The latest data points to a refining market power problem that will endure even after the Strait reopens.
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When the Establishment Goes MAGA
Senator David McCormick and his wife, Dina Powell McCormick, once normie Republicans and still an “it” couple, have written a book on mentors. The wildly successful duo had powerful ones from the pre-Trump GOP.
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To Save the Planet, Divide and Conquer
Democrats make progress on climate change when they set business lobbies against each other.
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Late Corporatism
Picture, if you will, a baby alligator. Big round eyes, little scaly snout, row upon row of adorable miniature baby teeth—don’t you just want to take it home, cuddle it, feed it live prey while watching nature documentaries on the couch? No? Okay, fine, but bear with me. That precious little creature—it’s not an alligator. […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
We Have Met the Climate Enemy, and He Is Us
It’s about time we grapple with the ultimate inconvenient truth.
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Big Oil’s Big Nightmare
Fossil fuel companies are scared to death that carbon pricing efforts could be implemented in places like Washington state.
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On Climate, the Courts Are Closed
The only path to a stable climate future lies in the consolidation of political power among climate hawks, not futile lawsuits.
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An Honorable Life, With Honor in Death
David Buckel made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of protecting the only planet we call home.
Posted inPolitical Animal
March for the Ocean on June 9. Vote for the Ocean on November 6.
At the end of the day, the most important march is the one that ends at the ballot box. No disrespect to Bill McKibben and David Helvarg, who are calling upon Americans to head to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 9, to protest the Trump administration’s offshore drilling schemes. As both men note, there’s plenty […]
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Do You Like Your Planet Regular, or Extra Crispy?
Fifteen years ago today, just weeks after George W. Bush invaded Iraq in a war for oil, Princeton University Professor Michael Oppenheimer wrote a column for the New York Times in which he observed: [T]he global warming issue, and particularly America’s handling of it, has become a central geopolitical concern. Speaking at a delicate moment […]
