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Before the electric F-150, there was the Ranger EV
The birth, near-death, and lasting legacy of the Ranger EV, Ford's first electric truck POLITICO/E&E News, June 3, 2021 |
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Questioning the Covenant
Christian Zionism is at the height of its powers, but evangelical critics of Israel are finding their voice. Jewish Currents, Spring 2020 issue |
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As it fights for its land, one Palestinian village struggles to preserve its cultural heritage
+972 Magazine, July 17, 2019 |
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Before the electric F-150, Ford built a unicorn EV truck
POLITICO/E&E News, June 3, 2021 Twenty years before the electric F-150, Ford made about 1500 EV trucks. Then the company tried to take them back. This is the story of the birth, near-death, and lasting legacy of the Ranger EV, Ford's first attempt at an electric pickup. |
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'Free-for-all' used car export threatens climate goals
POLITICO/E&E News, May 20, 2021 Even if the Biden administration sets a deadline to sunset sales of gas-powered passenger vehicles, the export of used cars abroad could stall the global reductions needed to stave off catastrophic warming. |
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Biden wants to buy EVs. Are there enough cars?
POLITICO/E&E News, April 15, 2021 The Biden administration's plan to replace the federal government's fleet of cars and trucks with electric vehicles assembled in the United States could face a roadblock: supply. |
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POLITICO/E&E News
Before the electric F-150, Ford built a unicorn EV truck June 3, 2021
'Free-for-all' used car export threatens climate goals May 20, 2021 (syndicated in Scientific American)
Biden wants to buy EVs. Are there enough cars? April 15, 2021
Before the electric F-150, Ford built a unicorn EV truck June 3, 2021
'Free-for-all' used car export threatens climate goals May 20, 2021 (syndicated in Scientific American)
Biden wants to buy EVs. Are there enough cars? April 15, 2021
E&E News (Energywire)
Biden weighing 'deep' transition for coal November 11, 2020
"No shrinking violet." Meet Trump's surprise FERC pick August 4, 2020
FERC faces environmental justice reckoning July 31, 2020
Thousands of coal workers lost jobs. Where will they go? June 24, 2020
'Quick take' wars rage in Blast Zone with no end in sight May 27, 2020
How a GOP-backed plan threatens the Atlantic Coast pipeline April 24, 2020
Biden weighing 'deep' transition for coal November 11, 2020
"No shrinking violet." Meet Trump's surprise FERC pick August 4, 2020
FERC faces environmental justice reckoning July 31, 2020
Thousands of coal workers lost jobs. Where will they go? June 24, 2020
'Quick take' wars rage in Blast Zone with no end in sight May 27, 2020
How a GOP-backed plan threatens the Atlantic Coast pipeline April 24, 2020
States Newsroom
Voting by mail gains traction, but advocates warn it's not a 'panacea' April 13, 2020 (Georgia Recorder, Maryland Matters, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Florida Phoenix)
Health care workers using expired gear during pandemic and 'hoping for the best' March 27, 2020 (Florida Phoenix, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Arizona Mirror)
Minnesota's congressional delegation adapts to the new normal while delivering help to the people back home March 18, 2020 (Minnesota Reformer)
Pingree grills EPA boss on Trump's funding cuts, failure to regulate forever chemicals March 5, 2020 (Maine Beacon)
Advocates say Maine's higher rural infant mortality rate tied to economic insecurity February 24, 2020 (Maine Beacon)
'Let's just get it over the line.' Nevada Democrats vote to advance ERA February 14, 2020 (Nevada Current)
'It's a real loss for survivors.' Domestic violence law stalled in U.S. Senate January 22, 2020 (Iowa Capital Dispatch, syndicated: NBC 12.)
Voting by mail gains traction, but advocates warn it's not a 'panacea' April 13, 2020 (Georgia Recorder, Maryland Matters, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Florida Phoenix)
Health care workers using expired gear during pandemic and 'hoping for the best' March 27, 2020 (Florida Phoenix, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Arizona Mirror)
Minnesota's congressional delegation adapts to the new normal while delivering help to the people back home March 18, 2020 (Minnesota Reformer)
Pingree grills EPA boss on Trump's funding cuts, failure to regulate forever chemicals March 5, 2020 (Maine Beacon)
Advocates say Maine's higher rural infant mortality rate tied to economic insecurity February 24, 2020 (Maine Beacon)
'Let's just get it over the line.' Nevada Democrats vote to advance ERA February 14, 2020 (Nevada Current)
'It's a real loss for survivors.' Domestic violence law stalled in U.S. Senate January 22, 2020 (Iowa Capital Dispatch, syndicated: NBC 12.)
