Autonomous vehicles could enable more walkable communities

Shannon Griesser

by Shannon Griesser, MBA ’19 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Doug Parks, Vice President of Autonomous Technology and Vehicle Execution at General Motors (GM), in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 1, 2017 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily […]

Sustainable communities: Possible without government?

by Sarah Reinheimer, MPP’18 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Patrick Doherty, Co-Founder and President of Long Haul Capital Group in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 13, 2017 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either […]

We need sound energy policy

Chris Barry

by Chris Barry, MBA ’17 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Jim Rogers, Former CEO and Chairman of Duke Energy, at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 7, 2016 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the […]

Behavioral demand response: Unlocking untapped assets on the smart grid

Sanderson Hull

by Sanderson Hull, MBA ’17 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Pete Curtice, Vice President of Strategic Sales with Opower at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Dec. 2, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the […]

Yieldcos: Not a Ponzi scheme, but risky nonetheless

Myles Neumann

by Myles Neumann, MBA ’17 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Brian Bolster, Global Head of Power and Infrastructure Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 18, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not […]

Aligning corporate social responsibility with profitability

Idris Dosunmu

by Idris Dosunmu, MBA ‘16 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Mitch Jackson, Vice President of Environmental Affairs & Sustainability with FedEx at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 4, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily […]

Party politics or oil economics? Mexico’s transition to liberalization

Ashley Friedman

by Ashley Friedman, MBA ’16 This article was written in response to a seminar given by George Baker, Publisher of Mexico Energy Intelligence and Patrick Duddy, Director of the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Oct. 7, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one […]

Looking for love – Mexico seeks private partners

David Mann

by David Mann, MBA ’16 This article was written in response to a seminar given by George Baker, Publisher of Mexico Energy Intelligence and Patrick Duddy, Director of the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Oct. 7, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one […]

EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Why states should use mass-based goals

Pablo Taccioli

by Pablo Taccioli, MEM/MBA ’16 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Rebecca Kujawa, Vice President, Business Management at NextEra Energy Resources in an EDGE Seminar on Sep. 30, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke University […]

Economic environment partially to blame for blown megaproject budgets

Tom Wagner, MBA '17

by Tom Wagner, MBA ’17 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Nils Magnussen, Director of Business Development at Chevron, in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 23, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke […]