Archive - The Ecomodernist

America Makes The Wrong Steel For Its Transformer Supply Chain

A modern grid needs modern electrical steel

9 hrs ago • Ryan Alimento

Bioengineering the Ultimate Honeypot

Genetic engineering could help stop screwworm, crop pests, and chemical spraying

Aug 10 • Dan Blaustein-Rejto

The Public Power Anchor, Part II

A federal intertie for a new generation

Aug 7 • Fred Stafford

Decoupling Syndrome

A Review of "The Earth Said Remember Me" by Jason Mark

Aug 3 • Alex Trembath

July 2026

The Public Power Anchor

Abundance Transmission Without Stealth Deregulation, an Essay in 2 Parts

Jul 31 • Fred Stafford

Home Upgrades Can't Power Data Centers

The Naive Analysis Behind Residential Retrofit Maximalism

Jul 27 • Seaver Wang, Ryan Alimento, and Alex Trembath

U.S. Wildfire Mitigation Funding Hit New Highs in 2024, Now What?

We Need More Than Just Funding to Reduce Catastrophic Wildfires

Jul 24 • Emily Bass

A Podcast With Lauren Teixeira and Eric Biber

Jul 22 • Lauren Teixeira

1:18:25

Global Shifts in Plant Biotech Regulation

How the US and EU Are Rewriting the Rules of Agricultural Innovation

Jul 21 • Emily Bass

A Practical Climate Test: Clean Cooking for the World’s Poor

A recognition of Kirk Smith and his refusal to prioritize climate change over the needs of the world’s poor

Jul 17

Why I Oppose Solar Geoengineering

How the climate catastrophist horseshoe could become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Jul 15 • Ted Nordhaus

America’s Nuclear Order Book Is Large and Growing

Over 70 GW of new demand is in the pipeline, much of it for small and non-light water reactors from hyperscalers

Jul 13 • Joy Jiang

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