Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:58:06 +0000
Nuclear power plants are still being dismantled, and the business of decommissioning remains strong, but the need for more baseload power and emissions-free generation has some companies ready to restart idled
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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:43:22 +0000
Florida is famous for “Florida Man” news stories and memes, for the extreme heat frying people’s brains, and for more and more extreme Republicans taking over the state. When I was younger, it was a swing state in national elections— one of the key swing states. It seems that it’s … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:02:58 +0000
New research conducted by the online driver education resource Zutobi, The 2024 EV Charging Station Report: State-by-State Breakdown, has produced some interesting insights about American electric vehicle infrastructure. It’s timely given the recent election results, because with a new administration and a lack of clarity about the future of US … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:39:03 +0000
Electric boats are a promising whisper-quiet choice as the marine industry advances toward a decarbonized future. Our cherished coastlines and bodies of water will benefit from the presence of silent ships and boats. The good news is that they are now making their way to a less serene area, the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:21:31 +0000
EV charging data and anecdotal evidence both indicate that charging up an EV was easier than filling up a gas tank in Florida before and after Hurricane Milton made landfall.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:26:34 +0000
As we went through Hurricane Milton down here in Southwest Florida, and particularly as the roofs all over my neighborhood got torn up, I and many others wondered: how well do rooftop solar systems survive in a hurricane here? While I’ve seen the shingles ripped off many a roof from … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:04:38 +0000
After Hurricane Ian, we discovered that a sustainable, cleantech-loving community down right in the brunt of the destruction held up superbly when communities around it did not. Now, another horrific hurricane has plowed through Florida a bit further north (right where I live, in fact) and another cleantech-focused community has … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:30:05 +0000
“It is not the role of government” to do so, he says. Days after Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage to areas still rebuilding after Hurricane Ian two years ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday dismissed a suggestion that the state limit development in coastal areas vulnerable to dangerous tropical storms. Hurricane Milton … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:50:55 +0000
Vice President Kamala Harris calls climate change an “existential threat” that the United States must combat. Former President Donald Trump dismisses climate change as a “hoax.” Well, I just came out the other side from hunkering down in a hurricane with friends who had been evacuated, and I can say … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:28:24 +0000
Yesterday, I wrote about having only an electric car as a powerful storm was powering toward my family’s home. I looked at the implications if you are evacuating and if you are staying. We decided to stay. Luckily for us, the storm slightly weakened and turned slightly south, saving our … [continued]
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