Conservatives Water Down EU Nature and Farming Laws
Nature restoration becomes a required effort rather than an obligation.
Environment
Dutch, German Liberals Split on Climate, Sustainability
The Dutch center-right understand they can no longer cede climate policy to the left.
EU Proposals for Nature Restoration Spook Businesses, Farmers
Greens aren’t happy either. They don’t believe the proposals go far enough.
Dutch Government Mistakes Reagan’s Warning for Advice
If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Future of Farming Must Be a Mix of High and Low Tech
Gene editing and lab-grown meat to feed the world, regenerative farming to save the planet.
France Should Reconsider Veto to Electric Pulse Fishing
The alternative is shrinking the entire trawler fleet.
EU Plans for Hydrogen, Clean Tech and Mining, Explained
Europe’s answer to the American Inflation Reduction Act.
German Liberals Stab Dutch Liberal in the Back
The Free Democrats derail Jan Huitema’s plan for clean cars.
Dutch Plan for Organic Farming Underwhelms
The money is a drop in the bucket compared to overall farm subsidies.
Americans, Dutch See Tradeoff Between Climate and Wildlife
Green energy can kill birds and toads.
Democrats Taxed and Regulated, Now Subsidize, Chips and Energy
It would have been cheaper to deregulate both industries.
More Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis
There is no cabal.
The Netherlands’ Farm Crisis, Explained
One in three Dutch livestock farmers could lose their business.
Germany Exports Its Energy Failures
Earthquakes in Groningen, dirty coal mines in Poland and leaky Soviet-era gas pipes in Russia.
EU Is Right to Label Nuclear Power Green
It’s one of the cleanest forms of electricity generation.