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The NLRB Is Now Aligned With Trumpsters — How Can The UAW Stand Strong For Workers’ Rights?

December 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, Democrats, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, green economy, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Republicans, Teamsters, uaw, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:05:37 +0000

Earlier this week, two US Senators blocked a Democrat’s attempt to hold a second term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In past years, that might not have seemed so serious. However, with once-and-future President Donald J. Trump already holding court from Mar-a-Lago, the Trumpsters’ effect on worker rights … [continued]

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Plugin Vehicles Cut CO2 Emissions 11% in US in 2023

November 29, 2024 admin clean transport, Democrats, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, fuel economy regulations, fuel economy standards, hybrid electric cars, phev, policy & politics, policy research, Republicans, research, us environmental protection agency (epa), us fuel economy standards

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:59:32 +0000

The US Environmental Protection Agency released a big report yesterday, the 50th annual Automotive Trends Report. This report analyzed fuel economy improvements in the US (focusing on 2023 model year vehicles), and it found that, thanks to policies pushing for better and better fuel economy, the country saw its best … [continued]

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Graph: The Enormous Increase in US Manufacturing Construction from Biden’s Green New Deal Policies

November 29, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Democrats, Electric vehicles, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Republicans, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:58:04 +0000

Democrats couldn’t say it, because “Green New Deal” supposedly became some kind of tainted and negative phrase (I’ll save my rant on how to win messaging battles like this for another day), but the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law combined to really basically become the “Green New Deal” … [continued]

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Should Democrats Abandon Florida?

November 13, 2024 admin climate change, Democrats, Florida, policy & politics, Republicans

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:43:22 +0000

Florida is famous for “Florida Man” news stories and memes, for the extreme heat frying people’s brains, and for more and more extreme Republicans taking over the state. When I was younger, it was a swing state in national elections— one of the key swing states. It seems that it’s … [continued]

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The One Core Reason Trump Won The Election

November 11, 2024 admin CAPITALISM, Democrats, Donald Trump, green economy, Inflation, policy & politics, Republicans

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:42:10 +0000

There are a lot of takes going around that try to explain why Donald Trump — despite all of this — won the election against Kamala Harris. Some of it has validity around the edges. Some of it definitely doesn’t. But when it comes down to it, this was a … [continued]

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Thanks, Biden — For $1 Trillion In Private-Sector Investment In US EV & Tech Economy

November 9, 2024 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Democrats, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research, semiconductor chips, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:46:29 +0000

I recall when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed. Immediately, that day, we started getting announcements of EV battery factories and battery-related factories. In coming days, weeks, and months, we also got news of solar panel factories coming to town, battery mineral refineries, and numerous other production facilities. … [continued]

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7 Huge Reasons Donald Trump Should Not Be President Again

October 31, 2024 admin air quality, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Democrats, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, ev charging, kamala harris, policy & politics, Republicans, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:47:06 +0000

It’s shocking that 70 people would vote for Donald Trump for president of the United States a second time around, let alone 70 million. Unfortunately, we are completely awash with misinformation and information echo chambers these days. We are not living in a shared reality in the United States — … [continued]

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Former Tesla Exec Explains NEVI Program & How Trump Favored An “America Last” Policy On EVs

October 31, 2024 admin clean transport, Democrats, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev tax credits, Joe Biden, policy & politics, Republicans, subsidies, tesla ev tax credit, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:31:49 +0000

Rohan Patel, former Vice President of Global Public Policy and Business Development at Tesla, has been superb at explaining policy matters as they relate to Tesla — both when he worked at Tesla and since he left. A couple of recent tweets from him caught my attention. I’ll start with … [continued]

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$474 Million for More Grid Resilience in USA

October 29, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, Democrats, grid, hurricanes, jennifer granholm, Natural Disasters, policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:55:53 +0000

After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton knocked out power for millions of Americans recently, grid resilience is top of mind. We need better grid resilience. In some places, electricity came back within a few hours. In others, it took a day or two. In places with poor grid resilience, it … [continued]

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The Economy Will Be Much Better For You Under Kamala Harris Than Donald Trump — Nobel Prize Winners Say

October 29, 2024 admin Democrats, Donald Trump, green economy, kamala harris, policy & politics, Republicans

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 02:45:17 +0000

The economy is often a misunderstood animal. It’s highly complex. That’s why you can spend 4 years studying it and still come out clueless. In fact, that might be more common than it’s not. However, when you get to Nobel Prize–winning economists, you can bet they understand things quite well. … [continued]

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