First, let’s talk about subsidies. The US government provides both direct financial support and tax advantages for several sectors of the economy in effort to promote economic development, spur innovation, protect industry from foreign competition or support social...
In March, President Trump signed an executive order directing his EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, to can the Clean Power Plan. In early October, Pruitt did just that, announcing his agency was rescinding the plan. We knew this was coming. But, whenever an agency...
“Greenland is an excellent, vast natural lab. By virtue of its size, it becomes important,” said Jason Box, PhD, and professor in glaciology at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. This lab, roughly three times the size of Texas with about 80% of its mass...
BOULDER, Colo. – October 10, 2017 – Protect Our Winters (POW), the leading climate nonprofit in the outdoor industry, is thrilled to announce that Mario Molina has joined the team as executive director. An avid alpinist, snowboarder, mountain biker, guide, and life...
On October 3, the Senate released its draft budget. And, like every bill these days, it included a somewhat random provision: open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) up for drilling. Their goal? To drill our public lands to offset the $1.5 TRILLION in debt the...
