Over the last fortnight, a draft version of Donald Trump’s proposed budget, the final version of the proposed budget, and his proposed infrastructure plan saw the light of day and the reaction to all three has probably not been what the White House might have hoped for — though probably should have been expected nevertheless.
Though unsurprising, the latest round of budget document leaks and officially released budget documents confirm many’s worst fears, that the Trump administration is looking to slash and dice their way through the country’s clean energy and environmental programs and institutions.
The International Renewable Energy Agency has just released an exciting tool for renewable energy entrepreneurs, urban planners, and researchers: Project Navigator. It should greatly increase the number of successful renewable power projects. The program should also decrease the number of confidence-busting failures, although these have become fewer and fewer as renewable … [continued]
This article first appeared on Climate Progress. by Ryan Koronowski The Washington Post editorial board calls a carbon tax “one of the best ideas in Washington almost no one in Congress will talk about.” It joins a very diverse group (including conservative economists, big oil companies, environmental advocates, and most Americans) that thinks pricing … [continued]
Yes, it’s more complicated than that — this was a hard story to come up with a title for — but this is the gist of a new proposed plan (or several new plans) for balancing the nation’s budget that would ALSO, by chance, cut CO2 emissions considerably, thus slowing or stopping human-caused global warming and saving us trillions of dollars in damage and health costs in the process.
Not the kind of breaking news you want to share, but sometimes it’s necessary. The House of Representatives are looking to cut billions of dollars in loan guarantees for solar projects according to documents released this weekend. Of course, with solar being a leading job-creation category (per dollar invested), the … [continued]
You wouldn’t know it by this week’s headlines, but the truth is that President Obama’s proposed military budget actually increases military spending by about 4%. Much of the histrionics and hand-wringing about budget cuts concern specific unsustainable weapons programs like the F-22. Well, as long as gearheads are running the … [continued]
