Keep Capitalism Out of Conservation
Trying to use capitalsm to justify environmental protection: not a happy mix.
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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28
Big Ag fights back at COP28
Read more...Plastic Is Here to Stay. Can It Be Made More Sustainably?
Redesigning plastic requires making trade-offs between cost, scalability, emissions, toxicity, and more. But how about using less?
Read more...‘A Sick Joke’: Six Ways of Looking at a COP
Making sense of this COP means looking at optics and interests, and sadly not outcomes.
Read more...Solving the Climate Crisis Means Ending Our Addiction to Economic Growth
COP28 may toy with wide-ranging reforms needed to arrest a climate disaster. But arguablly necessary governance structures seem unattainable.
Read more...The Dutch Earthquake
Why did so many Dutch citizens vote for the far-right Geert Wilders?
Read more...Wall Street Journal: “Why No One Wants to Pay for the Green Transition”
The green energy transition, which truth be told has not gotten very far, is already hitting a wall.
Read more...The Destructively High Energy Cost of AI
More data on the energy cost of AI, which is projected soon to exceed that of several small countries.
Read more...Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28
The meat industry is coming under enough climate change pressure so as to have started messaging and astroturf campaigns.
Read more...Car Dealers Warn Biden Administration to Pump Brakes on EV Plans
Auto dealers throw cold water on EV uptake hopium.
Read more...After Historic Drinking Water Settlements, PFAS Personal Injury Lawsuits Loom
In the wake of landmark settlements requiring 3M and DuPont to pay billions to US water systems for toxic chemical contamination, litigation over personal injuries from PFAS exposure is starting to move forward.
Read more...The Environmental Impact of Housing and Heating
Good news on the climate change front: some easy fixes to housing would have an impact.
Read more...Geopolitical Rivals Are Key Suppliers of West’s Green Energy Materials
Opposie! The West increasingly needs critical materials from countries against which we have escalated, particularly for green energy.
Read more...Has the Energy Transition Hit a Wall?
The much-touted green transition is flagging due to rising materials costs.
Read more...Risks of Fracking Are “Real and Growing,” Report Warns
More evidence that fracking is not good for humans and other living things.
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