Despite surging prices for energy and other commodities, the vast majority of materials generated in the United States continues to be thrown away in landfills or burned in incinerators. This
So which forms of energy should we subsidize?
by dkoplow on Jan 24, 2012
I am often asked what forms of energy should be subsidized.
...Nuclear power and nuclear bombs
by dkoplow on Jan 23, 2012
Another useful summary of the proliferation concerns associated with "peaceful" power reactors from Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center:
...Nuclear subsidy litigation goes to the European Commission
by dkoplow on Jan 20, 2012
Energy Fair, based in the UK, has just launched a case before the European Commission challenging a range of subsidies to nuclear power in the UK. Among other issues, the complaint attacks ar
...TEPCO: That Ain't My Isotope
by dkoplow on Jan 4, 2012
When the World Nuclear Association (WNA), the nuclear industry's global cheerleader, describes potential damages from a reactor accident, they do so in a strategically http://www.world-nuc
...Global subsidies to energy: bigger than cybercrime?
by dkoplow on Dec 29, 2011
There has never been a systematic review of global subsidies to energy that capture all fuels, all countries, and both the consumer and producer sides of the market. However, a recent article
...Parsing half-truths on the end of VEETC
by dkoplow on Dec 29, 2011
Below is an article on the end of VEETC titled "Looking at Life With an Ethanol Subsidy," published in Farm Futures on December 28th. In only a few short paragraphs, it captures so m
...Oil Change International brings a new level of visibility to international credit supports to energy
by dkoplow on Dec 23, 2011
In a perfect world, publication of what is at its core a listing of financial commitments to energy activities by public banking institutions should not be an item of particular note. For the
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Earth Track Publications
Conspicuously absent from industry press releases and briefing memos touting nuclear power’s potential as a solution to global warming is any mention of the industry’s long and expensive history of
This Review provides the most detailed look to date at gaps in federal tracking of energy subsidies. In addition to evaluating the research approach used by the US
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