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$360M Discrepancy In Brampton Transit Study: Hydrogen Mix Falsely Positioned As Lower Cost Option

October 22, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, green economy, green hydrogen, grid, hydrogen, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Ontario, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:17:29 +0000

In recent days I’ve become aware that a purportedly neutral and data-centric transit organization, the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), has been advancing hydrogen for urban transit in contradiction of global evidence of failure. A contact forwarded me a more detailed study that they’d done for the … [continued]

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The Dangerous Consequences Of Fossil Fuels Aren’t Even Part Of The US Presidential Conversation

October 22, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:05:33 +0000

As the Democratic Party’s nominee for President, US Vice President Kamala Harris can have a much more important role — outlining how the next four years can be a time to heighten climate action at the US federal level. Except she isn’t actually doing much of that, is she? Instead, … [continued]

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Mississauga Could Get A Dozen Electric Buses For The Cost Of Five Hydrogen Ones

October 20, 2024 admin California, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, mass transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:05:35 +0000

Recently I published a perspective on the Canadian city of Mississauga’s plan to pilot hydrogen buses for their transit system. It included global data on the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen electrolysis and refueling systems and the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen fuel cell buses. Someone … [continued]

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New York Officials Consider Criminal Charges Against Big Oil

October 20, 2024 admin big-oil, climate change, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Oil, policy & politics, Public Citizen, reckless endangerment

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:33:46 +0000

A memo circulated by Pubic Citizen is a road map for how the state and city of New York could prosecute Big Oil for their climate crimes.

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Concerns About Appalachian Hydrogen Hub as Companies Drop Out; New Participants Sought

October 20, 2024 admin Appalachia, arch2, biden, climate change, DOE, earthworks, environment, Environmental, hubs, hydrogen, news, ohio river valley institute, power, Research and Development

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:23:29 +0000

A report from a group that looks at economic conditions in the Appalachia region of the U.S. says a hydrogen hub proposed for the area already faces significant challenges. The […]

The post Concerns About Appalachian Hydrogen Hub as Companies Drop Out; New Participants Sought appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Meteorologists Who Connect Hurricanes And The Climate Crisis Are Being Threatened

October 19, 2024 admin climate change, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, global weirding, hurricanes, Media, meteorologists, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:41:35 +0000

When former President Donald J. Trump was elected, he took aim at every policy linked to the phrase “climate change” and repealed it. President Joe Biden reinstated the standard, which went into effect at most agencies. As columnist Bret Stephens asks this week in the New York Times, “Can we … [continued]

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UC San Diego Makes Climate Change Course A Requirement For Graduation

October 19, 2024 admin California, climate change, education, green economy, policy & politics, uc san diego

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:40:59 +0000

College, despite what Jimmy Buffett had to say on the topic, is supposed to be a place that gives young people the information and skills they need to create successful careers. Part of that is educating them about the world they live in. Every institution of higher learning has certain … [continued]

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The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

October 17, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, FRACKING, green economy, green jobs, investment, natural gas, nuclear energy, offshore wind energy, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, shale oil, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:41:16 +0000

In the past couple of months, an idea has been percolating through Washington and entities dependent on the United States’ good will that the US should reach back into history and create a Clean Energy Marshall Plan for developing countries. This idea is US economic wunderkind Brian Deese’s brainchild, or … [continued]

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When Are Enough Gas Stations Enough In A US City?

October 17, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, electric cars, Electric vehicles, waste reduction

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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Grid Condition Accuracy Requires Monthly Reporting & Assurances

October 16, 2024 admin California, california public utilities commission, california public utilities commission (cpuc), clean power, climate change, cpuc, grid, interstate renewable energy council, irec, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 14:02:58 +0000

Gwendolyn Brown, vice president of communications at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) in San Francisco, reached out to me at CleanTechnica. She wanted me to be aware of a pending decision before the California Public Utilities Commission regarding access to accurate information about the conditions on the electric grid. … [continued]

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