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Sustainability

John Stossel is seen next to a sign that says "E.S.G." | Stossel TV

ESG

Why Companies Are Ditching ESG

Many have started to recognize a need to focus on their core business rather than virtue-signaling.

John Stossel | 1.22.2025 4:15 PM

Electric Rivian truck being a potential disappointment | Illustration: Lex Villena

Electric cars

Will Electric Cars Disappoint Environmentalists?

Mark Mills and Rosario Fortugno debate the future of electric vehicles.

Gene Epstein | 10.20.2023 1:45 PM

An illustration showing an electric vehicle under the word 'Disappointment?' | Illustration: Lex Villena

Electric cars

Gas Cars vs. Electric Vehicles: A Soho Forum Debate

Will electric cars disappoint environmentalists? Mark Mills and Rosario Fortugno debate.

Gene Epstein | 10.18.2023 6:00 PM

A green electric vehicle seen on display in China | Cfoto/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Electric cars

Politicians Say They Want To Fight Climate Change. So Why Are They Fighting China on Electric Vehicles?

Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.

Veronique de Rugy | 9.7.2023 4:20 PM

AlienDreamstime | Zishan Liu | Dreamstime.com

Extraterrestrials

Alien Civilizations Either Self-Destruct or Transcend to 'Homeostatic Awakening,' Argues New Study

And one or the other is likely our fate too.

Ronald Bailey | 5.24.2022 3:55 PM

Free Market Environmentalism

How Markets Make Economic Growth Sustainable

Market-driven dematerialization is the unsung environmental success story of the 21st century.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.30.2022 4:42 PM

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Science

Humanity and Wild Nature Will Likely Both Be Flourishing in 2100

Human ingenuity is enabling us to get ever more goods and services from fewer and fewer resources.

Ronald Bailey | 12.22.2020 6:00 AM

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Sustainability

Green Building Practices May Have Contributed to the Grenfell Fire

The local government put "sustainability" ahead of safety.

Christian Britschgi | 6.22.2017 11:30 AM

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Economic Growth

Is Economic Growth Environmentally Sustainable?

Economic growth and environmental renewal go hand-in-hand.

Ronald Bailey | 12.16.2016 2:00 PM

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Malthusianism

Modern Malthusians Still Wrong: New at Reason

Economic growth and environmental renewal go hand-in-hand

Ronald Bailey | 12.16.2016 2:00 PM

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Sustainability

Hooray for Factory Farming!

It's is good for the environment and it feeds people too.

Ronald Bailey | 9.26.2016 3:00 PM

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Farming

First Farm Run Entirely by Robots to Open in Japan

The fully automated indoor farm will produce 30,000 heads of lettuce per day.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.28.2016 1:02 PM

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Policy

Maryland Man Fined $50 for Picking Berries in Park

A Maryland man received a $50 ticket for picking raspberries. The ticket charged him with "destroying/interfering with plants to wit: berries."

Baylen Linnekin | 8.29.2015 8:00 AM

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