China is spending $75 billion or more each year for the next ten years to build a clean economy. The country is in the clean tech race to win it. Is the U.S.?
The New York Times’ Ross Douthat relies on a set of arguments against the pursuit of a clean economy that have little basis in fact and mainly defend the untenable status quo. The overall pitch has two main parts: (a) promoting a clean economy through the use of market mechanisms like cap-and-trade is a perversion of free markets…(b) going green will cost jobs and hurt the economy. Let’s look at both ideas.
After a long weekend of family and sun, centered around our annual rite of Americana, I’ve been thinking about what a modern declaration of independence would look like. What is the modern tyranny that controls our lives?
‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility
