Tag: Western
Op-Ed: “Wild East” Gamble — Why VinFast is Burning Cash to Reach the Stars
CleanTechnica is all for renewables and electrification. We exist to remind humans of the Earth and to rid it of smoke belchers, offensive energy generation, and climate deniers. Idealistic as we are, we are also grounded in the truth that this will never happen quickly enough, and will happen mostly … [continued]
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Sierra Club Statement on House Votes to Overturn Public Lands Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans have approved resolutions intended to undermine the protection of millions of acres of public lands in Alaska and overturning guardrails on coal leasing in Wyoming. In a series of votes Wednesday, House Republicans invoked the Congressional Review Act to disapprove land management plans related to … [continued]
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The history of taming the Great Black Swamp
This is an excerpt from the book “The Great Black Swamp: Toxic algae, toxic relationships, and the most interesting place in America that nobody’s ever heard of.” Available for purchase on November 11, 2025, by Belt Publishing.
“The Worst Road in America”
Disasters do not happen overnight.
The Electric VTOL Aircraft Industry Is Crashing
The recent collapse in eVTOL stock prices after the irrational blip in early 2025 is not an isolated event. It is the latest step in a long repricing of a sector that promised rapid disruption but has delivered slow progress, heavy burn rates, and no certified passenger aircraft in the … [continued]
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A Techno-Economic Assessment of Seabed Mining: American Samoa and Global Implications
Seabed mining has moved from the fringes of resource speculation into the center of debates about critical minerals, national strategy, and global environmental governance. Proponents frame it as an essential solution to future nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese supply, while opponents highlight the biological risks, the regulatory uncertainty, and the … [continued]
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