Back to Our Roots: The Rise of Human Composting

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2023 22:50:51 +0000

More Americans are turning to human composting — now legal in six states — to avoid the environmental pitfalls of mainstream deathcare. Frederick “Fritz” Weresch planned on becoming a math teacher or a famous actor. He was empathetic and diplomatic, known to gently encourage the shy students to speak up in class. The high school […]

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Volvo Trucks Is Helping Miners Do What Hollywood Did For The Italian Job

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:42:03 +0000

Last year, I shared the lesser-known story of the first electric Minis. For most people, the first electric Mini was the one revealed around the time of the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, but it turns out that more than 15 years earlier, most of us saw electric Minis on the big screen and didn’t […]

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FEMA & EV Charging Providers Need To Talk About Post-Evacuation Bottlenecks

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:20:08 +0000

One of the big “gotchas” the anti-EV crowd tries to throw at EVs is that they’d fail you in a hurricane evacuation. I’ve covered this before, repeatedly, but no matter how many times we bust the myths and garbage surrounding it, the lie just doesn’t go away. Like other right-wing memes in Florida, it’s even […]

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With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 50%

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:25:48 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an industrial plant wasting lots of heat, reddish, digital artElectrification and heat pumps radically reduce the requirement to build new wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, and geothermal primary energy sources.

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Flipping The Script On The Public Health & Wealth-Building Benefits Of Clean Energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:05:38 +0000

rooftop solar panelsThe United States is entering a new era powered by abundant, low-cost clean energy. By 2030, solar energy can meet 30% of US electricity generation while creating $100 billion of annual economic investment and supporting one million family-sustaining jobs. This vision is achievable, but without attention and action, historical injustices in America’s energy sector will […]

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Study Links Adoption Of Electric Vehicles With Less Air Pollution & Improved Health

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:14:32 +0000

Editor’s Note: In a previous CleanTechnica post, Michael Grinshpun discussed this study. However, it is so frequently claimed that EVs pollute as well (not even close). As a result, including the original report bears repeating. In a larger expanse, no exhaust blowing on a pedestrian child or adult, a bicyclist passing by, or anyone else […]

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