Category Archives: Global warming

The Electric Vehicle Revolution Will Come from China — not the US

Chinese electric vehicle sales already amount to more than half of the world’s total – and car makers and battery manufacturers are working hard to grow even faster

Documenting the Train Wreck: Atmospheric CO2 Is Now Higher Than Ever in Human History, and Rising

CO2 levels have crossed a threshold that ought to be causing alarms, yet the finding was just another news story. What can be done to cut through the climage complacency?

EPA Changes Math to Allow Burning of More Coal

EPA proposes methodology change to allow states to opt to burn more coal.

Waste Watch: Fashion Stumbles on Sustainability

The fashion industry struggles to be more sustainable – is the answer more regulation, or can the industry reform on its own?

Plastic and Climate Change: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet

New CIEL study documents how plastic proliferation threatens the climate on a global scale.

After Standing Rock, Protesting Pipelines Can Get You a Decade in Prison and $100K in Fines

Five states have enacted draconian laws after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline generated national attention and inspired a wave of civil disobedience.

How to Pay for the War

Updating a classic Keynes discussion of war financing for MMT and the Green New Deal.

Peak Gasoline Vehicles Is Already Here

Some rare good news on the climate change front: a demand peak for gas guzzlers.

Permaculture, the Health of the Soil, and Climate Change

Permacultural practices can successfully return carbon to the soil, forming a carbon sink.

“There Is No Alternative” to Managing the Economy and the Climate

Why the US needs to embrace an industiral policy to combat climate change.

“It’s Not Just Barclays – Tackling Climate Change Means Building a New Bank System”

A discussion of using bank lending as a way to tackle climate change.

As Oregon Sends Jordan Cove LNG Back to Drawing Board, Gulf Coast Projects Press Forward

Oregon state regulators dealt a blow to the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, refusing to issue a state water quality certificate, delaying the project; meanwhile, Gulf Coast projects proceed.

Climate Change: The Wrath of Cyclone Fani

Easy warning and evacuation systems worked as designed in India and Bangladesh, minimizing the death toll from the cyclone that struck Friday, the most severe in decades. But protecting property, infrastructure, and the ecosystem is another matter.

The Tragedy of the Electric Commons: How New York’s Renewable Energy Policy Failed, and What We Can Do Now

Why renewable energy has gone nowhere in New York state….the fear that it would produce a death spiral for utilities.