When ‘The Nine’ become ‘The Eight’ (or ‘The Seven’ or ‘The Six’…): When Supreme Court Justices recuse themselves, and why it matters Alex Twinem, Brittany Jones, Danny Kane and Michael Qian November 12, 2015 0 Comments The practice of Supreme Court recusal has been receiving national attention following oral arguments in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association. The case, which... Read More »
U.S.-Mexico Forum grapples with migration, energy, social change Chloe Hamilton November 12, 2015 0 Comments This past weekend saw the conclusion of the third Annual Fall Summit of the U.S.-Mexico Forum for Cooperation, Understanding and Solidarity (FoCUS) at Stanford, thereby drawing an end to the year’s... Read More »
America’s energy policy and how it fuels dictatorships Ali Sarilgan November 8, 2015 3 Comments We are thankfully living in a time where the world has identified irresponsible energy usage as a major cause of environmental destruction. Most people acknowledge that something has to be done, but... Read More »
Trustees compose letter for Paris Climate Conference Stefan Lacmanovic November 2, 2015 1 Comment Last Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Board of Trustees, published a letter addressed to France’s foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, in anticipation of the Paris Climate Conference (COP21). Read More »
Hoover Institution calls for small modular reactors for future of nuclear energy Mimi Zambetti July 24, 2015 6 Comments The Hoover Institution, founded at Stanford in 1919, recently released two essays that propose small modular reactors (SMRs) as the future of nuclear power in America. The Shultz-Stephenson Task Force... Read More »
Big oil dominates “Earth, Energy, and Environment Career Fair” Op Ed October 12, 2014 22 Comments As a job-seeking senior with a deep interest in the environment, I was looking forward to discovering what organizations and companies would be represented at the Earth, Energy, and Environment career... Read More »
The Precourt Institute for Energy authors energy e-book series with KQED Helen Wong July 19, 2014 0 Comments The Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford has collaborated with MAP Royalty and KQED, the public media provider for northern California, to create an e-book series detailing the nature of energy... Read More »
A Conflicted Interest Holly Moeller July 10, 2014 0 Comments VANCOUVER, B.C.: I have been fortunate to live in many places, but none have ever felt like “home” in the way the Pacific Northwest does. It has the gray skies and rainy days that soothe my... Read More »