Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Nature (International Weekly Journal of Science) Consider the global impacts of oil pipelines. The debate over the development of the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, has long been a flashpoint for tensions in and between...
An appeal for better, smarter decisions - Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Policy Options Politiques Spend a few minutes talking with the Erb Institute’s Faculty Director, Joe Árvai, and it’ll be clear that his social and political views are progressive;...
Erb Research Management Fellow, Kim Wolske, and Director Andy Hoffman contribute to newly released U-M study on hydraulic fracturing in Michigan. Wolske and Hoffman's "Public Perceptions Report" is one of 7 technical reports to be used in guiding future decision...
Announced by Governor Rick Snyder, research teams kicked off the first phase of their two-year research project last month with support from: the Graham Sustainability Institute, the Erb Institute, the Energy Institute and the Risk Science Center. Industry...
Presentation sponsored by the Environmental Law and Policy Program Clean tech is tough right now. Vestas pulled out of the U.S. A123 went bankrupt. Solyndra is a bust. Carbon legislation is the new living dead. Low natural gas prices have killed the financials of...
Erb Managing Director, Rick Bunch, draws on recent research by Professor Andy Hoffman to rethink energy infrastructure: "Oil Spills and Meltdowns Highlight the Need for Energy Resilience" Read the story online
Professor Lyon is quoted extensively, and the Erb Institute cited, in the Ann Arbor Business Monthly story on rising gas prices. "To help untangle the question of oil prices, we spoke with Thomas P. Lyon, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy and Directors...
Range Resources: A Commitment to Transparency (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Range Resources: A Commitment to Transparency (Case study #1-429-168) – published 06/2011, 28 pages. By: Tal Avrahami, Pamela Barclay, Sarah Barjum, Lauren Berent, Amy Braun,...
BP: Beyond Petroleum? (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on BP: Beyond Petroleum? (Case study # 1-429-229) – published 04/2010, 28 pages. By: Jonathan Huynh, Jacob Kapitan, Satish Katpally, and Ben Pierson, under the supervision of Andrew Hoffman. Description:...
BP and the Whiting Refinery: Beyond Petroleum (B) (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Global Lens (Case study #1-428-736) - published 12/2009, 4 pages By: Tom Lyon Description: This mini-case is a follow-up to the BP and the Whiting Refinery Case (A), which...