In the final presidential debate President Trump has an opportunity to hit reset not just on the presidential race but on an announced topic that will be a subject of debates for decades: climate change.
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The Misguided Attacks on Natural Gas
Whether it is traditional pollutants or greenhouse-gas emissions, more natural gas is moving America in the right direction. Natural gas exports are even paying environmental dividends around the world because the LNG is cleaner than burning coal or Russian-piped gas.”
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The Green New Deal is awful but unlikely
“The adverse economic effects of a net-zero policy, even in its narrower dimension, would be huge, emerging sooner rather than later, and carrying with them serious political impacts. My estimate of the direct cost of only the electricity component of the Green New Deal is about a half trillion dollars per year, or about $4,000 annually per U.S. household, and that is based on a set of highly conservative assumptions.”
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California’s Failed Climate Change Policy
“This year’s record-breaking fire season demonstrates that the State needs to take a less doctrinaire and more pragmatic approach toward addressing climate change.”
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China’s Play for Climate Prestige
"Reestablishing American leadership on climate change would build good will among our allies, check China’s greenwashed expansionism, and allow us to guide the response to an issue that will significantly shape geopolitics in the 21st century."
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Climate Debate Needs More Focus on Resilience, Less on Politics
"The sky is not falling. We do not need to restructure our entire economic system, nor can we tax our way to a solution. What we can do is harness the power of nature and combine it with the power of technology."
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Senators Braun and Coons Prove Bipartisan Progress is Possible on Climate
Senator Braun’s leadership, courage and willingness to offer conservative solutions shows that this is no longer a one-party issue.
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Fix Flood Insurance Before It Swamps The Federal Budget Again
"So, even if you don’t live on a barrier island in the Atlantic but instead in the dry expanse of the Arizona desert, you’re on the hook for flooding anywhere in the U.S. Even worse is that NFIP is $36 billion in debt, and that amount increases each year."
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Appalachian-Area Candidates Are Campaigning To Create Clean Energy Jobs For Struggling Families
“But there’s a new promise — and it’s coming from some unexpected corners: coal country, which has office-seekers campaigning to create green energy jobs by attracting investment and retraining workers.”
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Energy efficiency can help rebuild NC’s economy
“When customers of power companies participate in energy efficiency measures, they use less electricity and save more money… A new report shows it might just help rebuild North Carolina’s COVID-19-ravaged economy, too.”
