Category: Profiles

Stephen Hawking lived – and died – by and despite the numbers

The Challenger Disaster: What happens when politics overrides science

Today marks the thirty-third anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Eight years ago, I wrote this piece about the way …
Make Every Day Earth Day — Join The Cleantech Revolution!

Happy day after Earth Day! We’ve been celebrating this semi-holiday dedicated to the planet we live on (and keeping it …
Amy Klobuchar Needs To Learn Messaging — And Stop Trash-Talking The Green New Deal

One of the most disappointing things about centrist Democrats is the way they think they have to trash-talk Democratic policies …
Long-Delayed Vogtle Nuclear Plants Want To Delay Reporting How Much Longer They’ll Be Delayed

When centrists insist we need to build more nuclear power plants as part of the decarbonization push to prevent climate …
GOP Members Of Climate Solutions Caucus Lose Big In Blue Wave — Who’s Left, …

Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s Florida district is getting swamped by the rising seas of climate change. Likewise, he and half of …
Why are women CEOs rated more harshly than men? (The Hillary Clinton Effect)

This is a fact: there are a lot more men who are CEOs than there are women. This is also …