Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Makes Everyone Look Terrible
Banking is a critical form of public infrastructure that we pretend is a private act of risk management,
How Big of a Climate Betrayal Is the Willow Oil Project?
The world wants to have it both ways on fossil fuels
6 Cities on 5 Continents That Are Reimagining Urban Life
What we can learn from creative city initiatives, from Sydney to Paris.
Issues in Focus: Inflation Reduction Act Cases in the AEO2023
(Thu, 16 Mar 2023) <p>We present alternative cases to the <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2023</em> (AEO2023) that vary the level of tax credits clean energy projects qualify for under the IRA. The IRA offers a base investment and production tax credit that can be increased if projects are domestically produced, meet labor requirements, or are located in energy communities (former brownfield sites, areas with above-average unemployment rates, or areas that rely on fossil fuel industries for employment or tax revenue).</p>
30-Minute Trip to La Guardia? Forget About It.
The AirTrain to the airport, a pet project of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was killed after its projected cost spiraled.
Biden Budget Routes $1.2 Billion to Big Transit Projects in New York
The money, which was previously allocated in the infrastructure bill, will go to the Second Avenue Subway extension and new Hudson River train tunnels, two of the most long-awaited transit projects in the region.
Residents Near Bakhmut Struggle to Get Food as Fighting Continues
Ukrainian forces continue to defend the eastern city, Bakhmut, against brutal Russian attacks that have knocked out basic utilities including gas and water.
China’s Economy Will Expand About 5 percent, A Cautious Target
Last year China’s economy grew 3 percent, one of its worst performances. Now leaders are expecting a revival, but it will rely partly on public spending.
Algeria County Analysis Brief
(Thu, 02 Mar 2023) Algeria is a major crude oil and natural gas producer in Africa and has been a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since 1969, about 10 years after Algeria first began producing crude oil. Algeria imports very little energy as its domestic consumption is met by its own oil and natural gas production, which is heavily subsidized. Natural gas and oil account for almost all of Algeria's total primary energy consumption.
This Is Not How Pete Buttigieg Wanted to Visit Ohio
There are many different ways to be lonely.