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August 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Watch: Idiot J.D. Vance’s Speech Derails With Embarrassing Flubs
J.D. Vance was really struggling during his Michigan event.
June 2, 2021
Nick Martin
The Biden White House Is Strangely Calm About Our Burning Planet
Jennifer Granholm, John Kerry, and the rest of the Biden climate team consistently downplay how much we need to do.
December 23, 2020
Mike Pearl
The Green Fantasy and Messy Reality of Nuclear Power
Biden is flirting with the idea of rejuvenating the industry to help decarbonize the economy—and there are skeptics in spades.
September 15, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Biden Adviser Who Gives Climate Activists Nightmares
Ernest Moniz served as Obama’s secretary of energy. His ties to the fossil fuel industry have only deepened since then. Will Biden give him his old job back?
June 1, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump is preparing an actual bailout of the coal industry.
June 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Rick Perry says he wants an “intellectual” conversation about climate change. He’s lying.
May 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Why Are Environmental Agencies Celebrating Trump’s Devastating Cuts?
In curiously similar language, they claim his proposed budget would return them to their "core mission" and allow them to work more "efficiently."
May 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s pick to head DOE’s clean energy office does not appear to like clean energy.
March 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s budget is a middle finger to science.
March 2, 2017
Emily Atkin
A bunch of Democrats just voted to confirm Rick Perry as Energy Secretary.
January 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
Rick Perry didn’t know what the Energy Department was until about a month ago.*
December 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s Witch Hunts Are Having a Huge Chilling Effect
His intimidation of journalists, civil servants, and businesses is already doing incalculable harm to the public interest.
September 26, 2016
Brooke Seipel
Donald Trump’s environmental team is a climate change nightmare.
January 11, 2013
Molly Redden
Texas Has Created a Costly Roadmap for Defunding Planned Parenthood
August 21, 2012
Mark Muro
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Jessica Lee
Hubs of Manufacturing: Let’s Get Started
June 1, 2012
Simon van Zuylen-Wood
Rob Portman's Solyndra: Why is the GOP's VP Darling Begging For a Bailout?
January 25, 2012
Charles Homans
The Experiment
January 5, 2012
Mark Muro
Rep. Markey: Why Is America Rushing to Export Natural Gas?
December 19, 2011
Mark Muro
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Devashree Saha
ARPA-E and New Energy Hubs Escape Budget Battle
December 14, 2011
Mark Muro
Natural Gas: Reconsidering Exports
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