“Utility bills would increase the very next day.” — 21 House Republicans In communities across America, there is no question that families are struggling to make ends meet as the cost-of-living skyrockets. Rising prices confront families everywhere they turn — at the grocery store, at the gas pump, and on … [continued]
The city and state of New York are none too happy with Tesla and Elon Musk. Both are considering legal action.
While the current political rhetoric dismisses substantive climate dialogue, cities are in crisis because of climate change. Extreme weather is leading to calamitous consequences. Now more than ever, in the absence of federal funding support, cities must focus on reconciling the norm of civic pride as symbolized in the built … [continued]
Pakistan isn’t the first country you’d expect to crash the global solar party. But by the end of 2024, it quietly rocketed into the top tier of solar adopters, importing a jaw-dropping 22 gigawatts worth of solar panels in a single year. That’s not a typo or a spreadsheet rounding … [continued]
In response to a recent April Fools Day article about the Tesla board asking Elon Musk to step down as CEO, we received an anonymous email from someone who was apparently quite upset about criticism of what Musk has done at DOGE. Among other things, the emailer wrote, “77 million … [continued]
Imagine slapping a 30% surcharge on your prescription medication—not because it suddenly got more expensive to make, not because there’s a shortage, but because you want to make a point to a pharmacy halfway across the world. That’s the economic logic—or lack thereof—behind Donald Trump’s newest volley of tariffs. On … [continued]
Remember when the JFK declared that innovation wasn’t easy — but it was necessary? He described how organizing and measuring the best of our energies and skills would be a challenge that we were willing to accept. Innovation like this asks people to reinvent themselves — it’s a contemporary adaptation … [continued]
BP quietly dissolved its low-carbon mobility team recently, and almost no one noticed. No flashy press release. No somber CEO video explaining a pivot to shareholder value. Just an internal memo, a few reassigned employees, and the slow realization that the company was backing away from its hydrogen transport dreams. … [continued]
Yesterday, the reactive two-year-old masquerading as the president of the United States announced a breathtaking array of new tariffs designed to punish America’s friends and reward its enemies. Economists are tying themselves in knots trying to explain how these tariffs work, but they are barking up the wrong tree, according … [continued]
Donald Trump, in his glorious return to the Oval Office in January 2025, managed to do what no climate policy has achieved in decades: reduce transborder aviation emissions. Not by design, of course. He wouldn’t be caught dead attending a COP summit unless it was hosted at Mar-a-Lago and came … [continued]
