News + Media
Nov 09, 2010
Moderator: Richard Samuels Panelists: Barry Posen Henry D. Jacoby Simon Johnson
3 Questions
MIT News | Nov 03, 2010
Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office
As deficit hawks appear poised for victory at the polls, the MIT economics professor presents the case for more spending on infrastructure and R&D.
Government deficit spending has been a contentious issue during this year’s U.S. mid-term election campaigns. Yet...
MIT News | Nov 01, 2010
Presidential science adviser calls for increased energy R&D to create jobs and boost business; supports conclusions of MIT nuclear study.
David L. Chandler, MIT News Office
The two toughest challenges the nation faces in terms of energy, according to presidential science adviser John Holdren ’...
MIT News | Oct 30, 2010
Hemispheres will respond to climate change differently, with weaker summer storms in the North, study suggests.
Weather systems in the Southern and Northern hemispheres will respond differently to global warming, according to an MIT atmospheric scientist’s analysis that suggests the warming of the...
Sep 23, 2010
Moderator: Jason Pontin Panelists: Nazeer Bhore Jose Bravo John Reilly
MIT News | Sep 16, 2010
MIT study finds no shortage of uranium for nuclear energy for decades, but more research is needed to develop improved fuel-cycle options.
Uranium supplies will not limit the expansion of nuclear power in the U.S. or around the world for the foreseeable future, according to a...
MIT News | Sep 08, 2010
Research suggests ocean color is linked to formation, movement of tropical cyclones
More hurricanes may form in greener waters, where sunlight tends to be absorbed at shallower depths, than in clear seas, according to new research that draws a link between ocean color and the formation and movement...
MIT News | Aug 04, 2010
Analysis shows that, contrary to some claims, proposed legislation to limit carbon emissions would not disadvantage those with lower incomes.
So-called “cap and trade” legislation has often been portrayed as a regressive policy — one that would hit poor people the hardest. A new MIT study concluded...
MIT News | Jun 25, 2010
Study finds significant potential to displace coal, reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation....
Jun 25, 2010
Henry Jacoby, Tony Meggs, and Ernest Moniz