Environment: Mandatory energy assessment before a home sale
More opportunity for fraud and corruption.
EVs: EVs have minimal to no impact on carbon emissions
Past estimates said EVs provide minimal benefits to carbon emission reductions.
Government: How a $105M solution became a $2.6B boondoggle
Incompetence runs amok in Portland's new water plant project as a $105M solution grows into a $2.6B boondoggle.
Climate: Eliminating cattle might not reduce animal methane emissions
Study finds that in certain grass and range lands, eliminating domestic animals led to an increase in wild herbivores, negating presumed methane reductions.
Solar: Why solar panels do not make sense for every home
This is a fair assessment.
Autos: Plugin hybrids fail to deliver full benefit in real world usage
Study shows that PHEV owenrs operate their vehicles as PHEV electric vehicles far less than was assumed by the EPA. Many never plug into an outlet.
Climate: Predicting the future rarely goes well
Predicting the future seems to rarely work out well. An expert climate prediction from 2000 falls apart and the expert is no longer talking to the media.
Climate slush: Portland proposes spending climate fund on sports
Portland proposes to spend their climate tax slush fund to fund sports entertainment for a billionaire business owner.
Climate: Experts say we need to ban meat and dairy
Another study says we must ban meat and dairy products. 'Cuz grazing animals produce methane from their digestive system. Eliminating grazing animals might not make a difference...