The news this morning is filled with stories about how US Senate Republicans have passed a huge budget bill that will blow up the US deficit by providing massive tax cuts to billionaires and corporations. It will also cut policies that would have supported the US economy and created jobs … [continued]
Europe’s method of raising cattle results in varied and delicious cuts that consumers prize. Hormone-free, grass-fed beef seems both the epitome of taste and the norm, due to strict European Union food regulations. A US-Europe trade war over beef hasn’t made much news, but it should. The Trump administration wants … [continued]
Floating by are tangled roots and water lilies. Undulating floodwaters reflect the sky. Treetops drop giant peapods into the water. A few thatched huts, without walls and on stilts, are set just above the muddy water’s edge. It is a day trip for twenty Indigenous people in a traditional river … [continued]
Another US federal program is in jeopardy. Now it’s the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. Administered from the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), NEVI has provided funding to states to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) chargers. It also established an interconnected network to facilitate … [continued]
You’re at a family reunion, and your cousin-once-removed announces to the gathered group that electric vehicles are overtaxing the grid — and their drivers don’t pay their fair share of road taxes. You want to be a calm voice of reason in response, but how can you approach the topic … [continued]
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 15 years ago, killing 11 people and injuring another 17. More than 100 million gallons of oil flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, causing the largest marine oil spill in US history. Years of ecological destruction followed, and the catastrophic legacy of this disaster is … [continued]
On Tuesday, June 24, Skycharger, one of the nation’s leading developers of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, announced that it has been awarded a lease to develop a 24-port fast charging hub at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The new EV hub will serve electric rideshare vehicles, airport travelers, and … [continued]
Do you know someone who is disinterested in climate change? Perhaps they think it’s not relevant to them or their lifestyle or culture. But they may wake up if you help them to see the link between investing and climate change. Climate change poses a threat to all of our … [continued]
The US has sent its BIG bombs to Iran to strike three of Iran’s nuclear facilities — including Fordo, its top-secret site buried deep inside a mountain. Ever the bully himself, President Donald J. Trump called upon “Iran, the bully of the Mideast” to “make peace.” Never mind that US … [continued]
Probably like you, I’ve been trying to figure out why the Trump administration is rife with science denial. At first I attributed it to anti-intellectualism. With that, I thought, went an ideological mindset in which people identified with superficialities like He Who Dies with the Most Toys Wins. But that … [continued]
