Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:26:50 +0000
Climate change is a factor in the increase in losses from fires, storms, and flooding, but it is not the only factor, some scientists argue.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:15:12 +0000
The latest research claims gas stoves kill up to 40,000 people a year in the EU and UK. So why are so many committed to using them?
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:05:14 +0000
Justine Johnson, Michigan’s Chief Mobility Officer and head of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), talks with CleanTechnica about how Michigan’s mobility and electrification strategy, guided by the MI Healthy Climate Plan, is innovating and moving the EV ecosystem forward. They are leading the way on some … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:40:50 +0000
Are there any limits to how much electricity the world needs or should the supply expand indefinitely in the future?
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:47:41 +0000
CleanTechnica readers are well aware that Volkswagen Group is experiencing some strong headwinds of late. Sales of its cars in China have cratered, and they have also dropped sharply in other markets, especially Germany and the US. Based on a number of reports by German media, including Der Spiegel, Automobilwoche, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:45:30 +0000
The race to build more data centers is putting a strain on utility companies. Data centers are voracious consumers of electricity and the boom in artificial intelligence is making the situation worse. An AI-powered internet search consumes about 10 times as much electricity as a normal search — although what … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:42:39 +0000
Everyone knows about the legendary “Humvee,” officially called the HMMWV, which stands for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. For decades, it’s been the main ride for not only the U.S. military, but for other militaries globally. Before it became the standard, the U.S. military used a variety of other vehicles, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:05:42 +0000
It isn’t easy being green. Last year, a study published in the journal Science Advances claimed that there was enough lithium — as much as 40 million metric tons — in the McDermitt Caldera, a volcanic area on the border between Nevada and Oregon, to make enough lithium-ion batteries to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:47:06 +0000
It’s shocking that 70 people would vote for Donald Trump for president of the United States a second time around, let alone 70 million. Unfortunately, we are completely awash with misinformation and information echo chambers these days. We are not living in a shared reality in the United States — … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:31:49 +0000
Rohan Patel, former Vice President of Global Public Policy and Business Development at Tesla, has been superb at explaining policy matters as they relate to Tesla — both when he worked at Tesla and since he left. A couple of recent tweets from him caught my attention. I’ll start with … [continued]
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