"Any worthwhile deal, at a minimum, should make the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) a less lethal regulatory weapon. While a large pipeline can be built in a year or two, federal permitting can take two to three times as long. If there are lawsuits—and there always are—you’re looking at a decade or more. Add that to the cost in present value of any energy or other project."
The New Age of Energy Security
The “great game” of our 21st century should be a race to tap all sources of power, and thereby create an effective, “all-of-the-above” cleaner and more secure energy future.
America’s Nuclear Reluctance
"At the NRC's stately pace of regulatory reform, the first innovative nuclear reactors designed by American companies may well begin operation in Eastern Europe before they get built in Idaho."
On World Oceans Day, slash emissions by harvesting seaweed — for cows
Albert Eisenberg writes in The Washington Examiner about one solution to slash emissions. “The free market is leveraging new technology to come up with ingenious solutions to our environmental problems. These are not always expensive or transformational, but rather incremental and realistic. If we could cut U.S. emissions by several percentage points without massive big...
Want to Cut Inflation and Emissions? Cut Tariffs
Knowing very well that inflation is a top concern, the Biden administration must act. One immediate action is to cut tariffs.
Half Of Fashion’s Materials Now Come From Sustainable Sources, But More Needs To Be Done To Meet Climate Goals
"The figures, released today, show 50% of materials being used by the 292 participating companies are now organic, recycled or other lower impact options, compared with 44% in 2020."
What Congress Can Learn From the Dutch Farmer Protests
"Policymakers in the United States must learn from the EU’s mistakes and pursue avenues to empower farmers and ranchers to build on the success of providing more families with food at a smaller environmental cost."
Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy backs Terabase’s robot-built solar farms
"Terabase also makes software tools to manage the design and construction of solar farms. The startup recently wrapped its first commercial project, where its robots reportedly installed 10 megawatts worth of panels."
This Seattle startup wants to make it easier for people to help combat climate change
"Earlier this year, GetGreen held a pilot program with students at the University of Washington where they could fund campus sustainability projects with the green 'leaves' they earned. After two months, each student completed about 30 actions, helping avoid more than 10 tons of carbon emissions."
America’s Broken Policies Put Our Energy and Environmental Futures at Risk
"We must demand sound energy policies that keep energy reliable and affordable, and require constant environmental improvement. They must be worked on as a single, three-sided challenge, and not a battle of one against the other."
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