Fossil Fuel Companies Kill With Impunity. Why Are Their Leaders Not In Jail?
If fossil fuel companies are contributing to the death of millions and the destruction of the environment, why are their leaders not in jail?
If fossil fuel companies are contributing to the death of millions and the destruction of the environment, why are their leaders not in jail?
Exelon, one of America’s largest electric utilities, is opposed to the Trump maladministration’s plan to roll back the EPA rule that limits how much mercury coal generating stations can introduce into the environment. Good for them!
If you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve probably noticed a few trolls. In fact, if you’ve spent much time in discussions about Tesla, politics, or climate change, you’ve seen swarms of trolls roll in. Sometimes you may have thought, “Hey, these peeps be trolls?” And sometimes you may have simply assumed they were normal human beings honestly expressing their point of view.
Many reasons are emerging for conservatives to join in on climate change action.
Tesla’s vehicles are the three top-selling EVs in the US market. Model S has been consistently outselling every competing large luxury sedan for years, and it appears as if Model 3 will similarly dominate the small sedan segment. The company continues merrily producing 5,000 Model 3s per week, and teardowns by two sets of auto industry experts (Munro & Associates and a group commissioned by German automakers) have concluded that the new EV should deliver a healthy profit margin.
I am proud to be on the side of working-class Americans. I’m proud to support progressive political candidates who are working to get millions more people the basic health care, livable wages, and core education that are the bedrock of a healthy, happy, successful country.
A report entitled Clean Jobs Midwest shows that renewable energy and clean tech are adding more good paying jobs in Trump country than any other industry.
Is Tesla’s transition to private stock status a trend for cleantech?
Christine Todd Whitman served as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President George W. Bush back in 2001–2003. With experience having worked intimately with (and regulating) the energy industries, it should come as no surprise that she witnessed efforts from the oil industry to undermine clean energy solutions. Recently, Whitman came forward (via CNBC) to discuss Big Oil’s misguided “misinformation” efforts.
As barriers to begin to fall, the community-scale solar segment in the United States has shown itself to be the fastest growing segment, thanks to a 40% decline in the levelized cost of energy for these systems over the last two years.