This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal government provides a wide range of subsidies to boost the production and consumption of biofuels. Over several decades, Congress has enacted special tax breaks, direct grants, government-backed loans…
Corals in the Pacific Ocean have been dying at an alarming rate, particularly from bleaching brought on by increased water temperatures. But it’s not too late to act, says TED…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Midwest needs a strategic clean energy development plan that implements smart policies and practices to capture readily achievable environmental, public health and economic development benefits. This sustainable development strategy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Trump is likely getting an earful in Paris over his extrication of the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement earlier this year. But our withdrawal will be meaningless unless…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From Richard Epstein’s recent excellent article “Containing Climate Change Hysteria“: As the Wall Street Journal has noted, the level of carbon efficiency in the United States has improved vastly in the last decade…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hey there, Elon Musk. We need to have a little talk. I understand that you’re very worried about what artificial intelligence could mean for our future. Here’s a…list of just…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prices for solar and wind are coming down dramatically, putting such technologies within reach of some of the poorest people in the world. At the same time, basic household lighting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Will the arrival of robotic cars lead to the blissful end of traffic? Or will they instead put drivers out of work and clog our streets more than ever before?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Following the president’s executive order to open the Atlantic to offshore drilling, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is set to permit five companies to begin seismic airgun blasting—an old…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About a year ago, educators at Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center in Berkeley Heights pursued a grant to welcome a young Australian Labradoodle into their classrooms. At the forefront…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the year 2037, non-autonomous vehicles will be as much of a curiosity as riding a horse is today, tech billionaire Elon Musk says. Musk also says that the rapid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Water is elemental. Without it, nothing can grow. And without safe water, children may not survive. Children without access to safe water are more likely to die in infancy —…