Blog/Commentary
Hydrogen Stocks: Unstable, But Potentially Explosive, Too | Kiplinger
I'm quoted in this Kiplinger article: Green hydrogen is in its relative infancy, making related stocks quite volatile. But long-term investors can use that to their advantage.
Politics
The People v. Donald Trump - The Atlantic
The evidence for a possible criminal case against the former president is piling up.
20 Ways the Supreme Court Just Changed America - POLITICO
A range of thinkers on the future of abortion post-Roe in America — and how that will affect everything else.
Alternative Energy
Biden Administration Offers an Offshore Drilling Plan. Likely Backers: Very Few. - The New York Times
The five-year plan for America’s coastal waters, required by law, risks angering both the fossil fuel industry and environmentalists.
Tesla is killing coal and gas plants with Megapack batteries — Quartz
Tesla has stepped up the pace of its utility-scale battery projects, and its Megapack installations in 2022 will help power utilities shut down coal- and natural gas-fired power plants.
Climate Change
Heat, hurricanes and climate change spell a summer of disaster
How climate change is turning summer into "the danger season."
Transportation
Icons of Italian Automotive Style Struggle to Go Electric - The New York Times
Ferrari and Lamborghini are trying to design battery-powered cars that inspire the same devotion as their costly internal combustion models.
Science
Life on Mars: What if NASA actually finds it? - Vox
If there was life on Mars billions of years ago — even just microbial life — it could change our understanding of how life begins.
B Corp/Responsible Business
Grift Capitalism: The GOP’s Brilliant Strategy For Ripping Off Ordinary Americans
As people like Mr. Pence seek to weaponize ESG for political purposes, they are creating a system of Grift Capitalism. This will hurt the very people whose interests they say they are serving, all for political gain. And make it even harder for these people to deal with climate change.
Culture
Opinion | Nearly every American has a foreboding the country they love is losing its way - The Washington Post
What does our national portrait look like on this Independence Day?
How America’s Summer Vacation Came Back Stronger Than Ever - WSJ
Data show Juneteenth and workcations encourage more frequent and longer family getaways, even as business travel remains depressed.
24 charts that show we’re (mostly) living better than our parents
Ignore the haters: living standards have improved a lot since the 1980s.