Letter For CleanTechnica’s CEO

Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:14:07 +0000

Zach, We have all seen it happen. The Supreme Court of the United States has declared that presidents are immune from prosecution when they are acting on official business. No guidance is given for how official business is defined. And we have heard Donald Trump declare that he will be … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Setting The Stage For Climate Policy And Promises

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:34:36 +0000

Four years ago, as the United States election cycle once again brought the presidency into contest in addition to the Senate and the House, CleanTechnica published a Presidential Climate Policy Report Card. It’s time again to contrast administrations. At the time, Trump’s and Pence’s climate legacy in office was clear, … [continued]

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Why Didn’t The Moderators Of The Biden-Trump Debate Dig Down On The Climate Crisis?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:19:59 +0000

On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump “debated” major issues that confront the US. I challenge the term “debate” because it was more of a “debacle” — the standing President couldn’t articulate his own policy issues, and the former president lied more than he represented truths. … [continued]

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Trump Promises Oil & Gas Execs Free Rein — If They Contribute $1 Billion To Campaign

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 12:42:17 +0000

Donald Trump has made a prophet out of Bruce Cain, a political scientist at Stanford. Four weeks ago, he told New York Times contributor Thomas Edsall that some of the conservative victories in campaign finance law — particularly Citizens United — have strengthened “the power of elected officials to coerce … [continued]

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If Trump Is Elected President, The US EV Tax Credit Could Be Dead — And EV Production Will Drop

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:56:46 +0000

I know, I know — it’s unfathomable that Donald Trump would be elected president again. That said, it was unfathomable … [continued]

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Spain & Donald Trump: Cleantech Leader & Laggard Of The Week

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:36:21 +0000

It’s an unusual edition of “Cleantech Leader & Laggard Of The Week” this week. We’ve got a country to highlight, not exactly for breaking news but rather for long-term improvement that has made itself more evident this past week. And then we’ve got a rather famous (or infamous) person. Let’s start with the bad news […]

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Before Trying to Overthrow Democracy, Jeffrey Clark Let Polluters Walk Free

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:03:32 +0000

If you had the opportunity to watch the fifth congressional hearing to investigate the January 6th attacks on our capital, chances are you heard one name spoken repeatedly: Jeffrey Clark. When I watched the hearing, the name rang a bell. This was the same Jeffrey Clark, who oversaw environmental enforcement during the Trump administration, an area of (lack […]

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Ford Sides With EPA On California Clean Air Standards. We Should, Too.

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:41:30 +0000

In 2019, we covered the awful situation between then-president Donald Trump and the State of California. For decades, since the Clean Air Act was enacted, the EPA allowed California and other states to have tougher emissions standards compared to the federal rules. But, for a variety of reasons, Trump wanted to strip California of that […]

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