Justin Gerdes is an independent journalist specializing in energy issues based in Concord, California. His work has appeared at Forbes.com, Motherjones.com, GreenBiz.com, and Chinadialogue. From October 2008 to December 2009, he worked as an editor and writer for Monday Morning, a publishing house and think tank based in Copenhagen. The reporting for this feature was supported by a grant from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Press Initiative.