Today on TAP: Greenhouse gas emissions are a clear and present danger to American society.
Climate Crisis
Posted inPolitics
How Policy Got Done in 2022
To understand the Democrats’ big climate and health care bill, you must go back decades.
Posted inPolitics
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Left It Vulnerable to Hurricane Fiona
When a place is controlled by a government in which it has no representation, it will be abused.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Problem With Emission Reduction Models
They are partially based on what even some of the modelers acknowledge are faulty data, particularly on methane.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Permitting Reform Is a Decoy for Ramping Up Gas
A new Manchin-Schumer deal is being marketed as a clean-energy hack, but it’s mostly about gas exports.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Europe’s Energy Crisis
Is there a solution anytime soon? And what are the spillover effects on the U.S. and the global economy?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy
The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.
Posted inTAP
The Climate Threat to Centuries of Tradition
Today on TAP: It’s here, right now, even with the best policies—and we are far from pursuing those.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Biggest Permitting Reform Would Be More Money
Changes to permitting rules pale in comparison to actually funding the agencies that carry those reviews out.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
To Save the Climate, Hire More Civil Servants
Either we pay for more people to fix the climate crisis, or we pay for more cleanup after routine natural disasters.
