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Dear Pete Buttigieg, We Appreciate You & Already Miss You Too Much

February 1, 2025 admin 0 Comments air quality, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, climate change, department of transportation (dot), green economy, green jobs, high speed rail, investment, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, research, Shipping, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:15:14 +0000

Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, brought tears to my eyes four years ago, and they were tears of joy. CleanTechnica, NRDC, and so many more fans were pleased that yes, “Finally, Infrastructure Week Isn’t a Joke.” Before I begin listing some of the daily natural highs I discovered while reading … [continued]

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What Can The US Labor Movement Do To Build On Its 2024 Victories?

January 28, 2025 admin 0 Comments activism, alexandria ocasio-cortez, COLORADO, Donald Trump, elon musk, green economy, green jobs, labor unions, Manufacturing, policy & politics, uaw, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:50:14 +0000

With the recent election upheaval in the US government, it’s important to remember that the labor movement flourished in 2024. Workers across sectors and interests challenged wage ceilings, sought job safety and security, and looked to unions to represent their collective interests. The ascendance of Donald J. Trump to the … [continued]

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Solar, Wind, & Batteries Providing Texas with Tens of Billions of Dollars in Tax Revenue

January 27, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean power, green economy, green jobs, market research, onshore wind farms, renewable energy benefits, research, seia, Solar energy, solar energy benefits, solar energy industries association (seia), solar power plants, texas, texas solar, texas solar energy, texas wind energy, wind energy, wind energy benefits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:58:36 +0000

There’s a growing war on renewable energy, particularly in “red” districts and states in the USA. One of the things that is often bewilderingly forgotten by those attacking renewable energy is the enormous tax revenue (and overall economic benefits) solar, wind, and battery storage projects provide. A new report focused … [continued]

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End of Green New Deal, Idiocracy, Social Media Opioids, & Tesla Risk — Video Chat

January 24, 2025 admin 0 Comments bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica videos, Democrats, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Republicans, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:22:30 +0000

Vijay Govindan and I sat down today to discuss Democrats’ “Green New Deal” (the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Trump trying to destroy it despite all of the economic benefits it brings across the US (especially in red districts and states), the era of “Idiocracy,” social media as … [continued]

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Critical Minerals Global Expert Optimistic About Supply

January 24, 2025 admin 0 Comments Australia, battery materials, battery metals, battery minerals, carbon emissions, China, climate change, Copper, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery materials, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium, Manufacturing, Mining, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:52:51 +0000

Late in 2024 I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the world’s leading experts on critical minerals, Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence at the British Geological Survey. The second half of the conversation included a great deal on why we’re both optimistic … [continued]

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China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% — Meanwhile, In USA…

January 23, 2025 admin 0 Comments air quality, byd, carbon emissions, China, china carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:24:59 +0000

I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]

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Louisiana Aims To Dominate US Offshore Wind Industry (Good Luck!)

January 22, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean power, Energy, green economy, green jobs, investment, Louisiana, louisiana offshore wind, Manufacturing, ocean wind, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, offshore wind supply chain, policy & politics, renewable energy, supply chains, us wind energy supply chain, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:50:52 +0000

The new 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project nailed down approval for a construction plan in a federal lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, just in time for Inauguration Day.

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Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot

January 18, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, ferry, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, Hyundai, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, policy & politics, Shipping, South korea, subsidies, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:14:09 +0000

The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]

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OCED Announces up to $31 Million for Small Businesses to Innovate American Energy Technologies

January 18, 2025 admin Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, pumped hydro storage, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 23:00:21 +0000

OCED Announces up to $31 Million for Small Businesses to Innovate American Energy Technologies The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today released a new funding solicitation for up to $31 million to validate in operational conditions new energy technology components or systems to be integrated in larger-scale … [continued]

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Decarbonization Requires Robust Decision Making Frameworks

January 18, 2025 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, nuclear energy, policy & politics, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:09:46 +0000

An accidental advantage I have with my somewhat ADHD career and interests is that I’ve established patterns and filters for how I view the world that have been tested in multiple domains, often to destruction. I’ve published on the set a few times, but it’s worth returning to them. Looking … [continued]

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