http://www.american.com Innovation and its consequences. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://www.american.com/archive/2013/february/americas-broadband-service-is-not-falling-behind It’s easy to think that the grass is greener abroad, but when it comes to broadband being delivered efficiently, there’s no place like home. No publisher Roslyn Layton 2013-02-28T14:17:38Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/february/memories-of-peak-oil Is it too much to hope that even some catastrophists and peak-oil cultists will find it impossible to ignore the latest numbers? No publisher Vaclav Smil 2013-02-20T22:25:01Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2013/january/voyager-1-at-the-heliopause An extension of human ingenuity will soon reach the farthest limit of the sun’s empire. Beyond is true interstellar space. No publisher John Steele Gordon 2013-01-17T22:07:25Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/december/depending-on-energy-not-energy-independent When considering energy independence, one has to strive for clear thinking and consider all of the potential tradeoffs and potential unintended consequences involved. No publisher Kenneth P. Green 2012-12-16T21:18:34Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/december/the-impossibility-of-rapid-energy-transitions Understanding energy system inertia and momentum is key to judging whether a rapid transition toward any type of energy is feasible. No publisher Kenneth P. Green 2012-12-05T22:12:13Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/december/jeremy-grantham-starving-for-facts A column by legendary asset manager Jeremy Grantham is more suitable for the tabloids than for one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific weekly magazines. No publisher Vaclav Smil 2012-12-04T22:22:52Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/december/gushing-about-americas-energy-future A triumph of market forces rather than government planning. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2012-11-30T22:05:20Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/far-from-electrifying Electric car hopes never die — but electric realities keep intervening. No publisher Vaclav Smil 2012-11-26T15:27:22Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/why-growth-is-the-environments-best-friend The single best thing we could do to minimize energy’s impact on the environment is to not only maximize our own economic growth but also to help developing countries increase theirs. No publisher Kenneth P. Green 2012-11-07T04:27:15Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/did-president-obama-restore-science-to-its-rightful-place On a whole host of issues, Obama has placed politics before science. No publisher Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell 2012-11-05T04:09:02Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/october/is-it-time-to-stop-putting-food-in-our-cars The ethanol mandate continues to do more harm than good — inflicting environmental damage, raising food prices, and distorting energy markets. No publisher Kenneth P. Green and Elizabeth DeMeo 2012-10-31T00:49:48Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/october/an-unnatural-history-of-the-electronic-mouse Technology marches on and the mouse is done for, or so we are told. But what if history had been different? No publisher Edward Tenner 2012-10-25T03:23:20Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/october/energy-is-everywhere Nearly half of what people pay for energy comes ‘embodied’ in the various goods and services that they use, and about half of that comes down to two things: food and health care. No publisher Kenneth P. Green 2012-10-24T02:18:24Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/october/europe-vs-scientific-consensus All of Europe ranks behind countries like Uruguay, Pakistan, and the Philippines in the cultivation of recombinant DNA-modified crops. No publisher Henry I. Miller and Drew L. Kershen 2012-10-19T01:54:00Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2012/october/organic-illusions We don’t have enough land and we can’t afford the opportunity costs of a return to a romantic version of agriculture. But we can afford a food system that provides lots of choices. No publisher Blake Hurst 2012-10-01T12:35:50Z BernArticle