OpinionMay 10, 2022
Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
Stories by Morgan D. Bazilian
Morgan D. Bazilian is a professor of public policy and executive director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines. He is an affiliated faculty member with Mines' Space Resources program, which just started offering a first-of-a-kind Ph.D. in space resources. Follow Bazilian on Twitter @MBazilian
OpinionDecember 1, 2019
The Downside of Solar Energy
As renewable energy expands, used photovoltaic panels are creating a growing waste problem—but recycling could be the answer
PolicyJune 10, 2019
We Need to Get Serious about “Critical Materials”
The U.S. needs to widen its consideration of critical materials past a limited understanding of security in a deeply interconnected world
Climate ChangeApril 25, 2019
How a Key Energy Technology Can Help Developing Countries
The World Bank has a new program for financing the advanced battery storage systems essential for making wind and solar power work
Space & PhysicsApril 19, 2019
We Need a Space Resources Institute
The moon and other bodies will ultimately be exploited; it’s crucial to do so in a thoughtful and organized way