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Bodegraven Netherlands farm

Dutch Plan for Organic Farming Underwhelms

The money is a drop in the bucket compared to overall farm subsidies.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 25, 2022January 16, 2023
Netherlands wind turbines

Americans, Dutch See Tradeoff Between Climate and Wildlife

Green energy kills birds and toads.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 13, 2022November 21, 2022
Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Taxed and Regulated, Now Subsidize, Chips and Energy

It would have been cheaper to deregulate both industries.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 14, 2022January 8, 2023
Netherlands farm pigs

More Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis

There is no cabal.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 3, 2022October 4, 2022
Netherlands

The Netherlands’ Farm Crisis, Explained

One in three Dutch livestock farmers could lose their business.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 12, 2022October 4, 2022
Olaf Scholz

Germany Exports Its Energy Failures

Earthquakes in Groningen, dirty coal mines in Poland and leaky Soviet-era gas pipes in Russia.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 5, 2022March 4, 2022
Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant Finland

EU Is Right to Label Nuclear Power Green

It’s one of the cleanest forms of electricity generation.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 6, 2022February 15, 2022
Berlaymont Brussels Belgium

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: EU Climate Edition

The EU was long accused of not doing enough against climate change. Now it is doing too much?

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 28, 2021June 20, 2022
France train

What’s in France’s New Climate Law

Policies affect farms, food, transportation and urban planning.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 22, 2021November 11, 2021
Supreme Court The Hague Netherlands

Judges Need to Know Their Place

When judges behave like politicians, they weaken the judiciary.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 13, 2021November 5, 2021
France cow

The EU’s Farm Deal, Explained

The third rail of European politics gets (the beginning of) a green makeover.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 1, 2021November 12, 2021
Poland coal plant

Poland Needs EU Support to Meet Climate Goals

But it also has a responsibility of its own to stop burning coal.

Nemanja PopovicNemanja PopovićOctober 4, 2019August 26, 2022
Angela Merkel Emmanuel Macron

Arguments For and Against Macron’s Mercosur Threat

France threatens to hold up a trade deal unless Brazil does more to fight forest fires.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 24, 2019February 4, 2022
Russian Arctic tanker

How Climate Change Will Be the Biggest Geopolitical Crisis of the Century

Global warming will force hundreds of millions of Africans to flee, forcing the West to make some tough choices.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlMarch 30, 2017November 21, 2021

The Day After Tomorrow in Morocco

Morocco is a fitting place to host the United Nation’s annual Climate Change Conference.

Joseph ShupacJoseph ShupacNovember 11, 2016July 31, 2020

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