Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.
The financialization of U.S. firms making key products endangers American global leadership and, in Tesla’s case, climate change progress.
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Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report
How carbon capture tax credits funnel billions to the oil and gas industry while delivering few if any climate benefits.
Read more...Epic Floods Are Wreaking Havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe
Three massive flood events across three continents have claimed over 1,500 lives and cost over $15 billion in September.
Read more...The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development
A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.
Read more...We’re Getting Sick of Noise Pollution
Keeping Our World Cooler Will Also Make It Quieter
Read more...No Solid Scientific Basis for Degrowth
Two economists depict degrowth studies as analytically weak and advocating political infeasible ideas.
Read more...5 Lessons From Ancient Civilizations for Keeping Homes Cool in Hot, Dry Climates
To prepare for an even hotter future, designers today could learn from the past.
Read more...Activists Link Climate Change, Gaza in a Campaign Targeting Citigroup
Protesters are pushing Citigroup to divest from fossil fuels and companies that are sending arms to Israel.
Read more...eSportswashing: How the Youth Gaming Market Is Being Targeted by Major Climate Polluters
Climate and “Badvertising”
Read more...What Should You Do to Prepare for the Climate Change Storm?
Do you stand your ground or seek out a climate haven? Some resources to help you decide.
Read more...Zombie Wells: A $280 Billion Problem the U.S. Can’t Ignore
Supposedly shuttered but toxic oil wells are yet another large-scale cost of the Western addiction to cheap energy.
Read more...The Rat Race for Research Funding Delays Scientific Progress
How bad incentives and funders’ love of glitz lead to poor scientific research outcomes and demotivated academics.
Read more...East Harlem ‘Passive House’ Apartment Complex is the Nation’s Biggest Ultra-Green Development Yet
Affordable housing built with attention to ventilation, windows, sealing and other details saves energy and utility costs
Read more...Electric Vehicle Revolution Stalls, Leaving Metal Markets in Limbo
Another sober take on near and perhaps intermediate-term electric vehicle prospects.
Read more...Climate Change and Hard Labor: The Rising Toll on Outdoor Workers
Governments and employers are slow to adapt to the risk to workers of higher outdoor temperatures.
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