energy
Inside the high-stakes push to bring US oil companies back to Venezuela
Following US strikes on Venezuela and the deposing and detention of President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration is hoping to revive the country’s oil industry. Experts and former Venezuelan oil executives, however, say that rebuilding the industry will take more than grand claims from the White House.
The Itaipu dam: A massive binational collaboration between Paraguay and Brazil
Itaipu is one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world. It provides electricity to 80 million people in Brazil and Paraguay. Not only is it huge, but it represents a unique model of cross-border energy cooperation.
The push to end harmful cooking methods worldwide
A third of the world’s population cooks with fuels that produce harmful fumes when burned. Breathing in the fine particles produced by cooking with wood, charcoal, coal, animal dung and agricultural waste can penetrate the lungs and cause multiple respiratory and cardiovascular problems, including cancer and strokes. Women and children are most at risk. Fifty countries gathered in Paris on Tuesday to raise funds to replace dangerous cooking with clean ones. Marco Werman speaks with Dymphna van der Lans, CEO of the Clean Cooking Alliance.
Super Cool Biz: Japan’s Summer Dress Code
The US is melting. This month, soaring temperatures have tied or broken more than 800 records across the country — and we’re only halfway through July. Perhaps our sweaty, suit-loving co-workers should take a cue from the Japanese. Super Cool Biz is a government-sponsored fashion campaign to lighten up office wear as the country battles […]
How to avoid blackouts in hurricanes? Model power grids after the internet, says one expert.
Florida utility representatives say parts of the state will require a “wholesale rebuild of our electrical grid” after Hurricane Irma left millions without power. How can Florida and other states build electrical grids that are resilient to natural and other disasters?
