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Aug
27
COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism

COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism

Lately I've been looking through old emails from when I reported a lot on cleantech. It's
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Aug
18
Why Is Fairness Being Ceded to the Fossil Fuel Industry?

Why Is Fairness Being Ceded to the Fossil Fuel Industry?

I was talking to someone today who has been involved in the climate fight for decades and he said something
6 min read
Jul
21
Accountability Must Be The First Climate Solution

Accountability Must Be The First Climate Solution

Like a lot of people in the climate space, my mind has been spinning this week as I've
5 min read
Jul
14
Mea Culpas Are Great, But Climate Leaders Need to Model Real Accountability

Mea Culpas Are Great, But Climate Leaders Need to Model Real Accountability

This week, Christiana Figueres, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010-2016, key
5 min read
Jul
05
Revealed: UAE State Oil Company Planned Major "Green" Rebrand Ahead of COP28 Climate Summit

Revealed: UAE State Oil Company Planned Major "Green" Rebrand Ahead of COP28 Climate Summit

Leaked documents reveal Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, headed by Cop28 president, “increasingly aware of the reputational challenges posed by our brand name”.
5 min read
Jun
30
The Conservative Legal Strategy Goes Far Beyond the Supreme Court

The Conservative Legal Strategy Goes Far Beyond the Supreme Court

First things first: I am not a lawyer. Nor did I attend law school. I have, however, covered litigation quite
11 min read
Jun
23
Enabling Fossil Fuel Addiction: It's About More Than Money

Enabling Fossil Fuel Addiction: It's About More Than Money

A new climate case was filed this week. Multnomah County, the Oregon county that includes Portland, filed suit against several
9 min read
Jun
20
RAGA Joins the Anti-ESG Push

RAGA Joins the Anti-ESG Push

We've talked before on the podcast about the growing backlash against taking environmental, social, and governance or E
10 min read
Jun
17
Can COP Still Matter?

Can COP Still Matter?

The UN climate talks in Bonn this week, a preliminary round of negotiations before global leaders meet in Abu Dhabi
5 min read
Jun
09
The Real Free Speech Threat

The Real Free Speech Threat

Over the past few years requests for respectful speech and factual information have been recast as attacks on free speech
6 min read