| Mar 27, 2025 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured$2,200 for the year: That’s the utility bill that almost broke me. You’ve probably heard the statistic that most Americans can’t afford a $500 emergency. But hardly anyone talks about how electricity bills have become that emergency for families like mine — and all...
| Sep 11, 2019 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedA few years ago, I had a cupcake problem. I’d go to the cupcake store almost daily and I’d eat at least one cupcake, sometimes more. At the same time, I wanted to lose weight, or at least stop gaining it. So I kept looking up information about diets and superfoods,...
| Mar 14, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthThere currently is a cavernous lack of leadership in our federal government on tackling climate change. Fortunately, cities, states, universities, and some businesses have stepped up to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and grow our renewable energy. But there’s...
| Jan 24, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyIt’s common knowledge that our political system is awash with money. And that money, despite some flimsy legal barriers, comes with strings attached. One coal baron’s efforts to set an entire administration’s energy agenda are the perfect case study....
| Aug 9, 2017 | Economy / BusinessBefore air conditioning, even presidents had to suffer. In the summer months, Abraham Lincoln used to ride a horse every evening from the White House to a cottage at a higher elevation four miles away. There he’d join his family in an attempt to escape the...
