reporter Kirsten Grind’s series of six articles on the popular, energy-efficiency home improvement finance program known as PACE raises significant questions of accuracy and balance.Does the GateHouse report accurately reflect the true experience of living near wind farms? We dive into a few examples of how the authors chose to ignore available data and frame the report to fit their own story, rather than the truth.
While MSNBC and CNBC usually produce good content, with solid experts with strong and independent viewpoints that typically add a lot of context and useful detail. But their recent coverage about tariffs on Chinese solar cells and solar panels brought out how little they follow the energy industry and how little they understand what the problems are with this specific case.Business Insider
looks at GM vs. Tesla. But it shows a deep misunderstanding of Tesla’s competitive differentiation by author Matthew DeBord, which isn’t unusual for people who spend a lot of time covering the legacy manufacturers. Author Michael Barnard says, “I’m sure I’d enjoy reading his books and for anyone who wants to look back with nostalgia written by a decent writer [but] that doesn’t mean you want him giving you guideposts to the future.