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    Jobs are the wrong target for the energy transition

    Jobs are the wrong target for the energy transition

    Everyone wants jobs, and with a low-carbon energy transition underway, they especially want energy jobs. Is this a good idea?
    Go to the profile of Eli Dourado
    Eli Dourado
    Jun 22
    The key to Biden’s 30x30 is private land

    The key to Biden’s 30x30 is private land

    Why is it so important for conservation?
    Go to the profile of Megan Jenkins
    Megan Jenkins
    Jun 15
    The digital divide, digital equity, and the nature of the problem

    The digital divide, digital equity, and the nature of the problem

    This post is the second in a series of four posts. It diagnoses the problem inherent in the digital divide.
    Go to the profile of Will Rinehart
    Will Rinehart
    Jun 3
    Technology
    Competing for people

    Competing for people

    Getting the U.S. off the bench and in the game
    Go to the profile of Josh T. Smith
    Josh T. Smith
    May 25
    Crises are times of non-complacency

    Crises are times of non-complacency

    Why we get so much innovation when we get ourselves into trouble
    Go to the profile of Eli Dourado
    Eli Dourado
    May 11
    Out of the weeds and into the skies

    Out of the weeds and into the skies

    Going broad on commercial drone regulation
    Go to the profile of Caden G Rosenbaum
    Caden G Rosenbaum
    May 7
    Immigration
    How local policy matters for immigrants

    How local policy matters for immigrants

    Immigrants should be able to trust the police
    Go to the profile of Rachel Idso
    Rachel Idso
    Apr 1
    Farmers, dreamers, and a path forward for immigration policy

    Farmers, dreamers, and a path forward for immigration policy

    Legal immigration prevents illegal immigration
    Go to the profile of Josh T. Smith
    Josh T. Smith
    Mar 16
    America can live up to its promise

    America can live up to its promise

    Let the persecuted come
    Go to the profile of Josh T. Smith
    Josh T. Smith
    Feb 16
    Environment
    Reducing bureaucratic touchpoints in market-based regulation

    Reducing bureaucratic touchpoints in market-based regulation

    Lessons from the renewable fuel standard
    Go to the profile of Arthur R. Wardle
    Arthur R. Wardle
    May 27
    Is the sun setting on rooftop solar?

    Is the sun setting on rooftop solar?

    How public policy can keep up with the rapid advances in solar technology
    Go to the profile of Brian Isom
    Brian Isom
    May 17
    Banking on a brighter conservation future

    Banking on a brighter conservation future

    How conservation banks can help
    Go to the profile of Megan Jenkins
    Megan Jenkins
    Apr 22
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