Category Archives: Infrastructure

Keystone XL Developer Abandons Pipeline Project

In an apparent victory for environmentalists, the developer of the Keystone XL pipeline has pulled the plug on the project.

The Front Lines of Climate Change: Cyclone Yaas and the Sundarbans

Cyclone Yaas smacked India and Bangladesh in late May. Its most severe impact was on the Sundarbans, the vast delta the two countries share.

Sputtering About Crypto and the US Pipeline Ransomware Attack

You can hear the silence about the role of crypto in the Colonial Pipeline and a growing spate of ransom demands.

Stock Buybacks Stand in the Way of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

Hedge fund managers are pushing U.S. firms to play Wall Street games instead of investing in technologies of the future.

Nomi Prins: To Build or Not to Build? The Infrastructure Question

For all sorts of bad reasons, American has a huge infrastructure spending backlog. But can we even do the job well?

Why the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance Is Essential for U.S. Survival

Maintaining and reviving manufacturing capacity in key insutries is vital to preserving jobs and ensuring U.S. survival.

Wolf Richter: Signs Are Everywhere: Businesses Have Changed Permanently as a Result of the Pandemic

The pandemic has caused many shifts in how businesses operate: permanent and many are positives and should have happened a long time ago.

New Report: U.S. Dams, Levees Get D Grades, Need $115 Billion in Upgrades

Heavier precipitation caused by climate change is straining aging flood-control systems throughout the U.S.

America Needs New Infrastructure to Survive, But Will Biden Deliver?

What will come of Biden’s grand infrastructure plans? And will they be as green as he promised?

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

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

“Build Back Better” Needs an Agenda for Upward Mobility

Why Biden’s “Build Back Better” could make a big difference for what was once the American middle class….charitably assuming he meant it.

A Hard Look at Rent and Rent Seeking with Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar

An in-depth discussion of financial capitalism versus earlier models and the Chinese and Russian approach, with a focus on the role of rent.

China Retrenches on Belt and Road Initiative as Defaults Rise

More on “Whither China?”

Insurance Companies Flag “Driver Disengagement” as Factor in Robot Car Safety

The irony of automation….

The Problem With California’s Electric Dream

Even with a 15 year runway, California’s electric vehicle plans don’t look achievable.