Coal mines contributed to climate change. Now, climate change is making it harder to sue coal companies for negligence.
Energy & the Environment
Posted inPolitics
Public Service Commissions Power the Midterms
In states such as Louisiana and Georgia, upcoming public service commission elections are slated to determine how data center developments work with utility companies.
Posted inTechnology
The Residents Forced to Choose Amid Ohio’s Tech Boom
They must decide whether to sell their land for data centers or other facilities, without the transparency to determine if they’re getting a good deal.
Posted inTAP
A Perfect Economic Storm
If Trump needed one more calamity less than three weeks before the election, the financial house of cards is tottering.
Posted inPolitics
Downvoting Data Centers in Maine
During the final debate between Troy Jackson and Susan Collins, a contrite protester puts the issue back on the table.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump’s Great Gift to Chinese Automakers
First, he took away GM and Ford’s EV subsidies. Then he drastically jacked up the price of gas and diesel.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Commodity Traders Rake In Cash During Trump Administration
A new report reveals that the industry’s significant increases in lobbying expenses are paying off.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Crude Awakening
A reviled ‘boligarch’ and his right-wing adversaries are engaged in a low-level war, but the only people who will feel the impact are the Venezuelan people.
Posted inTAP
The Political Economy of Diesel
Trump is trying every possible short-term trick to cut diesel prices. None of it will work; he might as well command the tide to recede.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
In Alaska, Senate Candidates Claim the Oil Industry Creates Local Jobs. It Doesn’t.
The state’s own data shows an increasing number of oil and gas industry jobs have been going to nonresidents.