What’s in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan?
How the $2 trillion in proposed spending breaks down.
Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feedstocks Update
(Wed, 31 Mar 2021) The U.S. Energy Information Administration release showing national monthly biofuels operable production capacity.
2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey Consumption Results
(Wed, 31 Mar 2021) <p>U.S. manufacturing is becoming more fuel-efficient and less labor-intensive since 1998. Manufacturing gross output grew by 12% while fuel consumption decreased by 16%. Labor productivity—measured as gross output divided by the number of employees—also improved by 62% in the same period. In addition, fuel intensity—measured as fuel consumption divided by gross output—decreased by 25% from 3.2 quadrillion British thermal units per billion dollars in 1998 to 2.4 quadrillion British thermal units per billion dollars in 2018.</p>
Biden to Pay for Infrastructure Plan With Corporate Taxes
The president will propose using the revenue from increasing corporate taxes to pay for eight years of ambitious spending on roads, bridges, utilities and other needs.
Infrastructure Bill Shows Biden's Readiness to Go Bid
In the face of enormous challenges — from the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout to climate change — the current president is outpacing the last two in early spending plans.
Democrats Look to Smooth the Way for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
House Democrats face hurdles to pushing through the president’s big spending plans, including Republican opposition and resistance from their own ranks.
Why Can’t Republicans Be Populists?
The establishment has been routed, but its economic orthodoxy rules.
Could the Pandemic Spell the End of U.K.’s High Speed Rail?
Critics say HS2, a $140 billion project sold as a green alternative to planes and cars, makes less sense than ever in a world where people work from home.
Biden Poised to Raise Taxes on Business and the Rich
The president’s infrastructure proposals are likely to require trillions of dollars in new tax revenue. They also give liberals a chance to address what they call the failures of Republican tax cuts.
Joe Biden Should Just Give It a Go
It’s not the old days. The G.O.P. is not your friend, Mr. President.