Category: ESG (environmental

Americans Like Wind and Solar in Theory, Dislike Them in Practice, Study Reveals

February 8, 2023
Business & MarketsChinese miningeconomic policiesenergyESG (environmentalfossil fuelsrenewables subsidiesUSWind and solar
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A recent report by the Brookings Institution claims that “the American public overwhelmingly favors renewable power.” While this may be true in theory, when Americans experience the reality of it, they don’t seem to like it much at all. Brookings, which sees local resistance as an impediment to overcome, concedes that “even though people like…

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Rush to Renewables a Risky Gamble for America’s Electric Grid

January 12, 2023
Business & Marketselectricity gridenergyESG (environmentalgreen energy policiespublic utilitiesUS
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Government policies are pushing ever more Americans on to the U.S. electric grid even as the climate-change experiment makes the grid increasingly unstable. In August, Massachusetts joined California, New York, and Washington in passing laws to restrict the use of oil and gas in new home construction. Several states have also set dates for banning…

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Federal Agencies Become ESG Activists

November 7, 2022
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News Analysis House Republicans produced a 1,000-page report on Nov. 4 detailing how the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have shifted their focus toward targeting conservative Americans who protest at abortion clinics and parents who protest at school board meetings. But the politicization of federal law enforcement is just the tip…

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The Big Lie of Woke Capitalism

July 5, 2022
Business & MarketsBusiness ColumnistsESG (environmentalOpinionsocial and governance)stakeholder capitalismThinking About ChinaViewpointswoke capitalism
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Commentary Apparently, the “woke left” in America is a big fan of free market capitalism and investing. At least, that’s what Slate’s Andrew Petillon would have us all believe in his recent article, “The Republican War on ‘Woke Capitalism’ Is Really Just a War on Capitalism.” That is nothing more—and nothing less—than a well-constructed lie….

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