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Center for Energy Studies | Magazine/Newspaper The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will Be the World Capital of Energy August 15, 2011 toggle sidebar Toggle Sidebar Table of Contents Share this Publication Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Print This Publication Technological advances have made energy sources in Canada, the United States and Latin America more economical to pursue. Published in the September/October issue of Foreign Policy. Click here for more Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director for Energy and Sustainability, University of California, Davis Print This Publication Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Related Research Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper Why Classifying PVC as Hazardous Waste Undermines America's Zero-Waste and Energy Transition Goals Read More Center for Energy Studies | Working Paper Developing a Robust Hydrogen Market in Texas Read More Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Center for Energy Studies | Policy Brief Building Water and Energy Security in the GCC through an Integrated Policy Approach Read More Back to top
Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper Why Classifying PVC as Hazardous Waste Undermines America's Zero-Waste and Energy Transition Goals Read More
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