In 2008, in the depths of the Great Recession, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for āinvestment that fights climate change, creates millions…
With a few honorable exceptions, Democrats have done little to resist Trumpās juggernaut or to present an alternative program to meet the…
As we have seen throughout this series, the Greentech revolution is transforming energy production and use worldwide. Along with its other advantages,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI), and data centers in particular, are generating an unprecedented resistance ā in Texas they call it the Texas Data…
Data centers are large warehouse-like structures filled with digital electronics that process artificial intelligence (AI). According to the International Energy Agency, āconventionalā…
The previous commentaries have described how people in cities, states, and communities have been expanding fossil free energy production and reducing energy…
In Trumpās America the Greentech Revolution is being waged from below. Although Trumpās attacks have slowed the advance of fossil-free technologies in…
While Trump conducts his war against Greentech, many US states are forging ahead with energy expansion based on sun, wind, and water.…
In the aftermath of Trumpās assault, the Greentech revolution in America is churning ā both stopped in its tracks and driving forward.…
President Trump signed the āOne Big Beautiful Billā (OBBBA) into law on July 4, 2025. The law rolls back many parts of…
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