National Opinion Ballot Report 2009

Opinion ballots have been included with the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions since 1955 to enable participants to make their views known. Each year FPA sends the National Opinion Ballot Report to the White House, the departments of State and Defense, members of Congress, the media and concerned citizens.

DOE Grants Jump-Start the Smart Grid Toward a Still Undefined Future

This article from The New York Times discusses the Department of Energy's Smart-Grid grant recipients and the challenges ahead in the ways electricity is generated and managed by utilities and their consumers.

Climate Change Stresses US-Economy until 2050

This assessment from the Congressional Budget Office outlines the impact the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES Act)will have on the U.S. economy and employment.

Oil: The Long Goodbye

This Special Report from Foreign Policy Magazine features a collection of articles by energy experts examining the state of global energy supply and markets, U.S. dependence on oil, and the challenges facing efforts to reform its consumption.

Great Decisions 2009 Fall Updates: Energy and the Global Economy

Fall 2009 Updates provide up-to-date news about Great Decisions 2009 articles.

The Elusive Green Economy

Joshua Green points out that although The Atlantic has been covering energy reform for the past 32 years, little progress has been made in seeing a "green" economy. Can the Obama administration's planned initiatives finally bring about these changes?

Ensuring Green Growth in a Time of Economic Crisis

Despite the severity of the current financial and economic crisis, efforts are being made to maintain a focus on addressing critical and strategic climate change and energy challenges. A new paper by the International Energy Agency highlights what immediate steps can be taken as part of a Clean Energy New Deal.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

UNFCCC is an international treaty signed in 1992 with the goal of reducing global warming. The website offers records of relevant meetings that have occurred as well as reports on recent negotiations preceding the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Pickens Plan

As fuel prices reached historic highs in 2008, billionaire and activist T. Boone Pickens launched a campaign to promote the use of natural gas, solar, wind power to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil.

Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC)

The Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC), formerly PIRINC is a not-for-profit organization that studies energy economics with special emphasis on oil.

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