Utility customers could save $5 billion per year by 2030 if the U.S. prioritizes clean energy over a fossil-fuel heavy approach to meeting record electricity demand from data centers and other large […]
China’s Coal Habit Is Outpacing Its Clean Energy Boom
A recent social media post from a meteorologist with a large following made a claim that deserves a closer look. The post argued that it is a myth that China is responsible […]
Solar is Powering America’s Next 250 Years
From the earliest days of our founding to the industrial revolution, from rural electrification to the interstate highway system, Americans have always met big challenges by building the tools, technologies, and infrastructure […]
Stop Trying to Make an “EV Gas Station”
Recent headlines have fixated on ultra-fast EV chargers that can add hundreds of miles of range in the time it takes to refuel a gas car. Automakers are touting ever-faster charging speeds. […]
China Just Made Electric Trucks A Freight System, Not A Vehicle Category
China’s new electric heavy-truck target is not interesting because another government wrote down a 2030 number. It is interesting because the target is tied to the system around the truck. The Ministry […]
The Next Oil Rally Could Be Driven by Stockpile Buying
The war in the Middle East has cost the world over a billion barrels in cumulative supply losses. Yet luckily, China had built a reserve of about the same size before the […]
C’mon N’ Ride It – Common-Carrier Rules Shape Liquids Pipelines, But Open Seasons Remain Crucial
Liquids pipelines operate quite differently from their gas-pipeline cousins. They are regulated under a different law than gas pipelines, plus they face broader competition. As a result, they enjoy more flexibility in […]
Runaway – What’s Behind the Soaring Price of the D4 Renewable Identification Number?
The price of the D4 Renewable Identification Number (RIN) has increased by 130% so far in 2026, accompanied by a 60% increase in the price of soybean oil and other renewable feedstocks. […]
Waymo Shares Stunning Safety Update
Waymo has been tracking its safety statistics closely, of course, and even sharing them with other researchers and the public to allow for independent evaluation of how well it’s doing. The short […]
The Microfinance Debate Is Missing the Point
For too long, policymakers, economists, and investors have focused on whether microfinance actually helps people, reducing a complex issue to a meaningless yes-or-no verdict. The most important questions concern how loans are […]
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