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Scholarly Publications
The downstream air pollution impacts of the transition from coal to natural gas in the United States
January 2020
The recent shift in the United States from coal to natural gas as a primary feedstock for the production of electric power has reduced the intensity of sectoral carbon dioxide emissions, but—due to...
News
At climate symposium, Kennedy posits global warming as most serious worldwide threat
June 2004
Speaking at a June 24 joint conference sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, CESP senior fellow Donald Kennedy warned of the pressing need to address...
Bioelectricity promises more 'miles per acre' than ethanol, Science study finds
May 2009
Researchers writing in the May 7th edition of the journal Science, including FSE's David Lobell, find that converting biomass to electricity is a more efficient way to power cars than converting it...