When ordinary folks or even experienced policymakers discuss natural resources, what specifically comes to mind? While minerals, oil wells, mines, and rich agricultural land come […]
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Climate and Conservation
How Drones May Solve Climate Change
With a problem as large in scope as global climate change, the solution may need to be pretty big. But how about something the size […]
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Are Pipelines Safe?
No one could be blamed for having the wrong impression of pipelines. Views tend to align with politics, and media coverage often casts these silent [...]
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Aii Joins American Flood Coalition
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 18, 2021 CONTACT: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org Washington, D.C, Feb. 18, 2021 -- The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure [...]
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Climate Control Requires Fossil Fuels, For Now
Forgotten, it seems, in much of the discussion of climate change is the phrase “climate controlled.” This seemingly oxymoronic word pairing usually refers to buildings, […]
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Three Stages of Pipeline Opposition and What Each Gets Wrong
Pipeline opposition generally comes in three key stages. Each stage has its merit, but opposition to natural gas pipelines in many instances leads to negative [...]
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A Growing Prospect for a Greener Future
Since the term ‘climate change’ entered into society’s collective lexicon in the 1990s, the issue has steadily amassed political and societal relevance. Now, with many […]
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Why Do Some People Not Worry About Climate Change
Climate Change – formerly Global Warming – is as controversial as any topic in politics today. As wildfires rage, sea ice melts, droughts appear, storms [...]
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Aii Asks: Do you think America should Rebuild Better starting now?
Infrastructure Week, hosted by United For Infrastructure and partnered with many organizations including Aii, has come to a close. The virtual conference included panels, papers, [...]
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Aii Asks: Do you want more offshore wind energy?
Wind energy is often harnessed in large fields and land across the U.S. and around the world. What about offshore wind energy? What if we [...]
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Energy Storage: A Need Gaining Speed
The further you may be from the electrical grid, the more likely it is that you recognize the importance of energy storage. If you have […]
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(Re)building for Resilience
Riding Out The Storms Ahead Models from researchers and meteorologists predicted a forceful hurricane season in the Atlantic this year. If these predictions hold, we […]
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Terraforming Mars versus Combatting Climate Change
Innovators and explorers at heart dream of one day terraforming Mars – converting it into a habitable, blue and green world. But there seems to [...]
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Your Home as a Power Plant
Residential solar systems are becoming an increasingly popular trend in the United States. By the end of 2018, the U.S. had installed enough solar panels […]
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Nevada Solar Crisis Deepens as Regulators Deny Grandfathering Provision
In a new twist to a long running solar energy battle, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Nevada denied a provision to grandfather approximately 17,000 […]
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