into an energy crisis reminiscent of the one we faced in...
The Emerging In Vitro Meat Industry
published on: Jul 15, 2008
Imagine hamburgers and chicken tenders that were never part of a real cow or chicken. In 5 to 10 years, supermarkets will feature packs of in vitro...
The Climate Change Debate Evolves
published on: Jun 15, 2008
As with almost every wave of change, first there’s an initial rush of enthusiasm by everyone who thinks he can make a buck; then there’s a...
Don't Panic - the Best Is Yet to Come
published on: May 15, 2008
Bad decisions by lenders, consumers, and homebuilders have created a big drag on the U.S. economy. But timely and decisive action by the Federal...
Good Bacteria Goes Mainstream
published on: Feb 15, 2008
For centuries, microorganisms have played an important role in the production of products ranging from yogurt to wine. But in the past decade or...
The New Automotive Paradigm
published on: Feb 15, 2008
In many ways, the automobile has not advanced much since the days of Henry Ford. But now, breakthroughs in materials science, nanotechnology, and...
The Biofuels Offensive
published on: Dec 15, 2007
The coming confrontation with Iran reminds us that the industrialized world’s dependence on Middle Eastern oil gives aggressors in that region an...
The Inevitable Confrontation with Iran
published on: Dec 15, 2007
Ever since 1979, when a militant theocracy seized power in Iran, that former U.S. ally has been our bitter enemy. In the current economic...
The Hydrogen Economy: Don't Give Up Hope
published on: Aug 15, 2007
The hydrogen economy, like fusion power and space tourism, always seems to be “just around the corner,” but it never seems to get here. The...
The Panic du Jour
published on: Jun 15, 2007
Pandemics, terrorism, energy shortages, cancer risks, corporate scandals, second-hand smoke, AIDS, famine, killer bees, deadly nanoparticles. . ....
Now, for the Real Climate Change Debate
published on: Jun 15, 2007
BusinessWeek tells us, “With the skeptics almost silenced, businesses are fighting over how to cut carbon emissions.” Boy, have they got it...
Electric Vehicle 2.0
published on: Mar 15, 2007
Electric vehicles have been around since the 19th century. Yet, unlike internal combustion automobiles, they've failed repeated attempts at...
The Digital Home of 2027
published on: Feb 15, 2007
Since futurists started forecasting technologies more than a century ago, the home has proven the most difficult venue to envision. Nevertheless, we...
Oil Sands: The Near-Term Strategic Energy So...
published on: Feb 15, 2007
Despite advances in alternative energy technologies including solar electricity, oil will remain a major energy source for the foreseeable future. ...
The Quiet Boom in Solar Technology
published on: Feb 15, 2007
Back during the energy crisis of the ‘70s, there was lots of talk about wind power, geothermal energy, methane power from bio waste, and, most...
Automation and the Future of American Agricul...
published on: Jan 15, 2007
Today, agribusiness relies heavily on low-skilled immigrant labor. In some regions, and for some crops, more than 70 percent of the labor is...
Anti-Science and Pseudo-Science
published on: Oct 15, 2006
Over the past 400 years, the scientific method has risen in stature to become the undisputed arbiter of truth in Western civilization. But in the...