Lyft is hosting an event on the climate crisis, when it’s one of the largest drivers (literally) of transportation-related emissions.
Climate Crisis
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Climate Crisis and the White Working Class
Does it really matter to these swing voters? You bet it does.
Posted inGreen New Deal
The Technical Path to Zero Carbon
It’s a lot closer than many skeptics think.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Morocco and Gambia: The Unlikely Global Climate Leaders
The nations of the world gather in Madrid today for the opening of the U.N.’s 2019 Climate Conference. Smaller countries, particularly those already affected by the climate crisis, have been the ones most insistent on the need for urgent action. A couple of them have also unexpectedly led by example. Of all the countries that […]
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Biggest Threat to Financial Stability Is the Climate
A new paper makes the case that financial regulators are ignoring the significant risks from a warming planet and even from efforts to green the economy.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Warren Buffett Is Not the Answer to California’s Energy Grid Problems
Governor Gavin Newsom has floated that America’s billionaire should buy PG&E. Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Flummoxed! Asked About Infrastructure, Larry Kudlow Pleads Ignorance
The president’s chief economic adviser comes up short in remarks to infrastructure leaders in Washington.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Private Utility Companies Keep Merging and Merging
A reported deal between PPL and Avangrid would create an East Coast energy giant with over 13 million customers. That could be bad for ratepayers, and the climate.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Biggest Rogue States of the Climate Crisis
China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia have come in well behind the greenhouse gas emissions goals the world needs to stave off the worst effects of a warming planet.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Canadian Voters Have a Lesser-of-Two-Evils Choice in Upcoming Election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in deep trouble long before the blackface scandal erupted. His Liberal Party’s prospects have not improved. But the Conservative Party isn’t doing much better.
