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Moshe Wander

Feb 17
3 min

A Bipartisan Bill Without a Vote

Even When Democrats and Republicans Come Together to Solve America’s Energy Challenges, the Bill Dies in Congress

Moshe Wander

Feb 8
3 min

Manchin's Choice

In the eyes of many political observers, the most likely defector from any Democratic bill will be West Virginia’s Joe Manchin. If he oppose

Moshe Wander

Jan 25
2 min

A Building Fit for the Climate

As part of his ambitious climate plan, Joe Biden wants to retrofit millions of buildings to make them energy efficient. If passed, the Bi...

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Moshe Wander

Jan 11
2 min

Banking on Fossil Fuels

How Climate Change Could Cause Another Financial Crisis

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Moshe Wander

Dec 14, 2020
3 min

The Nuclear Option

Too many people fear a nuclear meltdown to make the widespread adoption of nuclear power possible.

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Moshe Wander

Nov 30, 2020
3 min

What is a Carbon Tax and Will it Work?

Unless polluters are held accountable for their emissions, carbon capture technology is a saving grace.

Moshe Wander

Nov 16, 2020
2 min

Bipartisan Support for a Smoke Screen

Even When Congress Comes Together to Pass a Climate Policy, It’s a Step Backward

Sustainable Technologies for a New Tomorrow

John Kellet

Nov 9, 2020
3 min

Sustainable Technologies for a New Tomorrow

A look at how a few researchers around the world are exploring different ways to capture and sequester CO2.

Moshe Wander

Oct 27, 2020
3 min

The Green New Deal in Limbo

Joe Biden’s Climate Plan is Ambitious, but That Doesn’t Mean That It Will Go Anywhere

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Going Green... or not: Restarting the Economy After a Pandemic

Moshe Wander

Oct 20, 2020
2 min

Going Green... or not: Restarting the Economy After a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the economies of both Europe and the United States, but the two have not responded equally.

Lessons from COVID-19: Why State Lawsuits Can’t Save the Planet

Moshe Wander

Oct 12, 2020
3 min

Lessons from COVID-19: Why State Lawsuits Can’t Save the Planet

The lack of leadership from the federal government during the pandemic foreshadows the impossibility of a state-led green future.

Environmental Policy's Political Pendulum

Moshe Wander

Oct 5, 2020
2 min

Environmental Policy's Political Pendulum

As US presidents change, environmental regulations seem to take one step forward and two steps back.

Foreign Competition Drives American Oil into the Ground

Moshe Wander

Sep 28, 2020
2 min

Foreign Competition Drives American Oil into the Ground

Even When America Develops Fossil Fuels at Home, Foreign Countries Can Drive Them into the Ground

The Tortoise & the Hare: China Races Ahead in Green Energy While the USA Naps

Moshe Wander

Sep 21, 2020
3 min

The Tortoise & the Hare: China Races Ahead in Green Energy While the USA Naps

Even When Economic Security is at Risk, America Can’t Beat China in the Green Energy Race

Moshe Wander

Sep 15, 2020
3 min

Money for Mars, but None for Earth

How President George W. Bush took one small step for Mars and one giant leap backwards for Earth.

Moshe Wander

Sep 8, 2020
3 min

Putting the "F" in Effort: The NDAA

The NDAA is our best effort in recent years to curb carbon emission and impacts just 1% of America’s energy consumption

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Moshe Wander

Aug 31, 2020
4 min

Bidding "Adeiu" to the Paris Agreement

How Trump set climate progress back by withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement

Moshe Wander

Aug 24, 2020
3 min

The Political Power Behind Coal

Yes, Coal is Awful, But Its Replacement Isn’t Much Better

States vs. Federal Government: California's Clean Air Act preemption waiver

Moshe Wander

Aug 17, 2020
4 min

States vs. Federal Government: California's Clean Air Act preemption waiver

Even When a State Fights Back, The Federal Government Plans to Pump Millions of Unnecessary Tons of CO2 in the Next Decade

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The Past, Present, and Future of the Clean Air Act

Moshe Wander

Aug 8, 2020
4 min

The Past, Present, and Future of the Clean Air Act

America’s biggest environmental success story was half a century ago—and it’s being rolled back

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