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5 Powerful Herbal Medicines You Can Make at Home

I’ve talked to so many people who tried the “herbal medicine” thing and went quickly back to pharmaceuticals because the herbal remedies “didn’t work.” And I understand why that happened. We’ve been conditioned to assume medicine works instantly—that they get rid of our headaches, cure our sinus infections, or get rid of our yeast infections […]

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Why Direct Air Capture Won’t Replicate the Solar Revolution

The remarkable cost declines in solar photovoltaic (PV) and lithium-ion batteries over the past several decades have fueled optimism in the climate policy and investment community, with many hoping direct air capture (DAC) technologies might follow a similar trajectory. Policymakers, investors, and industry proponents frequently draw analogies between DAC and … [continued] The post Why […]

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Ignoring Reality: Tony Blair Institute’s Dangerous Climate Mirage

Recently I published a scathing assessment of the recent Tony Blair Institute whitepaper which claimed net zero was dead and that only direct air capture and nuclear could save us. As a result, Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid invited me to join them on Redefining Energy to tear into Blair, … [continued] The post Ignoring […]

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What Does It Take To Move Formula 1 Teams Around The Globe?

Lando Norris held out to win the Formula 1 Grand Prix race on Sunday in Monaco. Most observers agreed that the new rule of two mandatory pit stops bunched up the pack rather than eliminated a parade of cars along the narrow principality roads. Once the 78-lap race — the … [continued] The post What […]

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Clean Energy Just Put China’s CO2 Emissions into Reverse for 1st Time

For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth. The new analysis for Carbon Brief shows that China’s emissions were down 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 and by 1% in … [continued] The post Clean […]

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30 Years Later: The Port That Turned Batteries, Data, and Wind into New Profit

By the time a port reaches the twenty-year mark on a thirty-year decarbonization roadmap the engineering problems are largely solved and the hard infrastructure is mostly in place; what remains is equal parts disciplined execution, digital finesse and opportunistic scaling. This logical progression builds upon the successful groundwork established in the … [continued] The post 30 […]

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