Coal fueled the rise of the Industrial Revolution and the proliferation of everything from personal cars to iron ore smelting. The advent of new technology […]
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Our policy blog contains shorter news, overview, or analysis of issues giving the general public, policymakers, and industry leaders an update or review of a new issue or refresher of a longstanding one. They cover a number of public policy challenges, focusing on pro-innovation solutions that can be implemented in a nonpartisan way through law, regulation, or simply best practices. These include an issue background, explanation of the challenge, and proposed solutions or recommendations. Aii white papers are longer than policy briefs, but not more complicated. To ensure you are up to speed and ready for these reports, try reading our policy blogs and briefs. Want a deeper dive on a single topic? Visit our Issues pages for background, challenges, solutions, and all our analysis on the subject.
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Carbon Offsets Enable Companies to Invest in the Environment
Now more than ever, efforts to combat climate change are becoming universal. Individuals, corporations, and governments are looking for ways to consume more sustainably, reduce […]
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Technology Highlight: Locating Equipment
Locating Equipment This blog series Technology Highlight explores some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public safety. [...]
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Going Nuclear Without Melting Down
Going Nuclear Irradiated landscapes, poisoned water supplies, the ubiquitous gas masks donned by radiation cleaners in the Chernobyl HBO series: these are the images that come […]
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Nonprofit Kicks Off “Energy Month” with a Focus on America’s Key Energy Resources
National nonprofit to provide educational materials, launch social media campaign to benefit our ongoing conversation on energy and infrastructure needs Washington, D.C, August 3, 2021 [...]
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Natural Gas May Play A Larger Role In Improving Human’s Climate Impact
When policymakers and ordinary people hear the words “natural gas”, the common picture is a highly flammable gas pulled from the ground in a carbon […]
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Technology Highlight: One-Call Centers
One-Call Centers This blog series Technology Highlight explores some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public safety. [...]
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Avoiding Oil Spills and Pipeline Breakdowns
While pipeline spills involving toxic crude oil or methane leaks capture the public imagination, they do not represent all pipeline breakdowns. A different segment of […]
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Paths to Broaden Broadband Access
Broadband and internet access is an increasingly important. While broadband may seem less important than other infrastructure, it has enormous implications. Rather than causing overt damage […]
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Planting Trees by the Millions
The past decade has seen the birth of many tree-planting projects. Countries, companies, and cohorts have committed to planting millions, billions, and even one trillion […]
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Technology Highlight: Improving Access
Improving Access This blog series Technology Highlight will explore some of the ways that investments in innovation lead to better outcomes for infrastructure and public [...]
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Vertical Farming on the Horizon
Farming has been around since the dawn of man and has always managed to keep pace with our needs. Technology has changed many aspects of […]
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Carbon Offsets Provide Unique Pairing of Environmental Gain and Investments in Innovation
As individuals and organizations focus on ways to improve their environmental, social, and governance impacts, discussions often center around climate. Seemingly the most common approach […]
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Natural Gas Vehicles May Offer Improvements on Climate and Costs
In the race for more viable forms of energy, a promising contender is that of natural gas vehicles (NGV). Rather than traditional gasoline-fueled vehicles, NGVs […]
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Heat Waves Cost to Infrastructure Add Up for State Governments
The Pacific Northwest faced several record-breaking days of sweltering weather during the first week of July. Temperatures in Portland, Oregon reached 116 F, while Lytton, […]
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