CNN Opinion: U-M economist says don't blame high gas prices on speculators

In a CNN commentary, U-M Economist and Energy Institute Affiliate Lutz Kilian writes that there is no evidence that rising crude oil prices were caused by market manipulation and there is no reason to expect increased oversight to lower gas prices.  

Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project appoints 2012-'13 Advisory Board

The Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project has named experts in the nuclear sciences as members of its new Advisory Board to implement future initiatives for this historic, U-M World War II memorial program that supports research and activities related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. 

Supermileage team aims to break fuel barriers

Can a car really get 3,300 miles per gallon? The U-M's Supermileage Team aims to find out. The team will compete in an event that challenges participants to design and construct a single-person, fuel-efficient vehicle with a small, four-stroke engine.

WEMU: The challenges of biofuels

The Energy Institute's John DeCicco, left, explores the challenges of biofuels as a sustainable, affordable source of clean energy. Listen to the radio interview with the UMEI research professor, who appeared as a special guest on WEMU's  "Issues of the Environment" program. 

Crain's: Bright spots in the solar industry

Business leaders and such experts as U-M VP for Research Stephen Forrest, an Energy Institute faculty affiliate, explore the prospects for success in the turbulent solar power industry.

EPA, DoE recognize U-M power plants for emissions avoidance

Advanced technology, and the use of natural gas and other operational efficiencies at the U-M's two campus power plants have resulted in the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy formally recognizing the facilities for their avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions in 2011.