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2013 study in Energy Policy on the relative cost-effectiveness of plug-in hybrid cars and a car-charging infrastructure.
Fracking, shale gas and health effects: Research roundup
2012 review of scientific literature on potential health effects of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to extract natural gas.
Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional and Electric Vehicles
2012 study in the Journal of Industrial Ecology on how electric cars stack up against those with traditional gas and diesel engines over their entire lifetimes.
2012 Report: Oil — The Next Revolution
2012 study from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on how the production of oil may increase rapidly in the coming decade.
Congressional Research Service: Petroleum and Its Role in the U.S. Economy
Petroleum-related statistics from the 2012 Congressional Research Service report, “U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics.”
Congressional Research Service: Electrical Generation and Consumption in the United States
Electricity-related data from the 2012 Congressional Research Service report, “U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics.”
U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics
2012 report from the Congressional Research Service providing an overview of U.S. energy production and consumption.
Prenatal Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Exposure and Child Behavior at Age 6-7
2012 study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives on the link between prenatal exposure to airborne pollutants and behavioral issues later in the children’s lives.
Oil Revenues for Public Investment in Africa: Targeting Urban or Rural Areas?
2011 study in Review of World Economics analyzing the case of Ghana to see how countries might avoid the so-called resource curse.
Financial Performance of the Major Oil Companies, 2007-2011
2012 Congressional Research Service report on business results for the five biggest U.S. oil companies over the past five years.
2012 study by MIT on the technological progress in automobiles since 1980 and the trade-offs between fuel economy, weight and power.
IPCC: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation
2012 report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the potential impacts of climate change and potential management strategies.
Consumer Gadgets Wipe Out Gains in Energy Efficiency
2011 report by the United Kingdom’s Energy Saving Trust on trends in home energy consumption.
Genomic and Physiological Footprint of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Resident Marsh Fishes
2011 study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on the effects of oil exposure from BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster on gulf populations of killifish.
Final Report on the Causes of the Macondo Well Blowout
2011 final report from the federal government on the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
Republic of South Sudan: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa’s Newest Country
Report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service on outstanding issues for the newly independent African nation
Oil and Gas Lease Utilization: Onshore and Offshore
2011 report by the U.S. Department of Interior on untapped potential of federal lands and waters.
2011 study in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on threats to the caribou population of Alberta’s oil sands region.
Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone
Report by the United Nations Environment Program and World Meteorological Organization on the impact of black carbon and other substances on the climate and health.
Air Pollutants from Automotive Traffic Act on Glutamatergic Neurons
2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on responses in rodent brains to pollutants from highway traffic.
