Republican Strategists Praise Carbon Pricing As A Way To Win Votes
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 20:50:14 +0000
Nervous Republicans look to openly accept the climate crisis on their own terms
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108 Million Americans Live In Areas That Had 100+ Days Of Polluted Air In 2018
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 22:58:07 +0000
One-third of all Americans live in areas that suffered through at least 100 days of poor air quality due to air pollution in 2018, according to a new report by Environment America Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and U.S. PIRG Education Fund
WRI: We Predicted Where Violent Conflicts Will Occur in 2020. Water Is Often a Factor
Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:41:21 +0000
Thousands of people took to the streets of southern Iraq in July 2018. Their anger stemmed from a litany of problems, everything from poor public services to lack of job opportunities to widespread government corruption
Union of Concerned Scientists: Inequitable Exposure to Air Pollution From Vehicles in the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:58:14 +0000
Asian American, African American, and Latino residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region are exposed to substantially more air pollution from cars, trucks, and buses than other demographic groups
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s South African Breweries Goes Electric With The Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:34:45 +0000
South African Breweries (SAB), part of the ABInBev family, launched its first electric commercial vehicle at its Chamdor Brewery in Krugersdorp on the 16th of January. Many thanks to Hideki Machida, who attended the launch event and shared some lovely pictures of SAB’s new eCanter with CleanTechnica
Like An Angel Is Pushing You From Behind
Credit to Author: Alex Voigt| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:43:53 +0000
As a CEO of a large global automaker, you have a huge problem of existential dimensions. If you don’t solve it, it’s not just your job that’s lost, but you will be remembered as the person who is responsible for a century-long proud legacy ending
US Electricity: Solar Up 15%, Wind Up 9%
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 03:00:23 +0000
“Small-scale solar photovoltaics (e.g., rooftop solar systems) alone grew by 19.22% YTD. Compared to all other energy sources, solar-generated electricity has enjoyed the fastest growth rate thus far in 2019.” Natural gas generation grew by 6.71%, nuclear energy generation grew by 0.8%, and coal-generated electricity generation declined by 14.46%
Africa Released 6 Billion Tonnes Of CO2 In 2016, Despite Its Low Record For GHG Emissions
Credit to Author: Ciara Gillan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:05:53 +0000
With the continent of Africa not being the largest source of global emissions, questions are not being asked as to what else is being done there to impact our climate. This report is indicative of that underlying problem.
Raindrops On White Tesla Model Y Performance (Spy Video), + Different Tesla Model Y Designs Raise Questions
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:00:44 +0000
The Model Y is the next technologically brilliant, useful vehicle that Tesla is putting into production for the masses to adopt, something in between the Tesla Model X and Tesla Model 3. It is like a mild but active middle child, needing little attention as it jumps into the flow of things
Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020
Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:13:47 +0000
It seems like a lifetime ago when at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, I watched more than 100 heads of state and government queue to sign the original documents of the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Biodiversity Convention and Agenda 21. Negotiations had been tough, and some leaders were more enthusiastic than others