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Shopping for Value in the Electric Car Market

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:52:05 +0000

Allan has recently retired from his position as the Chief Information Officer at Isuzu Ute Australia. He knows about motor vehicles and he is dead set on value for money. He is in the market for an electric vehicle, and I asked him to share his shopping-for-value experience. When I … [continued]

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Help Get More E-Bikes On Moab Trails

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:50:24 +0000

The Bureau of Land Management is considering allowing e-bikes on more mountain bike trails in the deserts surrounding Moab, Utah. While it’s good that the Moab Field Office is considering this, there’s one problem: officials are only considering Class 1 e-bikes. There are good reasons for this, but we need … [continued]

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Croatia — A Land Of Ancient Beauty With A Ramp-Up To Renewable Energy

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:30:47 +0000

The tour guide in the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, beamed as he described the ancient solution to waste removal. He pointed to the pavement and the slanted channel at our feet. “These indentations have allowed water and sewage to drain right into the harbor,” he explained. “Brilliant! Why don’t … [continued]

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Earthquakes & Oil Well Blowouts In West Texas Associated With Wastewater Injection

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:15:47 +0000

Fracking is big business in West Texas, but irreparable damage to the Earth and groundwater is a result. Who pays to clean up the mess?

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Dark Sky Dreams Dashed By The Overly Bright Side Of LED Lighting

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:15 +0000

A recent story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tells the sad story of a dark sky park that almost was. But dreams of establishing a new refuge away from the lights of the city were dashed by an unlikely culprit: efficient LED lighting technology. In this article, I want to … [continued]

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When Are Enough Gas Stations Enough In A US City?

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:30:11 +0000

What does it take for a city to really bear down on climate goals of carbon neutrality by 2050? There are lots of balls for a city to juggle in the climate action toolbox, but reducing and eventually eliminating gas stations within city borders is a key element. And that’s … [continued]

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Will CyberTaxi Become An Unplanned Budget EV? Fighter Jets Give Us A Clue.

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:10:02 +0000

You’re probably wondering why the image for an article about Tesla’s robotaxi is an airplane, especially when it’s obviously a fossil fueled warplane. Here’s the thing: aviation manufacturing has a lot in common with making ground vehicles. The biggest commonality is that they both have to exist in the real … [continued]

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How Can We Ensure Fossil Fuels Aren’t Proliferating to Store Our Cat Videos?

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Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:18:04 +0000

There is a growing concern about the energy use in data centers. Data centers are effectively that — a central location where our data is stored, and bounced in and out to stream whatever it is the end user thousands of miles away is requesting on the internet, whether it’s … [continued]

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Real Zero at Fortescue

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:58:11 +0000

Fortescue has been in the news a lot recently. Just a few weeks ago, at a United Nations roundtable, Fortescue Executive Chairman Dr Andrew Forrest AO unveiled a plan to move mining operations from “net zero” to “real zero.” “The detailed timeline shows how Fortescue will eliminate Scope 1 and … [continued]

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What’s Holding Back The EV Revolution In America? It’s The Charging, Stupid!

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 02:58:23 +0000

EV sales around the world are gaining ground in many countries but sputtering somewhat in the US. They are well over 95 percent of sales in Norway, 50 percent in China, and 24 percent in France, but in America, they are struggling to get past the 10 percent mark. Alan … [continued]

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