Eyes Wide Open: Systems

Jimmy Carter delivered this televised speech on April 18, 1977: "Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you about a problem unprecedented in our history. With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes. The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly."

Narendra Modi, Favoring Growth in India, Pares Back Environmental Rules

To many people the most prominent debate of the day is seemingly between the economy and the environment, and in today's economic climate the health of the economy is often deemed more important.

What to make of the mixed message in Sunday’s New York Times op-ed by David Leonhardt?

Article by David Leonhardt: GREEN jobs have long had a whiff of exaggeration to them. The alternative-energy sector may ultimately employ millions of people.