Americans Can’t Afford Biden’s Green Obsession
As if Biden’s push for green energy hasn’t hurt America enough with the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline and rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate, it’s now fueling the rise in utility bills for hardworking Americans across the board….
More Green Blackouts Ahead As Biden’s Regulators Ignore Grid’s Vulnerability
You’d think the Texas blackouts would trigger some soul-searching about the vulnerability of America’s electrical grid. Not in today’s hothouse of climate politics. The Biden Administration is already moving to stop an examination of grid vulnerability to promote unreliable renewable…
How Exactly Does Carbon Dioxide Cause Global Warming? – State of the Planet
“You Asked” is a series where Earth Institute experts tackle reader questions on science and sustainability. Over the past few years, we’ve received a lot of questions about carbon dioxide — how it traps heat, how it can have such…
AXA, Other Mega-Investors Seek to Avoid Portfolios with Global Warming Potential – Insurance Journal
Article 0 Comments All good money managers expect to outperform their benchmark, and by one such metric the French insurer and investor AXA SA recently scored a market-beating success. Not by delivering higher returns, but by generating a lower level…
Climate change is not priced into markets but its effect could be substantial, experts say – CNBC
A man uses a snow blower during a winter storm in New York, on February 18, 2021. ANGELA WEISS | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Climate change could lead to a significant rerating in some financial markets the moment…
Biden Wants to Take On China and Climate Change at the Same Time – Slate
Global warming is, in large part, a U.S.-China problem. The two countries combined account for 43 percent of worldwide CO2 emissions. The decisions the two countries make in the coming years will shape what life is like on the planet…
NBC Races To Exploit Texas Crisis To Push Radical Climate Agenda
Over the weekend, NBC’s Today shows on both Saturday and Sunday eagerly tried to exploit the deadly winter weather in Texas to push the Biden administration’s radical climate change agenda. The broadcasts rushed to blame Republicans for power grid failures…
Team Biden And Climate – 5 Dirty Secrets Behind Their War On Energy
On Friday, President Joe Biden pledged climate action at the virtual G7 and teased an upcoming major summit on Earth Day, April 22, 2021. Deep decarbonization is what Team Biden wants – the complete end of carbon fuel for electricity,…
The new politics of climate change – Financial Times
A billionaire, a novelist and a professor all write a book about climate change. That may sound like the start of a joke but it is not, especially for philanthropist Bill Gates and author Jonathan Franzen. Their books have come out…
Geometallurgist and NSF CAREER awardee breaks down barriers
(University of Arizona College of Engineering) Mined materials like copper and uranium are more important than ever as the world moves toward sustainable technologies such as solar panels and windmills.Isabel Barton is an assistant professor of mining and geological engineering at the University of Arizona and a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award who aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of mining. She’s also using a historical framework to educate (and even excite!) non-scientists about the world of mineral resources, which impacts all of our daily lives.
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