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Water

Newark Could Become the Next Flint

Dozens of US cities and towns have decaying water systems which are dangerous to public health.

BY Aspen Institute Staff

Blog Post

08.13.2019
Technology

Electric Cars Face a Major Roadblock

To wean drivers off gas vehicles, automakers need to help them develop a whole new understanding of what it means to own a motorcar.

BY Ian Bogost

Blog Post

06.28.2019
Climate Change

From Ideas to Action

Building on past success in energy and environmental policy dialogue, over the coming years EEP will concentrate on what might be the single most difficult issue we have ever faced as a civilization – climate change.

BY Greg Gershuny

Blog Post

06.20.2019
Climate Change

How Much Will the Green New Deal Cost?

Doug Holtz-Eakin talks the Green New Deal, economic growth, and the widening wealth gap.

BY Doug Holtz-Eakin

Blog Post

06.11.2019
The Environment

Saving the High Seas

A tide of threats against the ocean is rising, but pioneering ocean scientist and advocate Dr. Sylvia Earle, co-chair of the Aspen High Seas Initiative, has a solution.

BY Ben Berliner

Podcast

03.28.2019
The Environment

Deep Ocean Science in the Dark

Regulators must take caution as companies push to mine the ocean floor.

BY Custom Author

Blog Post

03.06.2019
US Government

US Infrastructure Is on the Agenda

America’s infrastructure was graded a D+ by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Congress has the power to change that.

BY Miguel Padró

Blog Post

11.21.2018
Energy

Necessary, but not Sufficient: Getting on the right path for climate action

It might be cliché, but we are at a crossroads as a species. If we decide we want to decarbonize the economy, it is widely believed that electrification ...

BY Greg Gershuny

Blog Post

11.02.2018
The Environment

Learning from Nature

Biomimicry could be the future of technology.

BY Janine Benyus

Blog Post

06.26.2018
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