"Part of the challenge for cleantech companies is the number of rising sectors that are now competing for funding. '[Cleantech] companies have struggled to grow revenues at margins that would chart a path to profitability,' said Bilal Zuberi, a general partner at Lux Capital. 'Venture capitalists have seen a larger-than-expected portion of their [cash] reserves called into other sectors like AI, life sciences and defence tech.'"

"TotalEnergies said it would use credits to offset Scope 1 emissions, which come directly from its operations, and Scope 2 emissions from its energy purchases. Those are the types of emissions that the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will require companies to disclose starting in fiscal year 2026."

"Gradiant’s technology mimics how nature creates rain. Wastewater is heated and pumped into a humidifier and mixed with ambient air. As the two interact, they are heated into vapor, leaving the contaminants behind. Using a proprietary technology, the vapor is transferred to a column with cool clean water. When the two mix, the air cools and drops fresh water, like rain falls from a cloud. The process, according to Gradiant, cuts traditional costs in half."

"The Supreme Court’s decision thus comes at a critical moment. The justices have empowered Congress to prevent or roll back trade decisions that are too ambiguous or illegal. Trade expert Alan Wolff has argued that Mr. Trump may not have authority to impose 10% across-the-board tariffs. Arguably, the post-Chevron environment permits legal challenges to some existing trade restrictions—say, on steel and aluminum tariffs or on restrictions of electric vehicles and components from allies with market economies. Rules covering restrictions on exports and imports of high-technology equipment and software could also be challenged, according to a Morgan Lewis analysis. Affected parties in both private and public sectors could file complaints."

Paul Dabber writes in the Washington Examiner about the material inflation in U.S. power prices. The availability of power plants has been shrinking due to environmental regulations being placed on older, primarily coal plants. Not enough power plants are being built to cover for those shutdowns due to federal and local restrictions on new construction. And...

Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux write in The Wall Street Journal about the price of protectionism. “Protectionism and industrial policy misallocate resources and reduce economic efficiency. When firms in a free market produce outputs that consumers won’t buy, the money entrepreneurs and investors lose is their own. When protectionists and industrial-policy planners make mistakes,...

"FECI intends to complete construction of the new Brightline project before the 2028 Olympics come to California. If it does, the firm will have offered yet another demonstration of how the private sector can succeed where the public sector fails. "

"In Borrego Springs, a desert town of 3,000, temperatures often top 110 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and air conditioners run nonstop. The town’s primary utility, San Diego Gas & Electric, has raised electric rates 82% in the past 10 years as it poured money into wildfire prevention and expanding and greening the grid."