American Energy Society has been honored to publish many great articles and other bygone gems, but in celebration of our 200th publication, the ones that follow have been identified by editors, writers, and advisors as "the most worthy of wider attention, reflection, and engagement," and remain enormously relevant today.
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Recommended Articles

Saving Science

Science is on the defensive, receiving far more criticism than it deserves. And yet, sometimes science seems to self-destruct when it actually needs to self-correct. To strengthen itself, scientists should consider coming out of the lab and engaging more with the real world. 


See also - the best from 2018: A Tale of Two Technologies

We made plastic. We depend on it.
Now we're drowning in it.

This article about plastic is from a multi-year National Geographic series that highlighted how a global disregard for plastic (manufacture, use and disposal) has led to a serious ecological imbalance.
 
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Reducing Energy Poverty With Natural Gas

A significant portion of the world’s population still lacks access to electricity: 1 billion people are without it, up to 2 billion have inadequate and unreliable electricity, and about 3 billion use low-grade fuels like firewood, dung, and charcoal for cooking. The absence of a reliable energy solution limits the prospects for individuals, communities, and entire economies.

Is it possible that natural gas could be the answer? 


See also - the best from 2018: Power In Africa

Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret

A classic - this article examines the advantages of alternative and renewable forms of energy ... and the disadvantages that are becoming more problematic the more successful clean energy becomes. 


See also - the best from 2018: Software Ate Cleantech

Denial:
The Rise and Fall of the US/UK Oil Cartel

In early 1944, when World War II was nearly but not yet won, Winston Churchill expressed his greatest concern: “make no mistake – oil is the single greatest post-war asset remaining to all of us.”  


See also - the best from 2018: L.A. Confidential

News from the Society

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