"Adversity often teaches valuable lessons. As war breaks out an ocean and many time zones away, Americans have been reminded how important natural gas and oil are and will continue to be."
Aspiration is Letting You Spend Green to Go Green
Companies like Aspiration, however, are changing the world of green banking, bringing consumers significant financial incentives alongside standard environmental wins.
Cash infusion for climate tracking startup
"The new money comes from the French government, the European Investment Bank, the space-focused growth fund NewSpace Capital, and the VC arm of banking giant BNP-Paribas."
If we want more renewables, we’re going to need a lot more mining first
"We need to be energy self-sufficient — not just for oil, natural gas, and coal, but for the raw materials needed for nuclear, solar, wind, and batteries."
ESG Hits a Wall
The best way to counter ESG fervor over the long term is to support policies that advance economic and political freedom.
JB Straubel Has a Fix for the Battery Problem
"Straubel’s day job has attracted a lot of attention: he’s trying to head off a looming shortage of materials that the world needs to transition away from fossil fuels. Institutional investors last year signed over $775 million for his new venture, Redwood Materials, and in April the U.S. Senate called Straubel to give expert testimony on resources needed for the energy transition."
Mission: Iconic Reefs Sets to Restoring One of the Ocean’s Greatest Ecosystems
What covers more than 70 percent of our planet? Our oceans! Anything that takes up that much surface area deserves recognition and every June 8th, recognition is given through World Ocean Day. This date serves as an important reminder that environmental problems do not just plague the other 30 percent of our planet—our oceans are...
How High Prices are Spurring Farmers to Adopt Eco-Friendly Fertilizers
Alternatives to synthetic fertilizers have been around for a while, but the war in Ukraine has recently made these alternatives more lucrative. Ammonia prices have tripled since 2020, and many farmers are looking for cheaper – and greener – solutions. Here are three companies that are changing the game.
Climate Lockdowns Aren’t the Answer to Lowering Emissions
Preventing economic prosperity not only produces harmful negative externalities: it is also an extremely costly way to eliminate emissions.
Simplifyber Secures $3.5M Seed Investment to Reinvent How Clothing is Made, with Sustainable, Advanced Manufacturing
"The company has developed a novel approach to clothing and accessory manufacturing that removes traditional spinning, weaving, cutting, and sewing and replaces it with a sustainable, less resource-intensive process, and fully biodegradable solution – cutting out 60% of the steps and reducing the 35% of materials in the fashion supply chain that ends up as waste."