john holdren posts, articles, and infographics

Dr. John Holdren Provides a Clear Concise Answer When Asked About US Nuclear Technology Leadership

November 5, 2010 by Rod Adams
with 802 views

It has taken me a couple of days to get around to finish watching the talk that Dr. John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, gave to MIT students as the speaker for the 2010 David J. Rose Lectureship in Nuclear Technology. Dr. Holdren gave his talk, titled The Energy / Climate-Change Challenge and the... [read more]

Is nuclear getting too big a wedge of the R&D pie?

November 4, 2010 by Eric Smalley
with 686 views

John Holdren, President Obama’s science advisor, came to MIT last week to give a lecture on the role of nuclear power in addressing the climate and energy crises. He described the daunting climate challenge the world faces. In order to stabilize the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide at 450 parts per million (ppm) we’ll have to level... [read more]

Holdren dishes out energy advice

October 30, 2010 by Dan Yurman
with 1,066 views

Common sense prevails until he broadly endorses MIT’s nuclear study John Holdren, President Obama’s Science Advisor, returned to MIT, his alma mater (‘65), Oct 27 to deliver a signature speech (slides) on energy R&D, climate change, and energy policy. (Hat tip to Ken Berard at NEI for the slides) If you want to know what energy... [read more]

President’s Science Advisor replies to Shanahan

March 16, 2010 by Dan Yurman
with 267 views

John Holdren writes Obama approved $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees and supports funding for Generation IV advanced nuclear energy R&D Readers of this blog will recall that John Shanahan, a Denver-based civil engineer who has worked on numerous nuclear power plant projects, wrote a letter Feb 1 to President Obama's Science... [read more]

Open letter to President’s Science Advisor

February 2, 2010 by Dan Yurman
with 217 views

February 1, 2010 Dr. John P. Holdren Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President Washington, D.C. cc. Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary, Department of Energy 24 member Committee—National Academies “America’s Energy Future” Members of Congress Dear Dr. Holdren: Peace on earth and preservation... [read more]

Impressive List of Supporters Ask Dr. John Holdren To Pay More Attention To Nuclear Energy Development and Deployment

January 12, 2010 by Rod Adams
with 195 views

During the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of writing, revising and reviewing among a senior and accomplished group of people who believe that the United States needs all of the benefits that rapidly growing use of nuclear energy can provide. The final product of the effort is a letter to Dr. John Holdren, Director, Office of... [read more]

Science advisor John Holdren on the hacked emails and the state of climate science

December 3, 2009 by Joseph Romm
with 114 views

I’ll post Lubchenco’s equally terrific opening statement — which includes a couple of science demonstrations (!) on ocean acidification — when they are up. You can see all the videos and photos here. Here is the closing statement of Chairman Markey (D-MA): Here is the Q&A period of Rep. Inslee (D-WA): Link to original post [read more]

Geoengineering Gets A Boost

July 30, 2009 by Big Gav
with 169 views

Next100 has a look at recent events in the world of geoengineering politics - GEOENGINEERING GETS A BOOST.Geoengineering--the planned alteration of planetary-scale systems--is a highly controversial approach to solving an increasingly desperate problem: global warming. Critics have condemned it "somewhere between a dead end and a hoax... [read more]

We can solve the climate crisis

June 28, 2009 by Marc Gunther
with 130 views

I learned two things last week about Sunil Paul, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist with a passion for clean tech. One is that he thinks big. The other is that he is very well-connected in Washington. Paul came to D.C. to release a report called the Gigaton Throwdown that, in his words, “redefines what’s possible for clean energy by... [read more]

Semi-exclusive: Science Adviser Holdren stands by his long-standing critique of geoengineering

April 10, 2009 by Joseph Romm
with 294 views

Seth Borenstein of the AP caused a volcanic eruption yesterday with his interview of science adviser John Holdren, “Obama looking at cooling air to fight warming.” Too bad the story isn’t quite accurate, as Holdren confirmed in an e-mail to me today and a separate email to others (that the NYT’s Revkin published here).... [read more]

Why We Must Make Clean Energy Cheap

March 23, 2009 by Jesse Jenkins
with 1,582 views

Renewing America’s economy, responding to the threat of global climate change, and finally securing the nation’s energy independence all compel the transformation of United States energy system. Accomplishing this transformation requires the rapid development and deployment of a suite of clean, affordable, and scalable energy... [read more]