New Opinion Articles

EcoIQ Magazine is currently being redesigned. Opinion articles from the 14 previously published quarterly issues are linked below (and from the archive page accessible below). This section of EcoIQ Magazine includes articles addressing what should be done, what the top priorities should be, and opinions about which approaches are most likely to be successful.

A Global Marshall Plan to Fight Terrorism
Comment by Richard C. Bell and Michael Renner

Regardless of how successful we may be in the short run in tracking down the perpetrators of September 11. As Marshall's words so plainly suggest, finding the terrorists should be part of a much more ambitious campaign, one in which the rich countries approach the appalling inequities of the world with the same boldness and determination that the United States brought to bear in Europe in 1947 under the Marshall Plan. More...

Wind Power: The Missing Link In The Bush Energy Plan
By Lester R. Brown

The eagerly awaited Bush energy plan released on May 17, 2001, disappointed many people because it largely overlooked the potential contribution of raising energy efficiency. It also overlooked the enormous potential of wind power, which is likely to add more to U.S. generating capacity over the next 20 years than coal. More...