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January 8, 2013

Fossil Fuels
Drilling into the American Energy Boom, in Four Charts

One interesting feature of the U.S. hydrocarbon boom is the widening gap between the industry’s interest in drilling for oil and other liquids versus dry natural gas. It’s all about economics: the di…

Drilling into the American Energy Boom, in Four Charts
Blog Post by Blake Clayton Energy, Security, and Climate

May 10, 2010

Fossil Fuels
Are Oil Sands Better for the Environment than Offshore Drilling?

The Canadian Press reports that Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice is using the Deepwater Horizon debacle to make the case for the Alberta oil sands: “I think it’s always been clear that the…

Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate

June 18, 2010

Fossil Fuels
Is Drilling a Relief Well in Advance the Answer to Deepwater Blowout Risk?

There is a lot of buzz over Senator Frank Lautenberg’s suggestion that oil companies be required to drill a relief well at the same time as they drill any deepwater production well. That would allow …

Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate

March 5, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Deepwater Oil Drilling Approvals Near Pre-Oil Spill Levels

In the past twelve months, the Obama administration issued sixty-one approvals (NYT) for drilling in depths beyond five-hundred feet, compared with sixty-seven in the twelve months before the Deepwat…

A Norwegian oil rig drilling in the Burin Sea off the shore of Canada (Ocean Rig CD/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Jonathan Masters Renewing America

April 25, 2024

Renewable Energy
Energy and Trade Priorities With Governor J. Kevin Stitt

Kevin Stitt, twenty-eighth governor of Oklahoma, discusses his international priorities, including Oklahoma’s growing role in the renewable energy landscape, ensuring access to a sustainable supply o…

Play Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt gestures a thumbs up onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas.
Virtual Event by J. Kevin Stitt, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, and Michael Froman

March 19, 2024

United States
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Crisis at the U.S. Southern Border

The U.S. immigration system needs comprehensive reform.

Five people as viewed walking to the left of the U.S. southern border.
Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla The Water's Edge

May 30, 2024

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Climate Change and Public Health Policy

David Fidler, senior fellow for global health and cybersecurity at CFR, discusses the factors shaping U.S. health and climate policy included in his Council Special Report, A New U.S. Foreign Policy …

Play Haze and smoke from Canadian wildfires shroud skies over Washington
Webinar by David P. Fidler, Penelope Overton, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars