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Climate change is the ultimate environmental challenge facing society. Potential impacts range from coastal flooding caused by sea level rise to more frequent extreme weather events....
Energy efficiency means providing a service (heat, light, mobility) with less energy. Improvements in energy efficiency provide a host of economic and environmental benefits. Many users...
Energy policy can be used to promote economic growth, enhance environmental quality, and reduce inequality. It can also fatten the wallets of the rich, protect entrenched...
Large dam projects have always been a source of controversy. They can control flooding, create jobs, generate low cost electricity, and improve navigation. Dams can also...
The fission of a single Uranium nucleus can produce 200 million times the energy of the neutron that triggered it. The tremendous power of the atom...
Oil is the lifeblood of industrial civilization. It is the principal fuel for the world's transportation system, and the chemicals and plastics made from oil are...
The transport of people and goods is a central activity in society. The invention of the wheel, the steam engine, the internal combustion engine and the...
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Oil price conspiracy myth
The Myth: Sudden increases in prices are caused by a) the major oil companies, b) the government, and/or c) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies...
Alberta oil sands myth
The Myth: The oil sands of Alberta, Canada, have as much oil as Saudi Arabia.
The Evidence: According to the Oil and Gas Journal, Saudi Arabia...
