Tag: Policy
Space Solar Power Will Inevitably Trump Trump’s War On Solar Power
The space solar field is emerging from science fiction to fact, regardless of US energy policy favoring fossil fuels.
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Taxing Fossil Fuel Profits
A fair and effective tool for Europe’s energy transition Fossil fuels still account for around 70% of the EU’s energy consumption, leaving it heavily dependent on imports and exposed to price shocks. In 2024 alone, the EU spent more than €375 billion on fossil fuel imports, while fossil fuel companies made €180 billion … [continued]
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Locked Out of Green Finance: What’s Holding Truckmakers Back?
European truckmakers pledge a zero-emission future, yet green finance remains marginal in funding the sector’s transition. The European truck industry faces growing competitive pressure. Chinese manufacturers are scaling up electric truck production rapidly and expanding in the global market. European truckmakers commit to battery-electric vehicles, but production expands too slowly to win … [continued]
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Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration Opening Millions of Acres of Protected Public Lands to Mining
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior announced today it would revoke two public land orders to open more than two million acres of public lands in Alaska to drilling and mining. In an announcement late Friday afternoon, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued an order rescinding two land withdrawals north of … [continued]
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Advocates Call on California Attorney General, LA District Attorney to Investigate AI Astroturf Campaign
LOS ANGELES — Environmental and public health advocates are calling on California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman to investigate an AI-powered campaign that allegedly submitted public comments attributed to residents without their consent to oppose Southern California clean air standards. The extent of the AI … [continued]
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