The Great AI/Data Center Scam

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:24:46 +0000

The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don’t have enough electricity to power new data centers.

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What Happens to All of Those “Investing in America” Projects if Trump is Elected?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:56:00 +0000

The 2024 US presidential election race is still too close to call, but it’s not looking great for Kamala Harris and the Democrats. I just wrote about the $988 billion in commitments from private companies that are associated with bills signed into law by Joe Biden — the American Rescue … [continued]

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Pittsburgh Gets $96 Million for Cleantech Manufacturing Facility, Will Create 900+ Jobs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:51:15 +0000

Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing & Recycling Grants Program, the California company Mainspring Energy has received $87 million from the US Department of Energy to support domestic manufacturing of “innovative, fuel-flexible, power generators.” The state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is expected to create more than 600 “skilled jobs” … [continued]

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Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:16:48 +0000

In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the purchase of newer, safer, and more efficient vehicles. For example, … [continued]

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Democrats Get Stuff Done — Vote Wisely!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:53:57 +0000

… And They’re USA’s Only Hope For Competing With China There’s no doubt about it — China is absolutely demolishing the US on the clean technology economy, and the world is a clean technology economy more and more every day and will be for decades to come. China has strong, … [continued]

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Swedish Labor Unions Are Undaunted By Tesla Intrasigence

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:22:53 +0000

The strike against Tesla in Sweden is important to the union movement in most of Europe, where collective bargaining is the norm.

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If Your Sweater Feels Better, Thank An Agrivoltaic Project

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:38:04 +0000

Solar researchers have uncovered some tantalizing clues about the impact of agrivoltaic projects on the health and grazing habits of sheep, leading to a connection with improvements in wool quality.

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Killing A Rescued Squirrel Sets Environmental Efforts Back

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:22:05 +0000

Social media is abuzz with people telling the story of Peanut the Squirrel, and his death at the hands of New York state officials. While the story has predictably become a partisan bickering match, I think there’s a deeper problem with what happened to Peanut that should spark multi-partisan concern. … [continued]

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Mice Vote To Bell Cat: Climate Terror In Alberta

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:32:45 +0000

Headlines out of Canada are making palms meet faces around the world. In Canada, the faces are often red with embarrassment about other Canadian’s actions. Other faces are red with anger. But it’s all theatrics during the inevitable dissolution of the oil sands. What are the headlines? Alberta’s ruling party … [continued]

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