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‘Silent Spring’ is 50. The Credit, and the Blame, It Deserves.
By David Ropeik. Originally published at Risk: Reason and Reality at Big Think.In the 50 years since Silent Spring was…
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Conservation
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History
Since its founding in 2003 by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, the Breakthrough Institute has worked to change…
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Agenda 2012
Overcoming Wicked Problems: How can a modernized liberalism manage the wicked problems of the 21st century? Oliver…
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Funders
Who Funds Us Breakthrough Institute is grateful for the support of the following foundations and…
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Energy and Climate
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Energy and Climate
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Interview with Alex Crawley, Former Program Director for the Energy Research and Development
Federal agencies played a leading role in the development of shale gas fracturing technologies, according to former…
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Germany Returns to Coal
Coal use will rise an estimated 13.5 percent in Germany this year, resulting in at least 14 million metric tons of…
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Time to Move Beyond Clean Tech Boom and Bust: NYT
In yet another sign of a growing consensus in support of energy policies that prioritize innovation, the New York…
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Gas Boom Poses Challenges for Renewables and Nuclear
The ongoing shale gas boom and the advent of low natural gas prices has pushed back the goal posts for clean energy…
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Energy and Climate
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Beyond Boom and Bust: Summary of Recommendations
The recent gains made by clean tech sectors in the United States are shadowed by the looming collapse of federal…
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Energy and Climate
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The Making of a Radiation Panic
One year after Fukushima, independent scientists working for the UN say bluntly that irrational fears of radiation…
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Did the Media Hype Fukushima Health Impacts?
Was Japan really on the verge of evacuating Tokyo in the wake of last year's tsunami, as the New York Times reported…
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Energy and Climate
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Energy Efficiency, Rebound, and the Rise of the Rest
Quick quiz: If you improve the productivity of energy use at a steel plant in China, will that plant save energy, or…
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Energy and Climate
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Obama and the New Climate Centrism
In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama tacitly acknowledged how politically toxic climate change had…
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Conservation
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Energy and Climate
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Energy and Climate
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The Hedonistic Roots of the Tea Party
Efforts to reach a sweeping, 10 year budget deal collapsed recently after Tea Party Republicans forced Party leadership…
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Terry Engelder on Federal Role in Shale Gas Revolution
As a part of the Breakthrough Institute's in-depth investigation of shale gas extraction and the role of the federal…
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New Air Pollution Rules Could Reduce US Electric-Sector CO2 Emissions By More Than 4 Percent
Updated: This post was originally published on January 1, 2012. It was updated on January 27, 2012 to reflect the…
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New Investigation Finds Decades of Government Funding Behind Shale Revolution
The technological revolution allowing for the cheap extraction of natural gas from shale occurred thanks to more than…
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Politics vs. Innovation
By Breakthrough Senior Fellow Roger Pielke, Jr. Originally published at his blog.The dim bulb saga continues. Congress…
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Taking on the Three Deficits Report a "Must Read"
Council on Foreign Relations names Breakthrough Institute report on budget priorities one of "the best online…
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History of the Shale Gas Revolution
The shale gas revolution, which has been the primary source of increased natural gas production since 2000, [1] is the…
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Interview with Dan Steward, Former Mitchell Energy Vice President
Mitchell Energy's first horizontal well was subsidized by the federal government, according to former geologist and…
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Conservation
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The iPhone and the Invisible Hand of Government
With sad news this week of the passing of Apple's Steve Jobs, we look back at the history of public-private…
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Does Efficiency Present a Catch-22?
Writing for Conservation Magazine, reporter John Carey spotlights an ongoing debate over "rebound effects" simmering…
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SF Chronicle: "No Nukes" Concert Wholly Misguided
Today's print edition of the San Francisco Chroniclefeatured an op-ed by Breakthrough's Jesse Jenkins and Sara Mansur.…
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Statement on "Climate Pragmatism" from BTI Founders Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus
Full Report OverviewThe best way to move forward on climate policy is to not focus on climate at all.That's the…
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Freakonomics Features BTI on Future of Nuclear Power
Yesterday, Freakonomics featured the Breakthrough Institute on a panel of experts debating the myriad of questions…
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Breakthrough Dialogue 2011
Modernizing Liberalism
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Analysis: Germany’s Plan to Phase Out Nuclear Jeopardizes Emissions Goals
One week ago, the German government released a report outlining its plan to close all of its 17 nuclear power reactors…
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Energy and Climate
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Japan’s New Emissions Math
By Roger Pielke Jr., Cross-posted from Roger Pielke Jr.'s BlogYesterday I posted up a short bit from the IEA which…
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UPDATED ANALYSIS: The Costs of Canceling Japan’s Plans for Nuclear Power
Updated 5/13/2011 to include construction costs for Japan's proposed 14 nuclear reactors.On Tuesday, Japanese Prime…
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Know Your Heritage: The Heritage Foundation’s Incoherent Attack On Public Investment in Energy Innovation
Last week the Heritage Foundation released a policy "backgrounder" report calling for a near-dismantling of the…
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The Costs of Replacing Japan’s Nuclear Power
Post updated to include a geothermal power replacement scenario, adjust costs for coal-fired power plants, correct a…
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Fukushima in Context
The Fukushima Disaster in Context: The final death toll from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is expected be…
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Decline in US Nuclear Power Would Increase Carbon Emissions
Phasing out the United States' entire nuclear power supply by 2030 would increase the country's carbon dioxide…
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Nuclear Moratorium in Germany Could Cause Spike in CO2 Emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany may increase by 4 percent annually in response to a moratorium on seven of the…
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Energy and Climate
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The Long Death of Environmentalism
Last week Breakthrough cofounders Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus returned to Yale University for a…
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Obama’s Breakthrough
With last night's State of the Union address, President Obama has shifted the debate from the partisan climate wars to…
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SOTU: In the Face of Spending Cuts, Making the Case for Investment in Innovation
Tonight, President Obama is prepared to call for renewed federal investment in infrastructure, research, education, and…
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Why Climate Science Divides Us But Energy Technology Unites Us
Thank you very much. We'd like to start by thanking William Ott for inviting us to give this colloquium, which is an…
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