Retired electric vehicle batteries could be used to store renewable energy
Researchers at Cornell sustainably repurposed used lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Food: Waste is a serious climate issue; here’s a win-win solution
This is actually two short articles — the first on the scope of how food waste contributes to GHGs. And the second is an app which helps both reduce waste and feed the hungry.
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From Outdoor Enthusiast to Climate Activist
MY NAME is Casey Prostinak. I was born and raised in the Reno/Tahoe area and have spent my life discovering new ways to enjoy the mountains and all the natural beauty the world has to offer. My family has mostly lived by
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At $4,500, the Chinese SAIC-GM-Wuling Mini Outsells ALL other EVs
While the Tesla Model 3 may be sold in markets all around the world, it is not selling in anything like the quantities of the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV in China.
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Energy Dome uses CO2 for long-term power storage for renewable energy
Tech innovation gets funding for pilot/POC project to capture excess solar power during daylight and use it at night. Is this a solution for the “intermittency” problem?
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Massive shift away from Coal, 2018 – present
See how electricity generation souces changed over the past 10 years, coal suddenly down, renewables up, nuclear hurt post-Fukashima.
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US Intelligence: These 11 countries face extreme instability from climate change
The Director of National Intelligence warned that “climate change will increasingly exacerbate risks to U.S. national security interests.”
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Big Oil relies on some PR firms to block climate action
Summary of contracts between Big Oil and the leading PR firms and what they do for their clients.
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Can Microsoft make good on its climate ambitions?
The company pledged to be carbon negative by 2030, removing all GHGs it emitted since its founding in 1975 before 2050. BUT it has ties to anti-climate trade associations, donates to obstructing politicians & contracts with fossil firms.
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Large Insurers Are Hatching a Plan to Take Down Coal
As carriers price in climate risk, watch what happens — from coal to coastal condos; follow the money. Imagine how much faster this will occur if the carbon fee and dividend passed.
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The Sustainable Industrial Revolution Is Just Getting Started
These “hard to abate” sectors are transforming to low- and no-carbon outputs. (Imagine how much faster, better, bigger and cheaper it would be with carbon fee and dividend.)
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California, Arizona and Nevada in talks on new plan to save Colorado River water
The States cut back once in 2019, but they needed to cut back even further in 2021 to keep Lake Mead from falling to dangerously low levels.
