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Bureau of Economic Geology study finds Bakken shale play will remain major contributor to U.S. oil production for decades

Aug. 30, 2017
UT Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology has concluded a comprehensive study of the Bakken unconventional resource in North Dakota and Montana...

Delusions of grandeur in building a low-carbon future

Aug. 30, 2017
Economic models used to inform decision-makers about such policies as the Paris Agreement on climate change are fundamentally flawed, writes Dr. Carey King...

Department of Energy should adjust its mission to focus on smart energy management

Aug. 30, 2017
Forty years after its inception, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is at crossroads, writes Dr. Michael Webber, in a new op-ed published in several news outlets...

Science reporter Maria Gallucci to study de-carbonization of global shipping industry as new UT Energy Journalism Fellow

Aug. 30, 2017
Maria Gallucci, a science reporter with Mashable, will begin a yearlong sabbatical from daily news reporting as the 2017-18 UT Energy Journalism Fellow...

Center for Energy Economics releases report on current and future demand for natural gas in China and India

Aug. 30, 2017
The continuation of low domestic gas and LNG prices could result in short-term demand increases in both China and India, but current price levels are not likely to endure over the longer-term, report economists...

New research shows warmer climate could trigger disruption of ocean circulation systems

Aug. 25, 2017
New research from UT Austin is adding to concerns that global warming could profoundly affect ocean circulation systems, with severe implications for North America and Europe...

U.S.-Owned Factories In Mexico Embrace Prospect Of NAFTA Change

Aug. 9, 2017
REYNOSA, Mexico – American-owned assembly-line factories known as maquilas that line the Mexican side of the border with the U.S. have been bracing for change since the election of Donald Trump, but...

U.S. nuclear power reactors: at a crossroads

July 5, 2017
Extending the life of U.S. nuclear plants would require large capital investments that are difficult to justify under existing market conditions...

Mashable science reporter Maria Gallucci awarded 2017-18 UT Energy Journalism Fellowship

July 5, 2017
Maria Gallucci, a science reporter with Mashable, has been awarded the UT Energy Journalism Fellowship for the 2017-18 school year. Gallucci, formerly an energy and environment reporter...

Cost of residential PV systems varies within same region

July 5, 2017
LBJ School Prof. Varun Rai participated in a new study led by Berkeley Lab’s Electricity Markets & Policy Group entitled Sources of Price Dispersion in U.S. Residential Solar Installations. The report...