School Busses Start to Electrify
Of the approximately 480,000 school busses in the US, 1,164 are electric. The Infrastructure bill (aka The American Jobs Plan) has $20b to convert the first 100,000 busses to EVs.
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CCL Mounts Full Court Press Re: Sen. Cortez Masto
CCL Nevada has all hands on deck pressing our Senior Senator to lead the fight to get carbon pricing into the Reconciliation Bill.
Media Teams Rule: Latest Op-Eds and LTEs
August was an incredibly prolific month for the Media team from Nevada CCL. Here are the results:
Cavalry Arrives From The Third Coast
CCLers in Nevada got some important help recently from active CCL volunteers from the “Third Coast” (TX, LA, MS).
Meet the new cultured meats: alt-fat meets alt-protein
Raising animals for protein creates a LOT of GHGs. “Meatless burgers” from plant-based (or cultured-cell) alternatives exist. These new startups take the ideas further.
Carbon Dividends: A Win-Win for People and for the Climate
This powerful Scientific American Opinion piece deserves max social media love. Please copy the link and share on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn or other feed.
Maersk Moving From Bunker Oil to Carbon-free Fuel
Global GHG emissions from ocean shipping exceed those from ALL US coal plants! Maersk, the world’s largest carrier, just ordered 8 new, “clean” ships.
The Bill That Could Truly, Actually Bring Back U.S. Manufacturing
The new technologies we need will come from R&D and venture-capital funding to create prototypes and “proof of concept” demonstrations. This proposed federal program will support the next stage of financing.
For Many, Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts.
Study shows that GHGs from making “blue hydrogen” (made from methane) is more than just burning the methane. “Green hydrogen” (from solar-powered electrolysis of water) is clean, but still too expensive.
Great video about carbon pricing and “standards, investment and justice”
Have a friend confused about different policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Here’s a great primer.
In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts
The water from the Colorado River is now so low on an annual basis that rationing is required. First, Arizona farmers are cut back. Will Las Vegas be next?
Who Is The IPCC? Are They Radical?
The IPCC was created in 1988, blessed by the Reagan Administration, and designed with approvals, checks and balances that induce a conservative bias, The New Yorker.