Green Economy

GM will not surpass Tesla this year in electric vehicle sales. GM has found it harder than expected to move away from fossil fuel cars and scale EV manufacturing.

Boeing has won a $425 million dollar contract from NASA to develop a working truss-braced wing aircraft which should use less fuel than todays airplanes.

The Biden administration released guidance Thursday showing that any electric vehicle would still be eligible for tax credits if leased despite the strict requirements for purchases.

Nuclear fusion firms see a flurry of investment after Dec.11 announcement of ignition by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory at a press conference in DC.

TerraPower, a venture founded by billionaire Gates said last year its $4 billion Natrium plant would be built in Kemmerer, a Wyoming town where a coal plant is set to shut in 2025.

The Biden administration sold offshore wind farm rights to mostly European countries for an area off the coast of California. Bids drew $757.1 million.

California, where Tesla is making its first of the Semi deliveries to PepsiCo, offers additional subsidies to trucking companies that buy electric vehicles.

The Inflation Reduction Act has riled European and Asian partners, who worry it violates principles of free trade agreed to under the World Trade Organization

EV Charging in the US has hindered electrical vehicle growth from Ford, GM, & others as consumers worry about driving range and a lack of superchargers.

Labor rule reverses Trump era rule making ESG investing more difficult. Whether ESG adds value or just promotes a socialist agenda is still hotly debated.

To reduce price of electric cars, caused by supply-chain snarls, soaring demand, and inflation, EV makers are switching to lithium-iron-phosphate batteries.

Coal miners and industry groups lambasted President Biden for his pledge last week to shut down coal plants 'all across America,' saying he was out of touch with Americans.

Companies, governments and individuals buy offsets, or allowances, to reduce their carbon footprints. Allowances, credits and offsets all refer to the same thing.

The green energy lobby made an aggressive push in August to ensure Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats' $739 billion climate and tax legislation.

ESG investing, including green initiatives, has hurt credibility of asset managers like BlackRock. Investors need better information to decide who to trust.

The Norwegian government agency responsible for energy supplies has issued a formal warning to a recently constructed wind farm after local reports that turbines were falling apart.

Top House Republicans are set to unveil legislation Thursday rivaling a Democratic proposal to streamline the federal energy project permitting process.

The California Air Resources Board held a public hearing on a proposal that aims to ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles in the state by the year 2035.

The World Economic Forum is calling for a reduction in ownership of private vehicles in attempt to counter global reliance on critical metals.

Biden's new obsession is the Environmental, Social and Governance, or ESG, rating system which uses backdoor channels to implement public policy.