Putting more climate philanthropy toward economic and racial justiceI talked with Abdul Dosunmu, who runs the Climate Justice Funders Pledge, about why BIPOC leadership is important to the climate fight, how transparency changes the behavior of foundations, and how to improve the relationship between environmental justice groups and big funders.
How big business sold America the myth of the free marketThe Big Myth, a new book from Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway, tells the story of how big business mounted a series of massive, well-funded propaganda campaigns to convince Americans of the value of unfettered, unrestrained markets. I spoke with Conway about it at an event for…
Why electrifying industrial heat is such a big dealA quarter of all energy humans use comes in the form of heat for high-temperature industrial processes. Industrial heat has long been considered "difficult to decarbonize," but a new class of thermal batteries promises to harness renewable energy to the task. I talk with one of…
Clean energy's yearly report cardEvery year, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy partners with BloombergNEF to produce the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, a compilation of charts, graphs, and statistics about the US clean-energy industry and where it's headed. I talk with the president of BCSE…
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