From roof-top solar installers to the technicians upgrading your home HVAC and green-minded urban planners, more than 3.2 million Americans now work in “clean energy” as of the start of Read more
Tag: Environment
Here’s how the Inflation Reduction Act’s rebates and tax credits for heat pumps and solar can lower your energy bill
It’s not the prettiest, or even most fulfulling, part of upgrading a home. But more energy-efficient heating, cooling, power and water usage can net savings that really adds up for Read more
Biden to argue that Manchin-Schumer bill ‘will lower costs’ at event with CEOs, as Senate may be unable pass it this month
President Joe Biden is expected Thursday to talk up the benefits of Senate Democrats’ $739 billion healthcare, energy and tax package, with his comments coming at a virtual White House event Read more
Betting markets now see Democrats keeping their grip on Senate in midterm elections
The Democratic Party’s chances for keeping its grip on the U.S. Senate after November’s midterm elections are continuing to improve, with betting market PredictIt now putting them at 54% — Read more
0.25% or 0.33%? Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act wouldn’t lower prices by all that much, analysts say
The reviews are coming in for Senate Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and some analysts are suggesting the $739 billion healthcare, energy and tax package won’t actually reduce inflation Read more
Plastic waste is such a big issue, Estée Lauder is looking to space for help
It may sound like an unusual alliance: an Earth-orbiting space lab and a major comestics brand. But what draws the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of Read more
Democratic healthcare and climate package looks likely to become law, but SALT issue presents hurdle, analysts say
Key Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia made a surprise deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a $739 billion healthcare, climate and tax package, but will it Read more
Opinion: Agricultural plastic is just as harmful as ocean plastic
The first U.N. Ocean Conference in five years ended recently in Lisbon, Portugal, with Secretary-General António Guterres calling for a global commitment by businesses, governments and individuals to do more to preserve and protect Read more
Opinion: Here’s a harsh reality check on using trees and carbon capture to fight climate change
When politicians talk about reaching “net zero” emissions, they’re often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. What they don’t mention is just how much Read more
U.K. weather experts drew a heatwave map for 2050. It came true 28 years early
Two years ago, with meteorologists quickening the rate at which they try to warn the world of the perils of unchecked climate change, the U.K.’s Met Office — the official Read more