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#58 - October 19 2021
The world is in the midst of a global energy shortage almost entirely due to a fossil fuel supply chain breakdown. Today we analyze where the battle lines are drawn and what the future holds for oil and gas.
#55 - September 17 2021
What do jet-setting stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and large polluting corporations have in common? The answer is Carbon Credits and today we explore this burgeoning practice and it’s future impact.
#54 - September 14 2021
A Carbon Tax has won widespread support from both conservatives and progressives. This excellent Boston Globe article, reprinted here with kind permission from the authors, explains why.
#52 - August 27 2021
To operate reliably during periods of extreme weather brought on by climate change, our aging, decentralized power grid needs an overhaul. Today we offer some suggestions of how that might be achieved.
#48 - July 10 2021
The 1970 Clean Air Act was a significant achievement but, in hindsight, it was flawed. Today we make the case for a different approach: rather than attempt to regulate emissions out of existence we need to make emitters pay to pollute.
#46 - June 15 2021
In a ground-breaking recent report, the International Energy Agency signaled the end of the fossil fuel industry. This week, we delve into the media and industry reactions to their monumental proclamation.
#40 - March 19 2021
Bill Gates, previously an advocate for nuclear power, focusses on other clean energy solutions in his new book: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. We look at what he champions now.
#34 - January 22 2021
As the massive changes and shifts in policy begin to take place in Washington, we take a look at the potential impact on both the environment and the markets.
#28 - October 9 2020
When Washington fails to act on climate, the states need to take matters into their own hands. It’s not politics, it’s economic necessity and good business. In MEMO 28 we examine the greatest example of this phenomenon: California.
#27 - October 3 2020
China is responsible for 27% of yearly global greenhouse gas emissions but President Xi Jinping just proclaimed his country will reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060. In MEMO 27, we investigate whether China is for real on climate.
#20 - July 29 2020
This week we analyze Joe Biden’s election plan for the Climate. We scrutinize the costs, examine where the money goes and probe where votes maybe won or lost.
#12 - May 5 2020
The future of the planet rests with Capitalism. But don’t take our word for it, listen to a panel discussion with some of the most knowledgeable people on the subject. This week’s MEMO 12 encourages you to click the link and hear their thoughts on Earth at the tipping point.
#10 - April 21 2020
This week, we discover why Grant Couch, a life-long fiscal conservative and influential lobbyist in DC, views global warming, not through his personal political leanings but through risk management and market-based solutions.
#9 - April 15 2020
Since 2005, production of Natural Gas has almost doubled and the price fallen more than 70%. This week’s MEMO 9 mines the details to discover if Natural Gas is actually the ‘bridge to renewables’ it’s made out to be.
#5 - March 14 2020
Both the Corona Virus and the Climate Crisis present existential threats to human existence. Only one has galvanized the world into action. This week’s MEMO 5 questions why?
#4 - March 7 2020
In this week’s MEMO 4 we interrogate a fundamental power generation question: do the costs and dangers of Nuclear power outweigh the benefits?
#3 - February 29 2020
What exactly is the Climate Crisis, what is the Greenhouse Effect and why are oceans rising and arctic ice melting? In this week’s MEMO 3 we attempt to explain it all as simply as possible.