The Biden era is over, and the second Trump era is here. While most of the talk about a “Green New Deal” came several years ago, and there’s been no specific “Green New Deal” legislation that has been passed or close to it, two big pieces of legislation that were … [continued]
President Biden chose Earth Day 2024 to announce a $7 billion Solar For All program to expand access to clean energy for all Americans.
By David Lapp Jost Joe Biden’s proposed $2.3 trillion-over-8-years “once in a generation” infrastructure spending bill has launched a flurry of conversation. Infrastructure spending, job creation in the post-Corona economy, and a national response to climate change are on the table. This is good, but if this is supposed to … [continued]
With a mere fraction of the COVID-19 recovery funds, central banks could support climate protection of a magnitude that would make the 1.5°C target achievable.
We recently saw the International Energy Agency (IEA) report that solar power offers the cheapest electricity in history. That was a global report. A US-focused report from Lazard recently reported something similar, but even better news.
The latest poll shows the majority of Americans support using pandemic recovery funds to boost clean technology and renewable energy.
We are in 2020. It is not 2040. It is not 2050. It is not 2100. And it is certainly not 2200! Humans, so far, are a brief blip on the timeline of Earth. Yet, we have a horrible problem assuming that everything will be fine and dandy for us forever simply because we’ve been here longer than we remember.
The European Green Deal offers massive opportunities for green business; the region aims to be the first climate neutral bloc.
While we are trying to find the recipients for the trillions of dollars aimed at reviving an economy bashed by Covid-19, and trying especially hard to make sure that none of it goes to the undeserving, we might consider a way to use that money to go way beyond stimulating the economy to saving the world.
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are in a dead heat in Texas, a state that has swung Republican in every presidential election since 1976. If Biden pulls off the unthinkable and defeats Trump in Texas, it will be by mobilizing Latino voters.
