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Trash in America
Our throw-away economy harms our environment, health and climate. Trash in America outlines the costs of this system and a path to a zero-waste future.
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America can create a circular, closed loop material economy that moves toward producing zero waste. Our updated Trash in America report lays out steps to getting there. frontiergroup.org/resources/tr...
Small solar systems don’t make headlines. But they’re spreading fast. Nilou Yaar’s new piece looks at how small, off-grid solar is quietly reshaping everyday life. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
Small solar power is suddenly everywhere
Small solar power is quietly becoming part of everyday life, powering ordinary things like benches, lights and signs. Electricity can now be produced right where it’s needed, making daily infrastructu...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Small solar systems don’t make headlines. But they’re spreading fast. Nilou Yaar’s new piece looks at how small, off-grid solar is quietly reshaping everyday life. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
"Once I started looking, I realized small solar was everywhere: school zone signs, crosswalk beacons, bus stops, even park benches."
In her new article, Nilou Yaar explores how these tiny systems are becoming part of everyday infrastructure. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
In her new article, Nilou Yaar explores how these tiny systems are becoming part of everyday infrastructure. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
Small solar power is suddenly everywhere
Small solar power is quietly becoming part of everyday life, powering ordinary things like benches, lights and signs. Electricity can now be produced right where it’s needed, making daily infrastructu...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"Once I started looking, I realized small solar was everywhere: school zone signs, crosswalk beacons, bus stops, even park benches."
In her new article, Nilou Yaar explores how these tiny systems are becoming part of everyday infrastructure. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
In her new article, Nilou Yaar explores how these tiny systems are becoming part of everyday infrastructure. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
Solar isn’t just on rooftops anymore. It’s quietly powering benches, streetlights, bus shelters, and traffic signs. Our new article by Nilou Yaar looks at where small solar is showing up – often without us noticing. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
Small solar power is suddenly everywhere
Small solar power is quietly becoming part of everyday life, powering ordinary things like benches, lights and signs. Electricity can now be produced right where it’s needed, making daily infrastructu...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Solar isn’t just on rooftops anymore. It’s quietly powering benches, streetlights, bus shelters, and traffic signs. Our new article by Nilou Yaar looks at where small solar is showing up – often without us noticing. frontiergroup.org/articles/sma...
Recently, @QuentinJGood wrote about how high energy demand projections led to costly overinvestment in energy infrastructure in the 70s – and how data centers might be causing a similar problem today. frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
How data centers can drive up electricity prices…even if they’re not built
In the seventies, high energy demand forecasts led to overinvestment in energy infrastructure that wasn't needed, costing ratepayers big. Now, amid a potential U.S. data center boom, could history rep...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Recently, @QuentinJGood wrote about how high energy demand projections led to costly overinvestment in energy infrastructure in the 70s – and how data centers might be causing a similar problem today. frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
@politico.com's E&E News reported that PJM’s upcoming forecast “is expected to provide a reality check on data center growth,” underscoring the high level of uncertainty of the forecasts used to guide billions of dollars in investments. 1/🧵 www.eenews.net/articles/pjm...
PJM to ratchet down projected AI power demand for eastern US
An updated analysis from the regional grid operator is expected to provide a reality check on data center growth.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
@politico.com's E&E News reported that PJM’s upcoming forecast “is expected to provide a reality check on data center growth,” underscoring the high level of uncertainty of the forecasts used to guide billions of dollars in investments. 1/🧵 www.eenews.net/articles/pjm...
Ten years ago, Congress passed one of the most consequential climate and energy laws in U.S. history. Environmentalists issued dire warnings; experts offered reassurances. We look back at what happened when the U.S. lifted the crude oil export “ban.” frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
How energy experts missed the U.S. oil boom
A decade ago, the U.S. lifted long-time restrictions on crude oil exports. Experts said it would be no big deal. They were wrong.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Ten years ago, Congress passed one of the most consequential climate and energy laws in U.S. history. Environmentalists issued dire warnings; experts offered reassurances. We look back at what happened when the U.S. lifted the crude oil export “ban.” frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
The fallout from overly high energy demand projections in the 1970s and 1980s is a cautionary tale of how overestimating electricity demand can drive up rates – especially as utilities are forecasting skyrocketing demand from data centers. frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
How data centers can drive up electricity prices…even if they’re not built
In the seventies, high energy demand forecasts led to overinvestment in energy infrastructure that wasn't needed, costing ratepayers big. Now, amid a potential U.S. data center boom, could history rep...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The fallout from overly high energy demand projections in the 1970s and 1980s is a cautionary tale of how overestimating electricity demand can drive up rates – especially as utilities are forecasting skyrocketing demand from data centers. frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
Is allowing more fossil fuel production a worthwhile trade-off for speeding renewable energy? We look back at a 2015 oil-for-renewables deal in Congress and its unanticipated impacts. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
How energy experts missed the U.S. oil boom
A decade ago, the U.S. lifted long-time restrictions on crude oil exports. Experts said it would be no big deal. They were wrong.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Is allowing more fossil fuel production a worthwhile trade-off for speeding renewable energy? We look back at a 2015 oil-for-renewables deal in Congress and its unanticipated impacts. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
“Energy policy analysts often know much less about the future than the clear lines on their graphs suggest – and that making decisions based on bad or incomplete models can have serious consequences.” frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
How energy experts missed the U.S. oil boom
A decade ago, the U.S. lifted long-time restrictions on crude oil exports. Experts said it would be no big deal. They were wrong.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“Energy policy analysts often know much less about the future than the clear lines on their graphs suggest – and that making decisions based on bad or incomplete models can have serious consequences.” frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
About 16.5 million tons of plastic washes into the world’s oceans every year - harming aquatic life. Limiting the use of throw-away plastics can reduce that pollution – one of many steps highlighted in our Trash in America report. frontiergroup.org/resources/tr...
