Renewables Surging Worldwide—But Going Backward in US Under Trump

Renewables Surging Worldwide—But Going Backward in US Under Trump

Despite US backsliding, solar and wind generated more electricity than coal worldwide for the first time this year Led by Chinese expansion, global adoption of renewable energy is accelerating, with the world’s wind and solar farms generating more electricity than coal for the first time this year—however, the US embrace of fossil fuels under President Donald […]

After Bombing Boats, Trump Tells Congress US Is in ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Cartels

After Bombing Boats, Trump Tells Congress US Is in ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Cartels

  “This is not stretching the envelope,” said a retired judge advocate general lawyer. “This is shredding it. This is tearing it apart.” President Donald Trump’s administration claimed that the United States is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels in a confidential notice to Congress this week intended to justify his deadly bombings of […]

Trump-Netanyahu Joint Remarks Ripped as ‘Litany of Lies… Not a Promising Foundation for Peace’

Trump-Netanyahu Joint Remarks Ripped as ‘Litany of Lies… Not a Promising Foundation for Peace’

One critic noted Trump’s plan for Gaza “contains numerous opportunities for Netanyahu to renege on his commitments, as he has repeatedly done in the past.” US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a peace plan to end the war in Gaza—but many critics were skeptical that anything good […]

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