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Republicans in House Who Don’t Want Clean Energy Tax Credits Cut Look to Senators to Save Them

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As we’ve pointed out repeatedly, clean energy and electric vehicle production tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 passed by Democrats disproportionately benefit states and districts controlled by Republican Congressmen. It really doesn’t make sense to kill policies that are supporting tens or hundreds of thousands of … [continued]

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How Minor Metals Could Cause Major Electrification Bottlenecks

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In the discourse around global electrification, much of the attention is mistakenly drawn to the purported shortages of primary metals such as lithium and cobalt. As I’ve argued extensively elsewhere, including in critiques of the flawed models by Michaux and Cathles, these scenarios vastly overstate scarcity due to extreme and … [continued]

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Texans Love Their Wind Power, Even If Trump Doesn’t

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The Republicans have done the unthinkable. Wind power has resurrected many farms and ranches and their communities in Texas, but all-hail-the-king, Trump-kissing Texas lawmakers have supported bills in the Republican-held legislature that, if passed, would undo years of work that raised Texas to the level of clean energy stardom. There … [continued]

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