ADAM ASTON is a veteran freelance writer, editor and analyst specializing in energy, environment, science and technology. He focuses on renewable and conventional energy technologies, efficiency, transportation, building and design, green finance, and corporate sustainability. In addition to The Fiscal Times, Aston contributes regularly to Natural Resources Defense Council’s OnEarth and GreenBiz.com. His work has appeared in MIT’s Technology Review, environment:YALE, Global CCS Institute, GardenDesign and Momentum. Aston has also worked at BusinessWeek, as the magazine’s energy and environment editor in New York, and at the Economist Intelligence Unit, where he covered Asian business, economic, and political developments from Hong Kong. A native of Pittsburgh, Aston graduated from Princeton University and lives in Brooklyn. He is developing a book about the greening of New York City. For more, please check out linkedin.com/adamaston, adamaston.com, or follow him on Twitter @adamanyc.