Trash in America
Our throw-away economy harms our environment, health and climate. Trash in America outlines the costs of this system and a path to a zero-waste future.
frontiergroup.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
About 16.5 million tons of plastic washes into the world’s oceans every year - harming aquatic life. Limiting the use of throw-away plastics can reduce that pollution – one of many steps highlighted in our Trash in America report. frontiergroup.org/resources/tr...
Green spaces are not merely landscapes of trees and grass – they are crucial to fostering community and improving our physical and mental health. Sarah Collier highlighted the benefits of the outdoors in one of our top 10 articles you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/the...
The health benefits of green spaces: How being outdoors helps humans thrive
Green spaces improve our quality of life mentally, physically and socially. They are a catalyst for connections and a powerful public health solution.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Green spaces are not merely landscapes of trees and grass – they are crucial to fostering community and improving our physical and mental health. Sarah Collier highlighted the benefits of the outdoors in one of our top 10 articles you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/the...
Replacing an energy-wasting fluorescent or incandescent bulb with a more-efficient LED? In one of our top posts from 2025, Elizabeth Ridlington gives guidance on picking the right bulb for any occasion in any home. frontiergroup.org/resources/bu...
Buying LED bulbs: What to look for
To get the right efficient lighting for your home, you’ll need to know how to pick the right brightness, color and bulb type from among the many LED options available.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Replacing an energy-wasting fluorescent or incandescent bulb with a more-efficient LED? In one of our top posts from 2025, Elizabeth Ridlington gives guidance on picking the right bulb for any occasion in any home. frontiergroup.org/resources/bu...
Cities and nature have long been seen as opposites. But what if we blurred the lines? James Horrox explored the possibility of seeing cities as “hubs of sustainability and ecological regeneration” in one of our top 10 posts you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/dis...
Dissolving the urban/rural divide: Why inserting nature into cities isn't enough for a sustainable future
Meaningfully integrating nature and sustainable planning into our cities requires us to understand the urban world not as a bounded, self-contained spatial form, but as a porous and relational ecologi...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Cities and nature have long been seen as opposites. But what if we blurred the lines? James Horrox explored the possibility of seeing cities as “hubs of sustainability and ecological regeneration” in one of our top 10 posts you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/dis...
The data center boom isn’t just driving up electricity rates – it’s also delaying the retirement of some of our dirtiest power plants. @quentingood.bsky.social brought the receipts in an October article, one of 10 posts you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/dat...
Data center energy use is giving old, dirty power plants a new lease on life
The closures of 34 fossil fuel generators at 15 power plants have been postponed, in part to fuel the U.S. data center boom.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The data center boom isn’t just driving up electricity rates – it’s also delaying the retirement of some of our dirtiest power plants. @quentingood.bsky.social brought the receipts in an October article, one of 10 posts you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/dat...
The typical American home uses about a third less energy than it did in 1980. In October, Kylie Hanson argued the benefits of that shift – in cleaner air and consumer savings – are overwhelming. It’s one of our top posts you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
How energy efficiency benefits Americans
The typical American home uses about a third less energy than in 1980. The benefits of that shift - in cleaner air and consumer savings - are overwhelming.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The typical American home uses about a third less energy than it did in 1980. In October, Kylie Hanson argued the benefits of that shift – in cleaner air and consumer savings – are overwhelming. It’s one of our top posts you may have missed in 2025. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
All Americans pay for roads, whether they drive or not. Much of this tax money funds wasteful highway boondoggles that harm the environment and don’t reduce congestion. Elsie Aleck shared fresh stats on “who pays for roads,” one of our top 10 posts from 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/who...
Who pays for roads in 2025?
The answer? You do, whether you drive or not. That's not how it's supposed to work. Better transportation starts with finding a better way to pay for it.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
All Americans pay for roads, whether they drive or not. Much of this tax money funds wasteful highway boondoggles that harm the environment and don’t reduce congestion. Elsie Aleck shared fresh stats on “who pays for roads,” one of our top 10 posts from 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/who...
Insurers are raising premiums on high-risk disaster areas, and it isn’t just happening in coastal states. In July, intern Ben Outar found that even inland states are experiencing a dramatic shift. It’s one of 10 posts you may have missed from 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/the...
The homeowners' insurance crisis arrives in the Midwest
Rising climate risks are driving up the cost of homeowner's insurance across the country, including in places like the Midwest.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Insurers are raising premiums on high-risk disaster areas, and it isn’t just happening in coastal states. In July, intern Ben Outar found that even inland states are experiencing a dramatic shift. It’s one of 10 posts you may have missed from 2025. frontiergroup.org/articles/the...
Chemical recycling is touted as a miracle solution to the plastic waste crisis. In July, intern Carol Li wrote that it’s not actually recycling – it’s a rebranded version of incineration, and it poses serious risks to our health and environment. frontiergroup.org/articles/che...
Chemical recycling is a bad idea. And it's failing.
So-called "chemical recycling" is pitched as a revolutionary solution to the plastics crisis. So far, it's largely failed to live up to its promises.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Chemical recycling is touted as a miracle solution to the plastic waste crisis. In July, intern Carol Li wrote that it’s not actually recycling – it’s a rebranded version of incineration, and it poses serious risks to our health and environment. frontiergroup.org/articles/che...
America throws away more than 7 million tons of e-waste every year - around 47 pounds per person. But that’s just one part of our larger waste problem. Find out what’s in America’s trash in our updated report. frontiergroup.org/resources/tr...
Trash in America
Our throw-away economy harms our environment, health and climate. Trash in America outlines the costs of this system and a path to a zero-waste future.
frontiergroup.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
America throws away more than 7 million tons of e-waste every year - around 47 pounds per person. But that’s just one part of our larger waste problem. Find out what’s in America’s trash in our updated report. frontiergroup.org/resources/tr...
We’re sharing 10 articles from 2025 you may have missed. In November, Nilou Yaar explored what might happen if wildfire were to tear through a uranium mining site, a relevant question given the rise of both fire and uranium production in the West. frontiergroup.org/articles/wha...
What happens if a wildfire burns through a uranium mine site?
Wildfires in the U.S. are becoming more frequent and covering larger areas. What happens if flames reach an active uranium mine site?
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December 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We’re sharing 10 articles from 2025 you may have missed. In November, Nilou Yaar explored what might happen if wildfire were to tear through a uranium mining site, a relevant question given the rise of both fire and uranium production in the West. frontiergroup.org/articles/wha...
In 2025, our analysts and writers helped make sense of a challenging and disorienting year. In March, @frontiertony.bsky.social reviewed the best-selling book, “Abundance,” writing that a misdirected quest for “more” could make America’s challenges even worse. frontiergroup.org/articles/the...
The problems of "Abundance"
In their book, “Abundance,” Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson offer a prescription for what ails America. Unfortunately, they misdiagnose the disease.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In 2025, our analysts and writers helped make sense of a challenging and disorienting year. In March, @frontiertony.bsky.social reviewed the best-selling book, “Abundance,” writing that a misdirected quest for “more” could make America’s challenges even worse. frontiergroup.org/articles/the...
In the 1970s, forecasts of ever-increasing energy demand resulted in overinvestment in power infrastructure that wasn’t actually needed. Could a future data center bust create similar problems today? frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
How data centers can drive up electricity prices…even if they’re not built
In the seventies, high energy demand forecasts led to overinvestment in energy infrastructure that wasn't needed, costing ratepayers big. Now, amid a potential U.S. data center boom, could history rep...
frontiergroup.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In the 1970s, forecasts of ever-increasing energy demand resulted in overinvestment in power infrastructure that wasn’t actually needed. Could a future data center bust create similar problems today? frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
Ten years ago this week, America lifted a 40-year-old near-ban on exporting crude oil. Experts said it wouldn’t be a big deal. They were wrong. And the cost to our environment has been steep. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
How energy experts missed the U.S. oil boom
A decade ago, the U.S. lifted long-time restrictions on crude oil exports. Experts said it would be no big deal. They were wrong.
frontiergroup.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ten years ago this week, America lifted a 40-year-old near-ban on exporting crude oil. Experts said it wouldn’t be a big deal. They were wrong. And the cost to our environment has been steep. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
On Friday, the Georgia PSC will vote on Georgia Power’s request to spend $15 billion to build out capacity to power new data centers. But who winds up bearing the cost if the data centers aren’t built? frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
How data centers can drive up electricity prices…even if they’re not built
In the seventies, high energy demand forecasts led to overinvestment in energy infrastructure that wasn't needed, costing ratepayers big. Now, amid a potential U.S. data center boom, could history rep...
frontiergroup.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
On Friday, the Georgia PSC will vote on Georgia Power’s request to spend $15 billion to build out capacity to power new data centers. But who winds up bearing the cost if the data centers aren’t built? frontiergroup.org/articles/how...
The 2015 lifting of a near-ban on U.S. exports of crude oil unleashed an oil production boom, created a torrent of cheap natural gas, and empowered and emboldened the oil industry. Experts didn’t see it coming. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...
How energy experts missed the U.S. oil boom
A decade ago, the U.S. lifted long-time restrictions on crude oil exports. Experts said it would be no big deal. They were wrong.
frontiergroup.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The 2015 lifting of a near-ban on U.S. exports of crude oil unleashed an oil production boom, created a torrent of cheap natural gas, and empowered and emboldened the oil industry. Experts didn’t see it coming. frontiergroup.org/resources/ho...