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December 15, 2016

Climate Change
Under Trump, Private Sector May Lead U.S. Climate Action

This post is authored by Shayle Kann, the head of GTM Research and Senior Vice President at Greentech Media: a Wood Mackenzie Business. As the inauguration of President Donald Trump approaches, th…

The Googleplex, Google's corporate headquarters, generates much of its power from rooftop solar installations (Reuters/Erin Siegel)
Blog Post by Guest blogger for Varun Sivaram Energy, Security, and Climate

August 23, 2012

Defense and Security
Top Twelve Defense Sequestration Scare Tactics

Over a year ago, on August 2, 2011, President Obama signed the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011. The bipartisan legislation easily passed the House, 269-131, with 174 Republicans and 95 Democrats vot…

Panetta and Dempsey
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

July 10, 2012

Europe and Eurasia
More Evidence That LIBOR Is Manipulated, and What It Means

Barclays’ admission that it deliberately understated the interest rates at which it could borrow between September 2007 and May 2009 suggests grievous flaws in the widespread process of using LIBO…

More Evidence That LIBOR Is Manipulated, and What It Means
Blog Post by Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies Geo-Graphics

May 24, 2012

Fossil Fuels
The Oil Company That Doesn’t Want to Create Too Many Jobs

It is nearly impossible to read a pitch for expanding U.S. oil and gas production without being confronted with impressive estimates of how many jobs it will create. Wood Mackenzie has estimated that…

Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate

October 18, 2011

Fossil Fuels
Can Rick Perry Create 1.2 Million Energy Jobs? Part II

My earlier post regarding Rick Perry’s energy plan appears to have attracted some attention. I want to follow up on one important point. First a recap of what I wrote: “The numbers that Perry and R…

Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate