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Why American Workers Should Welcome Chinese Investments
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (297+ words) The New York Times is apparently worried that President Trump will mistake China for a friend, and it has been engaging in a blitz to stop him from establishing a partnership with China." On the first day of Trump's visit…...
Fanon's Rainbow: The Lithium Under Appalachia
1+ week, 5+ day ago (390+ words) [Image: Van Gogh, The Potato Eaters, 1885 " insert here from Wikimedia Commons, public domain] It wasn't the worst day at that office. The worst day was when a woman came in with a number tattooed on her forearm. She was filing…...
Modest Gain, Major Headwinds: The Energy Transition at the Crossroads
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1251+ words) Counterpunch This past November, the United Nations annual Emissions Gap Report found modest progress in the fight against global warming over the past year. Yet there was even a reported catch to that small piece of decent news, namely, the…...
Renewable Energy in the USA: Stupid is as Stupid Does
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) A 2008 Scientific American cover story, "A Grand Plan for Solar Energy," outlined how the US could free itself from foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 using solar power: "The energy in sunlight striking the earth for 40 minutes is…...
China is Greening the Global South
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (455+ words) Image by Sonika Agarwal. But Net Zero Needs $7 Trillion/Yr But, "Net Zero" is the costliest endeavor in human history. According to an extensive study by Bloomberg NEF, it requires a staggering $7 trillion a year in renewable investments to achieve…...
A New Ally Against Excessive CEO Pay: Pope Leo
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (555+ words) In his first interview since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV fielded a question about the polarization that is tearing societies apart around the world. A significant factor, he said, is the "continuously wider gap between…...
China's Electric Vehicle Influence Expands Nearly Everywhere, Except the US and'Canada
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (559+ words) In 2025, 1 in 4 new automotive vehicle sales globally are expected to be an electric vehicle " either fully electric or a plug-in hybrid. That is a significant rise from just five years ago, when EV sales amounted to fewer than 1 in 20 new…...
Inflexion Point: Renewable Energy Is Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (260+ words) Not that they can stop the march of history, but given that we are already out of time, the US, the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases and one of the wealthiest countries in the world, can certainly worsen our…...
Inside the MAGA Mind: Musk Could Apologize to Trump, But Not to the American People
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (584+ words) Elon Musk put his tail between his legs and apologized to Donald Trump. In a tweet on X, Musk said, "I regret some of my posts about President @real Donald Trump last week. They went too far." For those who…...
Musk's Deadliest Legacy
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (607+ words) Elon Musk has left the White House, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. But of all the actions Musk and President Trump set in motion before their recent rupture, nothing will hurt more people around the world than…...