For centuries, communities have been founded or shaped based upon their access to natural resources and today, in our globalizing world, major natural resource developments are spreading to more remote areas. Mining operations are a good example: they have a profound impact on local communities...

Die Studie analysiert die aktuellen Reformen der deutschen Energiepolitik im Kontext der Institutionalisierung von Klimapolitik, des langfristigen Auslaufens der Atomenergienutzung und der Liberalisierung der Energiemärkte. Es wird geprüft, welche Gesamteffekte von den Reformen für die...

World energy demand is surging. Oil, coal and natural gas still meet most global energy needs, creating serious implications for the environment. One result is that CO2 emissions, the principal cause of global warming, are rising. This new study underlines the close link between efforts to...

The method of inquiry -- Fracking for oil and natural gas in Texas and its impacts on the economy -- Environmental federalism and federal regulations on fracking -- Factors affecting states' decision to frack and State of Texas' regulations on fracking -- Fracking and its impacts on the...