For most of the past half century, the H1-B visa program has been a conduit for global talent into the American economy. It has not been a minor contribution but a central driver of U.S. leadership in high technology. Scratch most successful firms of the last 50 years, and H1-B … [continued]
The whitepaper I’ve just published through TFIE Strategy, From Quay to Sea: A Port Decarbonization Roadmap is the product of a series of articles that gathered more attention than expected. Stakeholders across the maritime industry, from port operators to regulators to grid planners, asked for a single document that stitched … [continued]
As someone who believes AI will revolutionize society, Elon Musk is certain that his xAI company will crossover into Tesla and his other companies in ways that will spark monumental successes. In fact, he intends to integrate a central intelligence layer across his entire portfolio of companies. Will it work? … [continued]
The debate over whether hydrogen or batteries will dominate freight trucking has been settled by the market, not by opinion. The BloombergNEF 2025 Factbook on zero emission commercial vehicles released September 18th provides another clear set of signals that the argument for hydrogen in road freight is collapsing. Almost 90,000 … [continued]
The headline number is startling. The top 10% of American households now account for roughly half of all consumer spending, according to data reported by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg in 2025. That has never been true in the modern era. It creates a situation where the economic pulse … [continued]
Venture activity also surges, but regulatory and integration challenges threaten timely scale-up. Demand for copper is projected to reach unprecedented levels, as copper is a key component of the energy transition. As the world races to electrify several sectors, including transport, as well as expand the adoption of renewables, coupled … [continued]
Ursula von der Leyen gave her State of the European Union speech Wednesday 09/10/2025. It is not a main event like the similar speech of the USA president — only half of the members of the EU parliament were present. But I decided to listen to it. With the war … [continued]
Austria has quietly joined the list of countries that have stepped away from hydrogen as a transportation fuel. In April 2025 OMV, the Austrian oil and gas major that had operated all of the country’s public hydrogen refueling stations, announced that it would be shutting them down by September. There … [continued]
Canada’s forests are immense, covering nearly 350 million hectares and holding almost 9% of the world’s forested land. They are central to the country’s identity, economy, and climate profile. For decades, forestry has provided jobs and exports while maintaining relatively stable forest cover, but the climate and biodiversity math has … [continued]
Canada has been facing a housing affordability crisis for years, and it has only become more acute. Population growth, immigration, and urban concentration have run headlong into a construction industry that has not kept pace. Annual completions of 240,000 to 270,000 units fall well short of the 500,000 required to … [continued]
