The Breakthrough Blog
Your destination for short, pragmatic commentary on the news of the day as well as our thoughts on wicked problems of all stripes.
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Winner Winner Chicken(less) Dinner
How a $15 Million Prize is Driving Needed Alternative Meat Innovation Read more →
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Minor Improvements to a Misdirected Approach to Livestock Biotech
This May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted updated guidance for developers applying for regulatory approval of intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals. The first… Read more →
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Congress Must Seize the Opportunity to Pass the Energy Permitting Reform Act
by Nikki Chiappa & moreThis Bipartisan Deal is Sure to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment Read more →
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The EPA Must Update Its Nuclear Waste Disposal Standards
by Adam SteinBTI and a Coalition of Organizations Support EPA Revisions Read more →
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New Livestock Biotechnology Guidance Misses the Mark
Few improvements in FDA’s oversight after years of revision Read more →
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TerraPower Asks the NRC for a Construction Permit
by Leigh Anne Lloveras & moreWill the first commercial advanced reactor in the US be in Kemmerer, Wyoming? Read more →
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Two Modernities, Two Ecomodernisms
Love and the Death of Environmentalism Read more →
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When Science Journals Become Activists
Spinning climate data to fit a policy agenda undermines public faith in science Read more →
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Between DoE and Breakthrough
American Environics and the Strategic Values Project Read more →
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Make Carbon-Free Hydrogen with Nuclear Energy?
Tax Agency Drafts Impractical Rules Read more →
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The Death of Environmentalism, Prescient and a Portent
Ecomodernism and Technological Realism After Two Decades Read more →
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How I Became an EJ Advocate
Environmental Justice Beyond Pollution, Then and Now Read more →
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The Death of Environmentalism at Twenty
by Jim Proctor & morePerspectives from Senior Fellows and Others Read more →
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Another Perspective on Regulation
Sometimes, It Takes a Miracle Read more →
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"To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists say…"
One of the most oft-repeated phrases in the climate discussion is also one of the most vacuous. Read more →
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Welcome to “National Parks Monopoly”
Glacier National Park costs $400. Joshua Tree costs $60. Read more →
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What Are Conservation Innovation Grants?
by Lalitha Shan & moreCIGs Explained: How USDA-funded conservation projects and on-farm trials are advancing innovation Read more →
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With Winter Comes Extreme Cold, but Does Climate Change Make it Worse?
The science (and common sense) says no. Read more →
