Articles by Josh Harkinson
Josh Harkinson is a staff reporter at Mother Jones.
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The real lesson from the flaming Tesla video
It's hard for companies to stake their success on radical innovation.
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Taxpayer subsidies helped Tesla Motors, so why does Elon Musk slam them?
Silicon Valley has always relied on the government to jump-start innovative businesses -- no matter how much it clings to the go-it-alone narrative.
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Official Texas review: “Creation science” should be incorporated into every biology textbook
Reviewers appointed by the Texas State Board of Education are fighting against climate science and evolution in textbooks that will likely be used across the country.
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First tar-sands mine approved in U.S.
They’re on their way.Photo: ShellThe Canadian tar-sands industry is invading the United States. Alberta-based Earth Energy Resources has won all necessary permits to excavate tar-sands oil from a 62-acre site in Uintah County, Utah. And that’s just the start. Earth Energy has 7,800 acres of Utah state land under lease and plans to acquire more. The company estimates […]
