Power

Monthly Issue | September 1, 2009

DOE Mission Support

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) faces severe management challenges, according to a new report from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). The July 2009 report (PDF) concluded that…


Nuclear Roundup

The U.S. economic downturn has hit the bottom line of New Orleans–based Entergy Corp. and its major non-utility nuclear generating company, Entergy Nuclear, which operates 10 nuclear units at eight…


Is Employee Engagement Passé?

The buzzword most recently associated with employee satisfaction was “engagement.” As recently as two years ago we were writing about the impending talent drain, as boomers would be leaving the…


Copenhagen’s Neverland

The world’s war on carbon emissions isn’t going well. In just six months, the UN sponsored Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change will seek to launch a worldwide anti-carbon strategy with…


It’s Time to Go Nuclear

With Senate committees now considering versions of the expensive climate-change bill narrowly approved by the House of Representatives, it’s time for the country to take a fresh look at nuclear…


Green Power? The Limits of Cellulosic Biofuels

Concerns about energy independence and global warming have generated careless and counterproductive thinking on Capitol Hill. One glaring example? Efforts to increase the use of cellulosic biofuels—mandated in the Energy…