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When it comes to alternative energy,
nothing's hotter than geothermal

SMU's nationally recognized geothermal energy team provided an alternative energy "how-to" forum June 17-18, demonstrating how oil and gas producers can breathe new life into low-producing wells and generate low-cost electricity by tapping the "nuisance" hot water generated by many drilling operations Read more about the forum and the SMU Geothermal Lab.


How Much Is A Species Worth?

Understanding the market forces that drive environmental decisions is a vital yet missing piece of public policy on natural resource management, says Santanu Roy, SMU professor of economics and 2007-08 Ford Research. Read more.


When to sell a stock is key question

Investing requires making tough decisions, but none as tough as deciding when to unload a stock, says Brian Bruce, director of the Finance Institute at SMU's Cox School of Business. Read more.

 

Gas Prices: Up, Up and Away?
See a video As gas prices continue to hit record levels, none can talk with more authority about the driving forces than Bruce Bullock, director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute.
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Steaming into the Future
David D. Blackwell is a nationally-recognized expert in geothermal energy and SMU's top scholar on energy resource estimates and geothermal exploration. The SMU Geothermal Lab he directs is a partner in the U.S. Department of Energy's "GeoPowering the West" project to promote awareness of geothermal energy resources in the western United States. Read more.
Children in the Legal System
Law Lecturer Jessica R. Dixon provides expert commentary and explanations on the ongoing legal wrangle concerning the polygamy case in West Texas. She is Director of SMU’s W.W. Caruth Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic and supervises law students who serve as guardians and attorneys ad litem for abused and neglected children.

The Race Is On
The star scholar on national and Lone Star politics, Professor Cal Jillson, is talking about the race for the White House between Obama and McCain — and their wives.
 
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