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Could A Bacteria Eat Away At Plastics And Help To Mitigate Our Pollution Problem?

November 10, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, Oil, waste reduction, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:56:35 +0000

We tend to think of wastewater as the disgusting but necessary result of human life and living. Well, it seems as if a bacteria commonly found in wastewater may be able to break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a 2024 study finds. Plastic-eating bacteria could provide … [continued]

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Dual Use: Cleantech Items That Are Good For Fun & For Emergencies

November 10, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, portable solar, portable solar generator, portable solar power

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:55:45 +0000

As the holidays approach, we’re all looking for gift ideas or ways to have fun this winter and next year. After an ugly election that has left many people feeling like something bad is coming, some are looking for ways to prepare for emergencies. Plus, many people happy with the … [continued]

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A Lame Duck Can Be A Mean Duck, & That’s What We Need Right Now

November 10, 2024 admin clean power, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, policy & politics, project 2025, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:50:55 +0000

The term “lame duck” describes weakness. A lame duck can’t keep up with the rest of its flock, and thus can more easily fall to predators. A politician facing the end of their last term ends up in a similar position, with little to no influence because everyone knows they’ll … [continued]

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CARB Rules Are Making Motorhomes Harder To Get in January, But The Industry Can Go Electric

November 10, 2024 admin advanced clean trucks, california air resources board, california air resources board (carb), clean transport, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, rv

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:50:47 +0000

At a recent meeting of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), motorhome manufacturers got some bad news: they would not be getting an exemption from the Advanced Clean Trucks rule. RV companies thought that they’d both have time to adjust and the ability to use emissions credits to keep building … [continued]

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GM’s Software Fix For Bolts and EUVs Might Have A Problem

November 9, 2024 admin chevy bolt, chevy bolt euv, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, gm

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:30:48 +0000

Recently, 107 owners of Chevy Bolt and Bolt EUV vehicles got some bad news: yet another battery-related recall. While the numbers of vehicles are small, it could mean that GM’s fix that ended the battery replacement campaign isn’t holding up as hoped. Some Background Before I get into the most … [continued]

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How Do Cooler Heads Prevail?

November 9, 2024 admin cleantechnica, Media, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:42:52 +0000

I am old enough to remember a day when talking politics with people who didn’t agree with you did not mean the end of a friendship quite as often as it does now. I have a lot of theories on how things got this way, but as someone who works … [continued]

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Is Elon Musk Going to Get Federal Policy & Approval of Robotaxis Implemented?

November 9, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, policy & politics, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:26:26 +0000

And what would that mean? On the most recent Tesla quarterly conference call, Elon Musk brought up the possibility of creating US policy on self-driving cars. “There should be a federal approval process for autonomous vehicles.” This would theoretically be through the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) issued by … [continued]

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How Many Things Can A Bus Transit Study Get Wrong?

November 9, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:00:53 +0000

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Raynor, formerly a managing director of sustainability and thought leadership for Deloitte and author of multiple books on innovation and strategy. We talked about not only an innovative approach to addressing Scope 3 emissions Raynor has developed, but also an … [continued]

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What Now?

November 9, 2024 admin policy & politics, Sierra Club

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:30:13 +0000

What’s done is done, and we can’t change the past, so we’ll just move on to the question of the day. What now? Perhaps a story first. In 2004, Adam Werbach, the former Sierra Club president, went all in on defeating a Texas oilman US president who had started an … [continued]

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Thanks, Biden — For $1 Trillion In Private-Sector Investment In US EV & Tech Economy

November 9, 2024 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Democrats, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research, semiconductor chips, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:46:29 +0000

I recall when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed. Immediately, that day, we started getting announcements of EV battery factories and battery-related factories. In coming days, weeks, and months, we also got news of solar panel factories coming to town, battery mineral refineries, and numerous other production facilities. … [continued]

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