He is scrupulous about the water usage of his household of four in Berkeley. Two years ago, he insulated his home to make it more energy efficient and added drought-tolerant plants to his front yard. This is why he was surprised to open his water bill in October to find charges more than 300% higher …
This Bay Area man’s water bill suddenly skyrocketed to $1,300. He just wants to know why Read More »
A reported effort to get Sen. Joe Manchin’s (DW.Va.) license reform agreement on a defense spending bill is generating pushback from the left. Plus: North Carolina is experiencing power outages after an alleged attack and a cap on Russian oil prices goes into effect. It’s the night of energy and the environment, your source for …
Energy and Environment – Progressives Reject Permits in Defense Bill Read More »
Just a few small issues to fix. Photo: Eveleyn Hockstein (Reuters) The landmark Inflation Reduction Act is the largest U.S. contribution yet to meeting global emissions reduction goals. And the American allies are not happy about it. Certainly, they are happy to see that the United States is (finally) spending hundreds of billions of dollars …
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BBeyond the dirt roads and swamps of the Florida Everglades lies a narrow, unremarkable strip of land that has taken on outsized importance in the battle to save the state’s critically endangered panthers. Just 11 miles (18 km) long and a mile wide, Chaparral Slough occupies a forgotten corner of southwest Florida, where cattle roam, …
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Sheema Khan is the author of Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman. The notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter is no longer an obscure legal term. Thanks to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s recent use of Section 33 to prevent education workers from pressuring them – he invoked the clause, or threatened …
Opinion: The fall of Bill 21 in Quebec could come thanks to women Read More »
IIn the end, the recent shenanigans at the Cop27 meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh have at least ended up making modest progress on loss and damage: nations with high emissions agreeing to pay countries bearing the brunt of the climate chaos with which they had little to do with provoking. But, again, there was no commitment …
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