No. 1
27/10/2026 · 5 pieces
5 picks from 205 pieces reviewed in 7 publications across 2 regions.
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01 ★★★★★
Who Killed Offshore Wind?
Did the government's lease buyout kill American offshore wind, or was the industry already in trouble? James Sallee sorts out what a lease actually is and when the damage was really done. Read it to understand why a headline-grabbing refund says less about the industry than it seems, and who gains from it. We picked it for clear economic reasoning on a story mostly told as politics. Sallee is an economist writing for the Energy Institute at Haas, UC Berkeley; we found no stake.
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02 ★★★★★
How the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Works
How does a country store hundreds of millions of barrels of oil, and how low can it safely let the stock fall? Brian Potter explains the engineering and history of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, from salt caverns to the politics that built them. Read it for the physical limits behind a policy tool now in heavy use. We picked it because it explains a mechanism few people know, with unusual care. Potter writes Construction Physics, a newsletter on how things get built; we found no stake.
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03 ★★★★☆
Buying Time, Burning Gas
Why are data centres building their own gas power instead of waiting for the grid? Meredith Fowlie looks at the economics behind the rush, and at who pays for the pollution it leaves behind. Read it for a clear account of how a race for market share changes what firms will pay for speed, and what policy could do about it. We picked it because it turns a hot topic into a precise economic argument. Fowlie is an economist at the Energy Institute at Haas, UC Berkeley, and writes critically about the AI race; we found no stake.
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04 ★★★★☆
Geothermal Insiders Unpack the Fervo Short
Is the most celebrated geothermal start-up in trouble, or did a short seller get it wrong? Emily Pontecorvo tests a short report on Fervo Energy against specialists in a small field that mostly wants it to succeed, and says so. Read it to learn how enhanced geothermal works and where it can fail, beyond the market drama. We picked it for weighing claims carefully instead of taking sides. Pontecorvo is a reporter at Heatmap, a climate publication; we found no stake.
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05 ★★★★☆
What impact will climate change have on malaria?
Will climate change make malaria worse? Hannah Ritchie expected the answer to be yes and found something more complicated. Read it to see how temperature shapes transmission, what the best recent research shows about Africa, and how warming compares with the effect of prevention and treatment. We picked it for following the evidence where it leads, against a common assumption. Ritchie is a researcher at Our World in Data, a non-profit data publisher; we found no stake.
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