The $250,000 prize, given by the Heinz Family Foundation, is one of five, including equivalent prizes for work relating to the environment, public policy, technology and the "human condition".
But the credit goes not to energy policy; technology and the market are responsible for this incredible shift.
There are reporters out there who specialize in health care, who specialize in education, who specialize in regional foreign policy, technology, the environment.
Uncertainties throughout the CCS supply chain include policy, technology, engineering performance, economics, and market forces.
"Parents are certain their children will suffer or die if they come back to their home country," said Erika Pinheiro, the policy and technology director at Al Otro Lado.
It's about policy, technology, permits, aquaculture.
"Through this report, we hope to galvanize widespread changes in the policies of technology companies to ensure our digital lives are not subject to invasive and undemocratic government searches".
"We're in great danger of the policy following the technology," he added.
That has resulted in a piecemeal legal and legislative approach, which is further hindered by the glacial pace of government attempts to address the policy ramifications of technology.
The competition for recruiting talented staff in Silicon Valley is fierce and the policy may help technology giants attract and retain the best candidates.
