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Journalist writing about climate solutions at Newsweek's Better Planet. Also, you should read "Appalachian Fall," available from Simon & Schuster.
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Why Austerity Is Necessary

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By Jeff Young
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Austerity is under attack again, with Cyprus about to enter a program. Critics charge that austerity is self-defeating because it depresses growth, pushing up the debt/GDP ratio. However, austerity is a necessary (although far from sufficient) condition for countries with low national savings Indeed, there is some evidence that austerity is beginning to have positive effects.
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Why Red States Are Octopus Energy’s New Clean Power Garden

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By Jeff Young
| Mahoning Matters Verified
Octopus Energy has quickly become a major power provider in the United Kingdom since its launch in 2016 and now serves millions of customers in 18 countries. Relying on a high-tech approach to managing energy demand, Octopus offers clean energy at competitive prices. Given its green-energy mission, when the company first came to the U.S. in 2020 you might have expected it to land in California or Massachusetts-places where the politics favor clean power and climate action.
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Offshore Wind Takes a Blow From Trump’s Attacks on Clean Energy

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By Jeff Young
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President Donald Trump's orders to halt permits for new offshore wind projects appear to be taking a toll this week as one wind project lost a key investor, and a major wind power company replaced its leadership amid slumping stocks. "The sector's outlook is very gloomy," Morningstar Senior Equity Analyst Tancrede Fulop told Newsweek via email. Trump has long been critical of offshore wind, frequently making the false claim on the campaign trail that wind projects kill whales.
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