Climate Bill Passes: It Could Short-Circuit EV Tax Credits, Making Qualifying for Them Nearly Impossible
Did Joe Manchin sneak an EV poison pill of sorts into the just-passed climate legislation?
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The Fervent Debate Over the Best Way to Confront Global Warming
Supporters of cutting carbon emissions to tackle global warming have long struggled against advocates of climate-change adaptation strategies
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 8/12/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day White-winged Triller, Western Australia, Australia. Energetic * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” –Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord “Here’s food for thought, had Ahab […]
Read more...‘Dictatorship Never Again’: Massive Pro-Democracy Protests Sweep Brazil
Protestors in Brazil want to change the government, end neo-fascism, and ensure Constitutional rights.
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Is Germany About to Take A Leaf Out of China’s COVID-19 Digital Playbook?
Germany’s health minister unveils plans to launch a color-coded digital app to confirm citizens’ COVID-19 vaccination status. Different colors will confer different rights
Read more...An Unjustified Fear of Nuclear Energy Is Holding the Industry Back
Why consumers might have to reconcile themselves to much disliked nuclear energy as less bad than other options.
Read more...Energy Workers to Stage More Protests as Companies Raise Bills but Not Pay
Employees at Drax, Grangemouth and other energy sites will walk out every fortnight as firms rake in huge profits.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 8/11/2022
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Read more...Oakland-Based Cooperative Builds Community Through Collective Property Ownership
East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative takes historic real estate off the speculative market in West Oakland to help residents.
Read more...Is the US Underestimating China’s Space and Counterspace Capabilities?
How serious a threat is China in space war?
Read more...The IRA Drug Price ‘Victory’
A high-level description of the empty bag known as the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug price controls.
Read more...Chip Shortages And Inflation Are Plaguing The Auto Industry
Chip woes still bedevil carmakers, to the degree that auto quality ratings are down, particularly for preimum vehicles.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 8/10/2022
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Read more...Italy’s Upcoming Election and Its Ongoing Neoliberal Project
More on the EU upset over Italy’s move to the right, like the expected success of Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) in Sept. elections.
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