George Harvey and N.R. Mallery Sometimes, as I read a story in the news, I can just picture what it must be like. One such story appeared as “LA Wildfires Push California Insurance Market to Its Limit,” in Bloomberg Green … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Balzani As Donald J. Trump prepares to come into office, questions linger about the future of renewable energy, especially electric vehicles. What will happen to the EV tax credit? Will Trump keep the same regulations in place that drove … Continue reading →
Martin Wahl Climate-change denier Marjorie Taylor Greene has welcomed the 2,500 jobs being brought to her Georgia district thanks to a government loan guarantee, telling Politico last year “We’re excited to have jobs.” Solar cell manufacturer QCells, received a $1.45B … Continue reading →
John Gage This year’s presidential election is the last one that matters for the goal of holding global warming to +1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels. Limits determined by physics will be breached if the U.S. and the world fail to make … Continue reading →
Can we save the country’s budget? George Harvey Bloomberg NEF has estimated that it would cost $196 trillion to bring us to net-zero emissions, globally, by 2050. Countries have promised to do just that, but they are failing (tinyurl.com/CostToNetZero). And … Continue reading →
Reducing carbon emissions Jessie Haas In 2021, the British rock band Coldplay, long known for its advocacy, announced a twelve-point plan to cut its touring carbon footprint by 50%. Recently Coldplay announced that the first two years of their Music … Continue reading →
Insulating, weatherstripping, and sealing your home could make it much more energy efficient, keeping you comfy for less money while helping out the grid. Alison F. Takemura Bennie Tillman Jr. lives in a two-bedroom, one-bath house that his father built … Continue reading →
Some analysts believe a widespread real estate insurance crash could be in the making. George Harvey If a house is sufficiently threatened by natural disaster, insurance underwriters calculate that it is too likely to lose them money, and they will … Continue reading →
Alan Betts Forecasting the weather has become very difficult as summer heat waves approach along with the hurricane season. There are many new factors involved, and society is unaware of some of them. So, I will frame some of the … Continue reading →
Martin Wahl At a March 22 press conference, Jane Fonda, joined by California’s Democratic Governor Newsom and former Republican Governor Schwarzenegger, called on voters to reject the referendum to overturn the California law prohibiting oil well drilling within 3,200 feet … Continue reading →