Tag: Climate Politics

Elon Musk’s Weird Excuse for Tesla’s Tumble: We’re Not a Car Company!

Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s director of autopilot software, elaborated that “unlike laptops and our cell phones,” self-driving cars’ computing power would be “totally under Tesla’s control. So it’s easier to distribute the workload across different nodes as opposed to asking users for permission on their own cell phones,” which Elluswamy called “very tedious.” Tesla chief financial […]

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What the Hell is Elon Musk Talking About?

Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s director of autopilot software, elaborated that “unlike laptops and our cell phones,” self-driving cars’ computing power would be “totally under Tesla’s control. So it’s easier to distribute the workload across different nodes as opposed to asking users for permission on their own cell phones,” which Elluswamy called “very tedious.” Tesla chief financial […]

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If Biden Wants Young Climate Voters, He Should Back a Gaza Ceasefire

Climate has been a core part of Biden’s appeals to young voters. Announcing a temporary pause on a natural gas export terminal permitting last year, Biden credited the “younger people” advocating a shift away from fossil fuels. Asked during a press call on Monday about the importance of winning over young voters, a top White House […]

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If Biden Wants Young Climate Voters, He Should Back a Gaza Cease-Fire

Climate has been a core part of Biden’s appeals to young voters. Announcing a temporary pause on natural gas export terminal permitting last year, Biden credited the “younger people” advocating a shift away from fossil fuels. Asked during a press call on Monday about the importance of winning over young voters, a top White House official […]

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Will New York’s Big Socialist Climate Policy Be Led by … McKinsey?

McKinsey’s role in everything from the opioid crisis to the Puerto Rican economy have generated considerable controversy and even cost them work with the federal government. Still, “the firm,” as it’s known, continues to play a major role in advising government agencies the world over, in some cases providing a rubber stamp for austerity plans […]

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Jamie Dimon Has Found a New Thing to Be Wrong About

Jamie Dimon is in the strata of rich guys whose opinions on just about anything are periodically deemed newsworthy. On any given week, a Google News search for the JPMorgan CEO will surface results regarding his thoughts on everything from artificial intelligence to the stock market and—this week—fossil fuels. In his annual letter to shareholders, […]

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Mike Johnson’s Proposed Ukraine Deal Is as Cynical as It Is Stupid

For a far-right Republican from Louisiana—a major oil and gas producing state that’s home to three of the country’s seven operational LNG export terminals—it’s not exactly surprising that Johnson would be looking for some excuse to boost gas; the highest-profile project held up by the deal, Calcasieu Pass 2, is in his home state too. […]

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