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The Energy 202: Democrats slammed Biden on climate change. But what would a ‘middle ground’ even look like?
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote there is “no ‘middle ground’ when it comes to climate policy.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) condemned politicians seeking “a middle-of-the-road approach to save our lives.” Both standard-bearers…
Biden’s 2020 Rivals Attack Him From the Left on Climate Change
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s 2020 rivals and a group of progressive environmental organizations are attacking him as being weak on climate change, a sign of the central role global warming is shaping up to play…
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: After Trump tweet, GM reveals talks for sale of Ohio plant
[E&E subscription required to read this article.] General Motors Co. is in talks to sell an idled auto-assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, to an electric truck maker, GM confirmed yesterday after President Trump claimed in a tweet…
Was Joe Biden a climate change pioneer in Congress? History says yes
Joe Biden may not be the most progressive candidate in the crowded Democratic primary field. But one thing is for certain: Among 2020 presidential candidates, he has the longest legislative record on climate change. In fact…
Pelosi takes easiest path on climate. Will she do more?
The climate bill that House Democrats plan to vote on this week wouldn’t reduce a single ton of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, it aims to keep the United States in the Paris climate accord by barring President Trump…
Biden to challenge Democratic climate hawks with ‘meat and potatoes’ approach
Joe Biden might not be known as the most hardcore climate change hawk, but he is the Democrat best suited to build a broad coalition to address the problem, supporters say. “Biden is going to talk about climate change…
Beyond the Green New Deal: Another climate cause is dividing Democrats
Democrats running for president have debated the Green New Deal for months, but a separate demand from climate advocates to aggressively restrict fossil fuel extraction is exposing new fissures within the field of primary…
Warren sets climate litmus test with call to ban drilling on public lands
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s, D-Mass., promise this week to ban all new oil and gas drilling on federal lands and waters on her first day in the Oval Office sets a new litmus test for Democrats running for president in 2020. “Sen. Warren…
Democrats Can Repair Free Enterprise—or Destroy Themselves
The U.S. economy is chugging toward a new record for longest expansion, and middle-class families, finally, are seeing decent wage gains. Yet our political leaders, as if stuck in a time warp, keep peddling a bleak narrative…
Tesla Just Made It Harder to Buy Its Cheapest $35,000 Electric Car
Tesla Inc. is making it more difficult to buy the $35,000 version of the Model 3 sedan that used to be viewed as pivotal to its growth. The electric-car maker announced another series of changes to its lineup and pricing…
The U.S. Is Losing the Global EVs Manufacturing Race
If you were asked to list the top three electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, Tesla would most likely come to mind first, along with perhaps Chevrolet and Nissan after that—two out of three of those being U.S. companies…
CAMPAIGN 2020: Is fracking out of gas as a hot-button Democratic issue?
As the nation’s natural gas production booms, Democrats eyeing the White House may find themselves in a fracking fight. The fossil fuel has been called a “bridge” that could wean the nation off coal and help curb climate change…
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Democrats look to shield tax credit from Trump
[E&E subscription required to read this article.] Democrats this week unveiled a flurry of legislation to extend the electric vehicle tax credit, which President Trump has targeted for elimination…
Democratic Green New Deal Defectors Chart Their Own Climate Path
As the founder of a company that turns industrial emissions into energy, Sean Casten turned a career spent fighting climate change into the centerpiece of his successful campaign for Congress. But don’t expect the first-year…
America’s Green New Deal needs copper, but is there enough?
[Financial Times subscription required to read article.] The plan’s requirement for so much metal shows that it is not based on material reality…
Trump slashes DOE programs Perry likes. What’s going on?
[E&E subscription required to read article.] Yesterday, Energy Secretary Rick Perry touted the national labs as President Trump proposed slashing the Office of Science by more than $1 billion. It was one of several energy…
Bloomberg had success against coal, but faces tougher challenge with oil and gas
Former New York City mayor and climate change crusader Michael Bloomberg faces a tougher challenge in his new goal of fighting oil and gas than he had in his successful efforts shuttering coal plants. Bloomberg announced…
Oil and gas advertising spree signals industry’s dilemma: New campaigns show persistent focus on fossil fuels even with shift towards renewables
[Financial Times subscription required to read article.] It has been nearly 20 years since BP launched its “beyond petroleum” advertising campaign, which included a new sunburst logo and a plethora of videos about…
Inslee faces daunting 2020 challenge: To ‘get Americans excited’ about climate change
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launched a 2020 run for president Friday making a bet untested in American politics: that a single-issue platform of fighting climate change can win. He kicked off his campaign with a launch video…
No, the Green New Deal doesn’t aim to end air travel, as Florida Sen. Rick Scott says
After U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., unveiled the Green New Deal, Republican critics said it would eventually ground air travel. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., outlined his opposition to the Democrats’ Green New Deal…
The Energy 202: Democrats slammed Biden on climate change. But what would a ‘middle ground’ even look like?
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote there is “no ‘middle ground’ when it comes to climate policy.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) condemned politicians seeking “a middle-of-the-road approach to save our lives.” Both standard-bearers…
Biden’s 2020 Rivals Attack Him From the Left on Climate Change
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s 2020 rivals and a group of progressive environmental organizations are attacking him as being weak on climate change, a sign of the central role global warming is shaping up to play…
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: After Trump tweet, GM reveals talks for sale of Ohio plant
[E&E subscription required to read this article.] General Motors Co. is in talks to sell an idled auto-assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, to an electric truck maker, GM confirmed yesterday after President Trump claimed in a tweet…
Was Joe Biden a climate change pioneer in Congress? History says yes
Joe Biden may not be the most progressive candidate in the crowded Democratic primary field. But one thing is for certain: Among 2020 presidential candidates, he has the longest legislative record on climate change. In fact…
Pelosi takes easiest path on climate. Will she do more?
The climate bill that House Democrats plan to vote on this week wouldn’t reduce a single ton of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, it aims to keep the United States in the Paris climate accord by barring President Trump…
Biden to challenge Democratic climate hawks with ‘meat and potatoes’ approach
Joe Biden might not be known as the most hardcore climate change hawk, but he is the Democrat best suited to build a broad coalition to address the problem, supporters say. “Biden is going to talk about climate change…
Beyond the Green New Deal: Another climate cause is dividing Democrats
Democrats running for president have debated the Green New Deal for months, but a separate demand from climate advocates to aggressively restrict fossil fuel extraction is exposing new fissures within the field of primary…
Warren sets climate litmus test with call to ban drilling on public lands
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s, D-Mass., promise this week to ban all new oil and gas drilling on federal lands and waters on her first day in the Oval Office sets a new litmus test for Democrats running for president in 2020. “Sen. Warren…
Democrats Can Repair Free Enterprise—or Destroy Themselves
The U.S. economy is chugging toward a new record for longest expansion, and middle-class families, finally, are seeing decent wage gains. Yet our political leaders, as if stuck in a time warp, keep peddling a bleak narrative…
Tesla Just Made It Harder to Buy Its Cheapest $35,000 Electric Car
Tesla Inc. is making it more difficult to buy the $35,000 version of the Model 3 sedan that used to be viewed as pivotal to its growth. The electric-car maker announced another series of changes to its lineup and pricing…
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