By wanting to bar appointees with ties to fossil fuels, activists are putting politics over environmental progress.
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Amid all the climate gloom, let’s not ignore the good news
"Clean energy is also benefiting from a flurry of technological innovation. After concerns that supply bottlenecks for critical minerals such as lithium could hamper the production of EV batteries, the industry responded by quickly bringing to market new battery chemistries that will reduce their dependence on key minerals. And innovation is moving fast in other emerging low-emissions technologies such as electrolysers for producing hydrogen and new processes for making green steel."
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How climate change could spark the next home mortgage disaster
"[M]any homes are vulnerable without being required to maintain flood insurance, leaving taxpayers on the hook for mortgage defaults."
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7 Things You Should Know About Biden’s Environmental Picks
Biden has lofty environmental goals, and his picks echo this. Conservatives will have plenty to oppose but will also have an opportunity to respond to Biden’s ambition with proposals of their own.
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Conservatives are leading the clean energy expansion
"As vice chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus and Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, I, Congressman Carter, have seen an increased appetite for innovative energy solutions from my fellow Republicans. We know that clean energy will be integral in growing American energy dominance and addressing the environmental challenges that our world faces. We can do this in an all-of-the-above way, without sacrificing the reliability and affordability that fossil fuel sources have given us for generations."
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Holy Cross to Provide 100% Clean Energy by 2030
"Holy Cross is a clear example of a private company that has taken matters into its own hands in order to make an impact. Proving that the free market, not government, can reduce emissions and lend a helping hand to those in need."
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Food startup Hungryroot uses AI to reduce waste, a major climate offender
"The company can reduce its own waste as well. If it determines that a user has no preference between broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and the company happens to have more broccoli in its warehouse, that’s what they’ll recommend."
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Getting to net zero—and even net negative—is surprisingly feasible, and affordable
"‘By methodically increasing energy efficiency, switching to electric technologies, utilizing clean electricity (especially wind and solar power), and deploying a small amount of carbon capture technology, the United States can reach zero emissions.'"
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Google wants to help other companies eliminate plastic from their packaging
"The new packaging is predominantly paper- and fiber-based, so it can be recycled easily. It required Google engineers, designers and suppliers to rethink lamination and coatings, box assembly, enclosures and labels, among other factors."
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Doubling Down on a Centralized Grid Is More Expensive Without Distributed Energy
"Not only is it the most cost-effective way to meet our nation’s climate goals, but it will also boost resilience as local communities and businesses contend with wildly variant weather patterns — increased storm severity, more devastating wildfires and longer and stronger hurricane seasons — stemming from the climate crisis.”
