The National Flood Insurance Program puts a significant strain on the federal budget and taxpayers. Instead of renewing it and hoping for the best, lawmakers should update the program as quickly as possible.
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Swedish Industrialists Explore $6 Billion Green Steel Project in Canada
"The steelmaker hopes to kick off the construction of a North American site by 2026, with production starting four years later. Executives say it will take about 18 months of permitting, similar to Sweden, but public support for major projects can be unpredictable in Quebec."
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Hyundai and Kia to adopt Tesla’s EV charging tech next year
"Additionally, owners of current Hyundai and Kia electric vehicle models will be able to access Tesla Superchargers using adapters beginning in the first quarter of 2025."
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Biden’s ‘Climate Corps’ Is the Wrong Way to Help the Environment
"Meaningful climate progress can only be accomplished with responsible federal spending. Growing government and saddling future generations with more debt, as programs like the Climate Corps would do, will only stymie economic and environmental progress."
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Economic Lessons from the Heart of South America: Paraguay
As the heart of South America, Paraguay is leading the way for other developing nations to follow.
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Why Rivian is funding a $1 billion solar project built on a Kentucky coal mine
"The power purchase agreement was motivated by Rivian’s goal of operating with net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The EV company is investing in both solar and wind projects to reach that target. It also wants to add low-carbon electricity to local grids that are currently still dominated by fossil-fuel sources."
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Backed by advocates, Duke Energy finalizes plan to help customers improve home efficiency
"Under the program set to begin next year, Duke will buy the new appliance or whatever improvements are deemed appropriate for participating households. Over the course of up to 12 years, customers then pay the company back through their utility bills. Even while paying the tariff, which includes the company’s 8.4% of return, the energy savings should lower their monthly costs by 10% or more."
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It’s not all bad news: Wonderful and wild stories about tackling climate change
"More than 120,000 acres have just been set aside as a conservation area in Idaho. As Boise State Public Radio reports, the Bennett Hills conservation area covers more than 120,000 acres of rolling grasslands in southwest Idaho, home to upland game bird species and wintering elk and mule deer."
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The Future of Clean Energy: What Does it Look Like?
Clean energy is growing across the nation and around the world.
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Universal access to clean cooking lags behind
"Air pollution from rudimentary cooking fuels such as charcoal, firewood, coal, agricultural waste and animal dung causes 3.7 million premature deaths per year, ranking it the third largest cause of premature death globally, according to the report."
