Op-Eds, Commentary and Popular Articles

1. Michael E. Webber, "Both Energy Security, Environment Important in Keystone Pipeline Debate". Austin-American Statesman, Oct. 2, 2011.  Read More
2. Sheril Kirshenbaum and M.E. Webber, "Texas reaping rewards of science but failing to sow seeds of education," Austin-American Statesman, May 8, 2011. Read More
3. M.E. Webber & P. Powers, "Austin Energy should be hub of burgeoning global clean energy economy," Austin-American Statesman, July 14, 2010. Read More
4. M.E. Webber, "Nuclear Option on the Oil Spill? U.S. Says No," New York Times, June 2, 2010, article 
    
5. M.E. Webber, "Solar on the Horizon," Austin-American Statesman, March 21, 2010, http://www.statesman.com/opinion/insight/solar-on-the-horizon-407197.html?srcTrk=RTR_169636
   
   
6. Garrett C. Groves and Michael E. Webber, "Greening the Gross Domestic Product,"Earth Magazine, April 2010.  http://www.earthmagazine.com/earth/article/32b-7da-4-1
   
   
7. Michael E. Webber, "Redefining Humanity through Energy Use," Earth Magazine, March 2010    
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8. Schmandt, Herbert and Webber, “Why the Proposed Generation Plan is the Right Path Forward for Austin,” Austin American Statesman, 2/10/10, http://www.statesman.com/opinion/schmandt-herbert-and-webber-why-the-proposed-generation-224267.html
   
   
9. Carey W. King and Michael E. Webber, "Water vs. Energy: How Solar Power Can Help," Solar Today, January/February 2010.  http://www.solartoday-digital.org/solartoday/20100102?pg=25#pg25
   
   
10. A. Stillwell, "Water Conservation Today and Every Day," The Baines Report: Policy in Perspective, October 1, 2009.   http://www.lbjjournal.com/baines/?p=725
    
    
11. C.W. King and M.E. Webber, "Water versus Energy: How Solar Power Can Help", Solar Today (January/February 2010)
     
12. M.E. Webber, “A Fool’s Look Into the Future,” Earth Magazine, December 2009.
     
13. M.E. Webber and E.M. Keys, “Texas: The Next Solar Superpower?” Solar Today, Volume 23, Number 9, November/December 2009.
     
14. M.E. Webber, “Breaking the Energy Barrier,” Earth Magazine, September 2009.  Download PDF 
    
    
15. M.E. Webber, “Don’t Dumb Down Texas,” Austin American-Statesman, September 15, 2009, http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/2009/09/16/0916webber_edit.html
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16. M.E. Webber, “Three cheers for peak oil,” Earth Magazine, June 2009, http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/22b-7d9-6-8
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17. M.E. Webber, “Green Star State,” Texas Monthly, May 2009, http://www.texasmonthly.com/preview/2009-05-01/michaelwebber
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18. M.E. Webber, “Coal-to-liquids: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly,” Earth Magazine, April 2009, http://www.earthmagazine.com/earth/article/201-7d9-4-8
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19. A.R. Broadfoot and M.E. Webber, “Oil Barrel Politics,” Earth, January 2009, http://www.earthmagazine.com/earth/article/202-7d9-4-8
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20. M.E. Webber, “More energy research and development needed,” Austin American-Statesman, November 2, 2008.
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21. L. Bartlett and M.E. Webber, “The Thirsty Dragon And The Wealthy Bear: How China, Russia and High Oil Prices Influence Global Dynamics (Part 2)”, Earth, November 2008, http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/16c-7d8-b-a
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22. L. Bartlett and M.E. Webber, “The Thirsty Dragon And The Wealthy Bear: How China, Russia And High Oil Prices Threaten To Erode U.S. Foreign Influence (Part 1)”, Earth, October 2008, http://www.earthmagazine.org/earth/article/119-7d8-9-1e
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23. M.E. Webber, “Energy versus Water: Solving Both Crises Together,” Scientific American, October 22, 2008, http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-future-of-fuel
    
    
24. M.E. Webber, “Conflict between Russia and Georgia adds new twist to the energy war,” Austin American-Statesman, 17 Aug 2008, http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/08/08/17/0817webber_edit.html
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25. B.A. Eisterhold and M.E. Webber, “Resource Nationalization: A Smaller Piece of the Pie,” Geotimes, May 2008.
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26. Carey W. King, Ashlynn S. Holman, and Michael E. Webber, “Thirst for Energy,” Nature Geoscience, May 2008. http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v1/n5/abs/ngeo195.html
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27. M.E. Webber, “When it comes to energy policy, beggars can't be choosers,” Austin American Statesman, May 28, 2008. Download PDF 
    
    
28. B.A. Eisterhold and M.E. Webber, “Oil: Is Now the Time to Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?” Geotimes, March 2008. http://www.geotimes.org/mar08/article.html/id=scene.html
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29. M.E. Webber, “Texas and Serbia: Managing the Energy Transition,” The Ekonomist, November 2007, Belgrade, Serbia.
     
30. M.E. Webber, "Texas has what it takes to combat climate change,” Austin American Statesman, October 26, 2007, http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/10/26/1026webber_edit.html
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31. M.E. Webber, “Don’t blame China for high oil prices,” Geotimes, September 10, 2007, http://www.geotimes.org/sept07/article.html?id=comment.html
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32. M.E. Webber, “If Texas leads in going green, rest of world will follow,” Houston Chronicle, Sunday Edition, August 19, 2007, http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5065001.html
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33. M.E. Webber, “Alternativna Energija na Kosovu,” Okrugli Sto Dzàerferson Instituta, July 16, 2007, www.pasos.org/content/download/20824/101726/file/roundtable+kosovo.pdf
    
    
34. M.E. Webber, “China and the Oil Syndrome,” June 26, 2007, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, http://www.star-telegram.com/245/story/149396.html
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35. M.E. Webber, “Webber: The U.S. lacks direction in climate change fight,” Austin American-Statesman, June 6, 2007 http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/06/06/6webber_edit.html
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36. M.E. Webber, “An American in Athens,” ELIAMEP Times, Mar-Apr 2007, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy. http://www.eliamep.gr/eliamep/files/ELIAMEPTimes_Mar_Apr2007.pdf
    
    
37. M.E. Webber, “Misleading fearmongers clouding Texas coal debate,” San Antonio Express-News, Sunday Edition, February 25, 2007, http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/stories/MYSA022607.02O.coalcomment0226.90b625.html
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38. M.E. Webber, “Scare tactics clouding Texas debate on coal: Campaigns on both sides appeal to our basest fears,” Houston Chronicle, Sunday Edition, February 11, 2007 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4542416.html
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39. M.E. Webber, “Conservation can be America's oil weapon,” San Antonio Express-News, January 11, 2007, http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/stories/MYSA011207.2O.webber_comment.213079b.html
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40. M.E. Webber, “We have a new opportunity for sensible energy policy: Here's how Republicans and Democrats can come together, November 27, 2006, Dallas Morning News, http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-webber_27edi.ART.State.Edition1.3edc167.html
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41. M.E. Webber, “A new opportunity for sensible energy policy,” November 22, 2006, Austin American-Statesman, http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/11/22/22webber_edit.html
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