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Assuring Access to Clean and Competitive Energy
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Jumpstarting Energy Infrastructure and Manufacturing Investments
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Clearing Obstacles to a National Transmission Superhighway and Smart Grid
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Mobilizing a World-Class Energy Workforce
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Call to Action: For Prosperity and Competitiveness in a Low-Carbon World
From the the National Energy Summit & International Dialogue: Driving Competitiveness through Sustainable Energy
Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability: Drive
Energy is Everything—it is the lifeblood of our economy. America's competitiveness cannot be separated from the issues surrounding energy—how efficiently we use it, how many billions of dollars we send abroad for it and how well we steward it domestically. Nothing will impact American competitiveness more than the development of sustainable energy products and services—an […]
Western Energy Summit: Accelerating Energy Innovation
Spurring the Development and Commercialization of New Energy Technologies In 2007, the Council on Competitiveness launched the Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability (ESIS) Initiative to explore the linkages between the United States’ need for greater energy security, the global imperative for environmental sustainability and U.S. economic competitiveness at the enterprise and national levels. Through extensive […]
Bridging the Skills Gap: Why Mature Workers Matter
Prepared by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the Council on Competitiveness.
Science and Business: Moving Beyond Lab and Board Room
Humans have been seeking new knowledge and new ways of applying it since the dawn of civilization, and science and business have been intertwined nearly as long. For centuries, the pursuit of knowledge proceeded at a measured, even courtly pace. The turbulence of breakthrough invention was followed by long periods of adjustment and stability. And […]
Learning to Cope with the Sun's Stormy Weather Using High Performance Computing
Researchers at Science Applications International Corporation in San Diego have been studying the sun's corona and its impact on space weather for well over a decade. Advances in their understanding of the physics of solar activity, made possible by the use of supercomputers at the nearby NSF-funded San Diego Supercomputer Center, have allowed them to […]
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