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    The Clean Water Act was a staggering bipartisan achievement. Now Trump is gutting it | Blan Holman

    The Clean Water Act was a staggering bipartisan achievement. Now Trump is gutting it This is the single largest loss of clean water protections that America has ever seen – and the timing couldn’t be worse ‘The administration’s redefinition would leave millions of acres open for destruction – wetlands that buffer communities from storms, serve […] More

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    Donald Trump and Elon Musk Invent the Wheel

    No one can claim that US president Donald Trump lacks empathy for at least some of the downtrodden. Interviewed by CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump responded to a question about Elon Musk. Given all that Musk has been through in recent times, Trump acknowledges that the poor fellow deserves the pity […] More

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    The Countries Addicted to Coal

    Scott Morrison is the prime minister of Australia. Over the past few months, parts of his country have gone up in flames. Hundreds of homes have been lost in widespread bushfires, and a number of Australians have lost their lives in the inferno. Apparently, the catastrophe at home did not trouble the prime minister. He spent his vacation […] More