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What Does The Return Of The US Monroe Doctrine Mean For Cleantech?

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After the first three weeks that Trump 2.0 has been unfolding, with a mix of absurd ego, drill baby drill, radical loyalty requirements, elimination of soft power, purging of ‘enemies’ and devastation of science, it’s worth asking what the foreign policy tea leaves suggest for clean technology globally. It’s actually … [continued]

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The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors

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The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors

Abdullatif Ahmed was just 23 years old when he first stepped foot on the Medusa Challenger, a 1906-built Great Lakes bulk freighter.

“Before I came to America in 1990,” he said, “I had never even seen the sea.”

Born and raised in Juban, a rural district in southern Yemen, Ahmed was drawn to the Great Lakes by family history and opportunity.

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Trump Promised to “Drill, Baby, Drill.” Big Oil Won’t Let Him.

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The promise was simple. All those pesky regulations, limitations, and outright bans that were imposed on fossil fuel companies would be lifted by the mighty pen of President Donald Trump, allowing them to finally produce as much as they materially could — environment be damned — and, by virtue of … [continued]

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