Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 05:39:37 +0000
British Petroleum (BP), which is the same company that had the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Louisiana in 2010 that devastated much of our wetlands, has won a victory against laws protecting the environment
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:15:35 +0000
The walkout will see students walking out of class at Metro Vancouver high schools and universities before heading to Vancouver City Hall where a rally has been scheduled.
Read moreCredit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:01:14 +0000
Getting to a net-zero-carbon energy system is essential. It will be a major effort, one that requires significant investment in new low-carbon infrastructure, from renewable power plants to electric vehicles, efficient appliances and better constructed buildings. While very few countries are on track, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ethiopia and the United Kingdom are further along than many others
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 04:31:12 +0000
Tesla indicates there has been no “unintended acceleration” in its vehicles (aside from unintended acceleration caused by the drivers accidentally stepping on the accelerator pedal, which happens occasionally in all vehicles). However, something else destructive might have been intended by unintended acceleration claims, and not by Tesla
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
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:10:41 +0000
Big tech has entered the oil business. Well, not all of big tech, because we do have Tesla out there trying to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels. Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, however, are a bit different. They are talking the talk, but when it comes to the oil and gas industry, they are eager to work with companies to find easier ways to extract oil
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 03:53:18 +0000
There are many electric vehicle (EV) advantages, but the top benefit according to EV drivers in survey after survey is the environmental benefit of driving electric. Our friends at Third Row Podcast recently broke that out into three distinct advantages. Those advantages are that they are energy efficient, reduce air pollution, and help prevent climate change
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:27:03 +0000
The “Stop the Money Pipeline” Mobilization aims to end the financing of fossil fuels and deforestation.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:00:24 +0000
The biggest, hottest, most enticing CleanTechnica stories last week were led by Sony unveiling an electric car, the impossible-to-comprehend scale of this month’s Australian wildfires, and a solar energy storage device from the 1980s that has come back to life. You may have noticed something unusual by now — there wasn’t a single Tesla story in the top 3! That’s the first time in a long time, and ironic considering that Tesla stock [TSLA] went bonkers last week (and is still going bonkers)
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%