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Which Form of Transit Has the Smallest Carbon Footprint?

October 31, 2024 admin air quality, Amtrak, Aviation, bicycles, chevy bolt euv, clean transport, electric bikes, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, research, SCIENCE, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:47:30 +0000

One of my life’s ongoing inner ruminations is considering options for transportation. (The welcome influence of CleanTechnica.) If walking is a timely option, I prefer to do it. For the simple reason that I always—I mean always—feel better after going for a walk. Walking restores vitality that is lost after … [continued]

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Real World Hydrogen Refueling Stations With Electrolysis Far Less Efficient Than Assumed

October 30, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, electrolysers, Energy, energy efficiency, fuel cell, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:42:20 +0000

Unsurprisingly, when it comes to hydrogen, the more real-world data collection and analysis that is done and published, the worse it looks. The latest black eye for the tiny molecule that so many love is in the efficiency of making hydrogen at refueling stations. The Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility … [continued]

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New AI National Security Mission

October 29, 2024 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, jennifer granholm, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:49:13 +0000

The Biden White House has kicked off a new AI national security mission with the White House’s “first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence (AI).” With all the talk about AI filling the intertubes, apparently, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) decided it was … [continued]

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UN Report Predicts 3.1°C Average Global Temperature Increase By 2100

October 29, 2024 admin climate change, global heating, green economy, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, un environment programme

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:02:27 +0000

The 1.5°C target set in Paris in 2015 was only possible if the nations of the world all worked together to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But, of course, they didn’t. They focused instead on building military weapons and extracting more oil and gas from more places. In other words, … [continued]

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Many Of The Planet’s Vital Signs Have Reached Record Levels Due To Climate Change

October 29, 2024 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, global weirding, SCIENCE, UN

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:41:02 +0000

Global leaders have promised to reduce their country’s fossil fuel consumption since the 2105 Paris Agreement. Yet, according to a United Nations report issued on Thursday, countries have essentially made no progress in cutting emissions and tackling global warming. The planet’s vital signs are weakening, to the point that countries … [continued]

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Buoyant Design & Adaptable Mooring Mechanisms Help Floating Solar Remain Intact Through Hurricane Milton

October 24, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, climate change, grid, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar panels, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:28:58 +0000

Last month, Super Typhoon Capricorn struck Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, and was one of the most severe typhoons to hit the region since 1949. In this wild weather with torrential gusts and gigantic waves, the floating Mibet solar panels pounded by the typhoon remained incredibly buoyant and sturdy. Soon after, on … [continued]

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How The US Can Solve Its Lithium Supply Problem In One Fell Swoop

October 24, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, dle technology, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium brine extraction, lithium supply, lithium-ion batteries, research, SCIENCE, US geological survey, us lithium, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:27:06 +0000

The USGS has surveyed a small portion of the Smackover Formation for a potential role in the domestic lithium supply chain, and it likes what it sees.

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Meteorologists Who Connect Hurricanes And The Climate Crisis Are Being Threatened

October 19, 2024 admin climate change, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, global weirding, hurricanes, Media, meteorologists, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:41:35 +0000

When former President Donald J. Trump was elected, he took aim at every policy linked to the phrase “climate change” and repealed it. President Joe Biden reinstated the standard, which went into effect at most agencies. As columnist Bret Stephens asks this week in the New York Times, “Can we … [continued]

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Over Half of All US EV Sales in 2023 Were SUVs — Make it 100%

October 19, 2024 admin clean transport, co2 emissions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:34:16 +0000

Vehicles Contribute 51% of a Household’s Carbon Footprint In our car-centric society, many of us recognize the benefits of public transportation, bicycles, and walking. We need more and better options. Still, since we’re not there yet … we need other solutions. I discover a new, high-quality electric SUV every day … [continued]

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The Crowded Field Of Space Solar Suddenly Got More Crowded-er

October 13, 2024 admin aetherflux, clean power, Energy, investors, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, space solar, space solar energy, space solar power, startups, us air force, US Navy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:57:46 +0000

Space solar power once seemed like a far-out idea, but the high profile startup Aetherflux is among the stakeholders aiming to bring space-sourced solar energy down to Earth.

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