6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there’s progress on some already

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute at Colorado School of Mines, wrote this opinion piece with Dolf Gielen, director for technology and innovation at the International Renewable Energy Agency.
November 2, 2021

Will broken supply chains stop Santa Claus?

Jordy Lee and Elsa Barron of the Payne Institute for Public Policy wrote this opinion piece about the lack of knowledge and transparency around supply chains.
November 2, 2021

4 ways the energy crisis hits U.S. electricity, gas, EVs

Another factor is that basins mature and shale plays “cannot increase in resources forever,” said Alexei Milkov, also a professor of geology and geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.
October 21, 2021

Americans are on track to use more coal this year — first increase since 2014

"Demand's up a little, supply is down a little, and supply is not coming back online as quickly as we'd initially thought," said Ian Lange, an associate professor of economics at the Colorado School of Mines.
October 20, 2021

EPA's forever chemical plan could have limited impact on Colorado Springs-area contaminated aquifer

The permitting process could help track down sources of pollution or former sources and make the public more aware of them, said Chris Higgins, a Colorado School of Mines professor focused on the lasting chemical compounds
October 20, 2021

Opinion: Make the climate talks boring

Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, wrote this opinion piece about the upcoming Conference of the Parties.
October 19, 2021

Government appoints new members to Climate Change Advisory Council

Energy specialist, Dr Morgan D Bazilian is a director of the Payne Institute and a professor of public policy at Colorado School of Mines in the US.
October 13, 2021

Solar-powered steel mill blazes trail for green energy transition

“Pueblo is an important story of the energy transition,” said Morgan Bazilian, a former climate negotiator for the EU who is now director of the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines.
October 11, 2021

In a World Fighting Climate Change, Fossil Fuels Take Revenge

“Inevitably, it wasn’t going to be a transition without tension,” said Morgan Bazilian, an energy expert and professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines. “The balancing act politically is becoming a lot harder.”
October 11, 2021

Sunsetting Carbon: Oil companies in Colorado get serious about cutting greenhouse gas

There are many low-carbon approaches that will ultimately be adopted, said Manika Prasad, director of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Innovation Center at the Colorado School of Mines.
October 8, 2021

Radioactive gauge stolen out of vehicle in Denver

"Quite frankly, the presence of the radioactive material probably makes the resale value a lot less. If you put it up on eBay, someone's going to notice," said Jeffrey King, Director of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.
October 8, 2021

Coal prices are rising, but producers can’t keep up with demand

Coal producers in the U.S. would like to take advantage of these high prices, but the infrastructure is just not there, according to Ian Lange, an economist at the Colorado School of Mines.
October 8, 2021