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The 2 Big Things Missing from Coverage of Nuke Plant Shutdowns

A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up. By Oliver Milman, The Guardian, March 20, 2024 When New York’s deteriorating...

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Carbon Taxes Can Put Clean Energy Back in the Black

Note: This post distills and extends ideas from our Nov. 1 post, The Carbon-Tax Nimby Cure.From the East Coast to Idaho’s high desert, big...

The Carbon-Tax NIMBY Cure

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul last month vetoed a bill that could have expedited a huge wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island....

New York Times congestion-pricing table-setter bodes well for carbon taxing

The New York Times yesterday published my op-ed, There’s Only One Way to Fix New York’s Traffic Gridlock, co-written with Columbia University climate economist...

For Long-Term NY Transit Funding, Look to a State Carbon Tax

The New York City public affairs site Gotham Gazette today published my essay, For Long-Term MTA Funding, Look to a State Carbon Tax. I’ve...

Alaska oil push shows Biden lacking courage of his climate-policy convictions.

President Biden’s decision this week to greenlight ConocoPhillips’ $6 billion Willow oil-and-gas drilling venture on Alaska’s North Slope is being cast as a climate...

U.S. auto fuel-economy is flatlining. Here’s why that’s not news.

It should have been big news: A report this month from the Environmental Protection Agency admitted that the fuel economy of new U.S. light-duty...

“Our action brought them back to earth.”

The Intercept today published Christopher Ketcham’s and my essay, The Shutdown of “Luxury Emissions” Should Be at the Center of Climate Revolt. I’ve cross-posted...

It’s too late to protect everything. To save the climate, we need to build so much wind and solar that some will go in...

It’s too late to protect everything. To save the climate, we need to build so much wind and solar that some will go in...

If you want to reduce the oil produced, you must reduce the oil consumed. It’s just that simple. If you don’t reduce consumption, and...

If you want to reduce the oil produced, you must reduce the oil consumed. It’s just that simple. If you don’t reduce consumption, and...

People hoping for bipartisan efforts on climate are probably deluding themselves. Environmental protection is now part of the culture war, and neither policy details...

If you want to reduce the oil produced, you must reduce the oil consumed. It’s just that simple. If you don’t reduce consumption, and...

The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—If Congress Acts

To access this post’s original version in “The Nation,” use link at top of text. The Nation magazine this morning published my essay, The Manchin-Schumer...

President Biden’s fist bump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman turns one’s stomach. This humiliation should inspire all of us to replace fossil fuels...

If you want to reduce the oil produced, you must reduce the oil consumed. It’s just that simple. If you don’t reduce consumption, and...

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