Why we need a civilian technology policy.
Science, Tech, Environment
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Conversion to Competitiveness: Making the Most of the National Labs
If they didn’t exist, we’d have to build them.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Shopping for Innovation: Government as Smart Consumer
The way the government buys can push industry ahead.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Faster Track: Should We Build a High-Speed Rail System?
A solution to traffic jams breaks the investment jam.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Great Environmental Awakening
Conservatives called environmentalism elitist and inconsistent with old American values. But look who’s green now.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Democratizing the Data Banks: Getting Government Online
The federal government’s databases may soon be only an inexpensive telephone call away.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Priming the Pump: Paying for Clean Water in the 1990s
Federal standards for clean water have been rising; federal money for clean water has slowed to a trickle. So, many communities are facing fiscal nightmares, and you may be facing astronomical rate increases.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Up From Humanism
Some may feel that “stronger”, “deeper” forms of environmentalism must be better. But watch out. Our great ecological awakening has led to some deeply anti-human philosophies.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Remaking Regulation
Regulation of the air, the water, and the workplace has made things much better. But we could achieve even better results by regulating with incentives.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Greening of the Tax System
Would an environmentalist kill two birds with one stone? Not ordinarily. But taxes on pollution and waste can discourage environmentally harmful activities and produce revenues for environmentally beneficial programs.