Pre-mortems are helpful because, in any election, the winning side tends to overinterpret the results while the losing side tends to underinterpret the results.
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The Top 9 Climate Hypocrites
9. Mark Ruffalo The Avengers and Spotlight star has called climate change the “biggest story of our time,” but led the charge to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York. The carbon-free electricity that the nuclear plant generated was lost, leading to an immediate 37% uptick in emissions in the Empire...
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For Good Climate and Energy Policy, Stop the Trade-Off Denial
Economics explains that there are always trade-offs in everything.
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The New and Improved Green New Deal Is Still Insane
"Now, we’re on the third iteration, which seems to be piecemeal version of the old plan. What is the Green New Deal now? Everything, still. Infrastructure. Transit. Food."
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What To Know About The Massive Lithium Discovery In Arkansas—And What It Means For EVs
Researchers have discovered a collection of lithium—a primary component in lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries—in Arkansas that, if recovered, could far exceed the projected world demand for lithium in car batteries in 2030. There might be 5.1 million to 19 million tons of lithium in the Smackover Formation brines in southern Arkansas, researchers at the United...
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Low-Energy Fridays: Why is it so hard for the government to build EV charging stations?
As Mike Tyson famously said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. He wasn’t talking about electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, of course, but the quote might as well apply to challenges the Biden administration has faced in expanding the nation’s network of EV charging infrastructure. The administration started with big plans....
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How Hurricane Season Could Impact Gas Prices
Americans are understandably relieved at the sight of declining gas prices. But that relief might soon turn to greater frustration if hurricane season is as bad as predicted.
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Westerman: “A free market approach to conservation is the best way to go”
As the issues of climate and the environment continue to shape the GOP’s vision for 2022, it is important and encouraging to have conservative leadership from members such as Congressman Westerman. He is offering durable and pragmatic solutions that bolster our natural and economic environment.
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The Mining Industry May Hold the Future for Carbon Removal
Aquarry is turning pit mine lakes into massive carbon removal storage facilities.
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Exploring the pros and cons of nuclear energy
"Our survey results show that people who worry about climate change are more open to advanced nuclear technology than they are to traditional nuclear reactors. In our most recent survey, 65% of the respondents who worried most about climate change supported the use of small modular reactors in the US; less than 50% supported the construction of traditional reactors or plants."
