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Kurt Zenz House

OPEC and the Prisoner's Dilemma

16 December 2008

OPEC will find it difficult to increase oil prices in the near-term as each member is better off cheating on its oil production quotas regardless of what the rest of the cartel does.

Where the presidential candidates stand on energy policy

28 October 2008

Energy policy has become a vital issue in the 2008 presidential campaign, with each candidate offering their own prescriptions. But here's why one candidate is stronger than the other.

Oil: To drill or not to drill

25 August 2008

The United States should expand its domestic oil production, but not for the commonly held reasons.

In praise and fear of France's energy policy

29 July 2008

For 30 years, France has decided to chart a national energy policy centered on nuclear power. Today, this course has presented Paris with both significant costs and benefits.

Breaking the tyranny of oil

1 July 2008

Instead of lamenting record-high prices at the pump, the United States should impose taxes to keep them at such levels in hopes of breaking its reliance on gasoline and diesel.

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Kurt Zenz House

House studies and develops methods for large-scale capture and storage of human-made carbon dioxide. He recently patented electrochemical weathering, a novel process that expedites the ocean’s natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, and cofounded a venture-capital-backed alternative-energy company. Additionally, he cofounded the Harvard Energy Journal Club to facilitate cross-disciplinary discussions about energy technology; in 2007, Esquire magazine featured him among its "Best and Brightest." He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the Claremont Colleges and a PhD in geoscience from Harvard University.

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