Jewish Currents
Questioning the Covenant Spring 2020 magazine
How Far Is J Street Willing To Go? November 6, 2019
Tradition Compels Us to Respond September 15, 2019
Ethiopian-Israelis Protest Police Violence in a Divided State July 12, 2019
Questioning the Covenant Spring 2020 magazine
How Far Is J Street Willing To Go? November 6, 2019
Tradition Compels Us to Respond September 15, 2019
Ethiopian-Israelis Protest Police Violence in a Divided State July 12, 2019
+972 Magazine
As it fights for its land, one Palestinian village struggles to preserve its cultural heritage July 17, 2019
Israeli army arrests 17 activists, two journalists in South Hebron Hills May 3, 2019
As it fights for its land, one Palestinian village struggles to preserve its cultural heritage July 17, 2019
Israeli army arrests 17 activists, two journalists in South Hebron Hills May 3, 2019
E&E News (Greenwire)
What do religion and concrete have in common? FEMA April 20, 2018
Move to open CRS reports spotlights agency's climate debate March 27, 2018
Record natural disasters spur mitigation windfall in omnibus March 27, 2018
Budget deal a windfall for mitigating sea-level rise February 9, 2018 (syndicated in Science Magazine)
Congress wants 'resilient' building. What does that mean? February 6, 2018
PUERTO RICO: 'You build castles in the sand, they will fall into the sea' January 24, 2018
PUERTO RICO: 'No one is exempt from the aftermath' December 18, 2017
Meet the eco-right pushing for a carbon fee November 1, 2017 (syndicated in Governor's Wind & Solar Coalition)
Whitehouse's floor soliloquies chug on. Is anyone listening? October 11, 2017 (syndicated in Environmental Health News)
How do you shift Republicans on climate? Be nice to them September 6, 2017
Group of Republicans looks to build climate voting bloc September 5, 2017
From pitched tents to melting ice: August recess, a history July 31, 2017
Republican Rep. Lamar Smith mum about his recent trip to the Arctic July 18, 2017
Ex-skeptic on Libertarian case for climate action June 16, 2017
COAL: 'This is our home. We don't want to live nowhere else' May 24, 2017
'Accountability' bill is personal for Portman, Heitkamp May 17, 2017
Congressional anti-rule push may live on after methane vote May 8, 2017
Trump acts fast to strike rules -- but what's the long-term impact? April 25, 2017
The man to talk to about regulations when your eyes glaze over March 31, 2017
Reformers dust off plans to review stale rules February 7, 2017
Reform advocates see worrying whole in Trump team January 24, 2017
How a stubborn utility and aging grid added to Puerto Rico's woes May 2, 2016
What do religion and concrete have in common? FEMA April 20, 2018
Move to open CRS reports spotlights agency's climate debate March 27, 2018
Record natural disasters spur mitigation windfall in omnibus March 27, 2018
Budget deal a windfall for mitigating sea-level rise February 9, 2018 (syndicated in Science Magazine)
Congress wants 'resilient' building. What does that mean? February 6, 2018
PUERTO RICO: 'You build castles in the sand, they will fall into the sea' January 24, 2018
PUERTO RICO: 'No one is exempt from the aftermath' December 18, 2017
Meet the eco-right pushing for a carbon fee November 1, 2017 (syndicated in Governor's Wind & Solar Coalition)
Whitehouse's floor soliloquies chug on. Is anyone listening? October 11, 2017 (syndicated in Environmental Health News)
How do you shift Republicans on climate? Be nice to them September 6, 2017
Group of Republicans looks to build climate voting bloc September 5, 2017
From pitched tents to melting ice: August recess, a history July 31, 2017
Republican Rep. Lamar Smith mum about his recent trip to the Arctic July 18, 2017
Ex-skeptic on Libertarian case for climate action June 16, 2017
COAL: 'This is our home. We don't want to live nowhere else' May 24, 2017
'Accountability' bill is personal for Portman, Heitkamp May 17, 2017
Congressional anti-rule push may live on after methane vote May 8, 2017
Trump acts fast to strike rules -- but what's the long-term impact? April 25, 2017
The man to talk to about regulations when your eyes glaze over March 31, 2017
Reformers dust off plans to review stale rules February 7, 2017
Reform advocates see worrying whole in Trump team January 24, 2017
How a stubborn utility and aging grid added to Puerto Rico's woes May 2, 2016
The Hechinger Report
Rising costs brings new focus on how exactly colleges set their prices February 1, 2016 (syndicated in U.S. News & World Report)
More people with autism are getting training for technology jobs November 15, 2015 (syndicated in Quartz)
Experts want to tackle college affordability by first defining "affordable," which is harder than it sounds November 9, 2015
New supports for first-gen students: Helpful or just a 'drop in the bucket?' October 26, 2015 (syndicated in the Miami Herald)
What Arne Duncan did to American education and whether it will last October 3, 2015
Can $25 million get 500 poor kids to and through college? One billionaire is trying October 1, 2015 (syndicated in U.S. News & World Report)
What happened with the $100 million that Newark schools got from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg? Not much September 8, 2015
Rising costs brings new focus on how exactly colleges set their prices February 1, 2016 (syndicated in U.S. News & World Report)
More people with autism are getting training for technology jobs November 15, 2015 (syndicated in Quartz)
Experts want to tackle college affordability by first defining "affordable," which is harder than it sounds November 9, 2015
New supports for first-gen students: Helpful or just a 'drop in the bucket?' October 26, 2015 (syndicated in the Miami Herald)
What Arne Duncan did to American education and whether it will last October 3, 2015
Can $25 million get 500 poor kids to and through college? One billionaire is trying October 1, 2015 (syndicated in U.S. News & World Report)
What happened with the $100 million that Newark schools got from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg? Not much September 8, 2015
Salon
"We are fighting for our lives": The little known youth movement rising against police brutality February 26, 2015
"We are fighting for our lives": The little known youth movement rising against police brutality February 26, 2015
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Tight Lipped podcast
Did I dream? May 20, 2020 (editorial support)
A Broken Optimism January 19, 2020 (editor)
The Trust Gap November 26, 2019 (editor)
Did I dream? May 20, 2020 (editorial support)
A Broken Optimism January 19, 2020 (editor)
The Trust Gap November 26, 2019 (editor)
Uptown Radio
It's Showtime November 2014
It's Showtime November 2014
essays & other writing
The Forward
My yearly Jewish Breakdown December 16, 2015
My yearly Jewish Breakdown December 16, 2015
