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The Demise of the Internal Combustion Engine
The electric vehicle is one element of a system that will some day be less destructive to the environment than today’s system. California will get there first and will need to teach the world how to get the job done.
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from NYC’s Buildings
It is a massive effort to build the organizational capacity needed to make NYC’s buildings compliant with Local Law 97. Federal climate and infrastructure funds should be sought to subsidize the costs of this effort.
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Will You Protect the Trees or the Forest?
Some environmental groups are prioritizing local, smaller-scale conservation over the critical goal of combatting global climate change.
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Predicting the Future of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The transition away from fossil fuels will take a generation: it is a matter of decades, not days, weeks, months, or years. It requires understanding the problem’s scale and uncertainty and the role of the public and private sectors.
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Mayor Adams: Let’s Turn Abbott’s Cheap Political Stunt Into A Strategic Asset for NYC
The economic vitality of New York City is built on immigration. Let’s build on our immigrant tradition and figure out a workaround that enables new immigrants to get started here in New York.
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Individually, We Can’t End Climate Change. But That Doesn’t Mean We Shouldn’t Try.
Although one person can’t save the world, they can make choices that avoid making things worse.
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Environmentalism Isn’t Partisan — At Least It Shouldn’t Be
Conservatism and composting are not contradictory; the desire to take care of the planet is universal. Yet environmentalism is used too often as a weapon of identity politics.
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Energy Insecurity and the Price of Gasoline Are Promoting Renewable Energy
While fossil fuels will be needed for a generation as we transition to renewables, they will ultimately be driven from the marketplace by price, pollution, and the performance of renewable energy.
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It’s Essential to Act on Climate Emergencies, But a Mistake for Biden to Declare One
It’s important to clarify what a “climate emergency” means and then pursue actions.
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