Category Archives: Global warming

The Climate Crisis, Rationing and Conscription

Has the time come for the brute force approach to combatting climate change of rationing.

This Obscure Energy Treaty Is the Greatest Threat to the Planet You’ve Never Heard Of

The Energy Charter Treaty lets fossil fuel companies to sue governments for taking action on climate change. It must be stopped.

Ilargi: But….Then There’s the [Lithium] Math

EV fans ignores the lack of enough lithium to meet projected sales with current technology. Will the next big thing arrive soon enough?

Housing and the American Dream: Is A House Still a Home?

Single-family home-ownership—elusive for many today—is an aspiration we ought to abandon.

The Internet’s Big Carbon Footprint Need Not Doom the Climate

Efficiency and renewable energy can help make the internet more sustainable.

Waste Watch: News from the U.S. and the Maldives

The Maldives and the U.S. are each grappling with managing their packaging waste; beware those who tout the EPR panacea.

Myanmar Coup and Fast Fashion: Sanctions Would Harm Poor Textile Workers

Last week’s military coup has reduced Myanmar’s attractiveness as a source of supply for the fast fashion industry.

Will 2021 Be the Year for the Right to Repair?

Will 2021 be the year that sees many states adopt a right to repair? Farmers may be the first to benefit, with digital consumers next.

Alabama to Get New Marine Sanctuary?

Just off the Alabama coast lies a unique submerged 60,000 year-old cypress forest. Legislation is pending to preserve it from marauders.

Ins and Outs of Congressional Review Act and Climate Change Rules

The Biden administration could use the Congressional Review Act to reverse Trump rulemaking. But it’s easier said than done.

Right to Repair: Saves Consumers Money, Promotes Local Jobs Rather than Global Supply Chains

U.S. PIRG resport says adopting broad right to repair provisions would save U.S. housholds money and promote local employment.

‘Transparency’ and the New EPA Pollution Rule: Ripe for CRA Overturn by the New Congress

The EPA enacted a contested rule on data disclosure and rulemaking. The new Congress willl likely invoke CRA procedures and overturn it.

Pikas Are Adapting to Climate Change Remarkably Well, Contrary to Many Predictions

Pikas may be resilient to cope with climate change than has previously been thought. Other environmental factorsalso diminish populations.