2021, the year clean energy faced its mining problem
A clean energy revolution will hinge on getting mining right. Northern Nevada is epicenter of the US issue.
Mercedes announces new EV with a 621 mile range
Concept car uses minimal drag, solar roof to break the 1,000 km range barrier.
Future hurricanes will roam over more of the Earth, study predicts
The 21st century will see more hurricanes in mid-latitude regions, which includes, e.g., New York, Boston, Beijing, and Tokyo
3 Reasons Nuclear Power Has Returned to the Energy Debate
The path to net-zero will be faster, easier, and cheaper if nuclear energy is part of the mix.
Wind & Solar = 86% Of New US Power Capacity Added, Jan–Oct 2021
Wind and solar power have dominated new power capacity additions in 2021, continuing the trend of the past three years.
Death Rates Depend On Energy Source
Interest data on deaths from various energy sources from Scott Galloway’s column predicting that nuclear technology will take off in 2022.
The rare spots of good news on climate change
From MIT Review: It looks increasingly clear that we’ll at least sidestep the worst-case scenarios.
James Hansen on “Don’t Look Up” and the American Dream
Editor’s Note: Jim Hansen contemplates the new Netflix “comedy” Don’t Look Up as a not-far-exaggerated allegory of US political and media reaction to climate change. His letter is strongly supportive of CCL. Definitely worth reading.
Settlement Allows Wind Energy To Be Transported, WY to Las Vegas
Remember our earlier report – how a federal agency blocked construction of a 730-mile transmission line from a 3,000-megawatt Wyoming wind farm to the West Coast? Well, some good news:
Coronavirus Response Barely Slows Rising Carbon Dioxide
Monthly Peak for 2021 nears 420 parts per million at Mauna Loa Observatory. Nature doesn’t care about US political will.
The forgotten oil ads that told us climate change was nothing
Since the 1980s, fossil fuel firms have run ads touting climate denial messages – many of which they’d now like us to forget. Here’s our visual guide