California keeps installing more and more renewable energy power plants and rooftop solar systems. Therefore, it keeps using more and more renewable energy. Stanford professor Mark Z. Jacobson, Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has long gone with the “WWS” (Wind, Water, Solar) … [continued]
JET charge is facilitating heavy vehicle fleet transition in Australia. “At current diesel prices, the fuel cost savings of switching a commercial fleet to electric are not marginal. They are transformational,” said Tim Washington, Co-Founder and CEO of JET Charge, in a recent press release. “The question for Australian fleet … [continued]
Waymo has a kind of Japanese sounding name, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not Japanese of course, but the self-driving vehicle company under the Alphabet umbrella is planning its move into one of the places most obsessed with new, futuristic tech. For as long as I can remember, the Japanese have … [continued]
Sierra Club & partners are challenging the repeal in court as states & lawmakers move to reverse it WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Trump administration rule attempting to rescind the federal regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act goes into effect today. The change removes language that made clear … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — According to reporting, Donald Trump’s administration will propose to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants today — a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. This … [continued]
Part of me likes it and gets it, but part of me is super frustrated by what Volkswagen is doing here. The company has designed and unveiled the most efficient “near-production” electric car in the world. The “Most Efficiency,” as it is called, uses various design techniques and technologies in … [continued]
We all know that one of Donald Trump’s favorite things to do is complain about China and put tariffs — or threaten to put tariffs — on Chinese produced goods. Indeed, we’re all paying a lot more for products in the United States because of the vast, high tariffs Trump … [continued]
What’s the latest word on electric commercial vehicles in the US? Pretty much crickets. In fact, most medium and heavy duty truck manufacturers in the US are doing their damnedest to beat back local and state regulations designed to reduce exhaust emissions. That may soon change, as the price of … [continued]
The walk down the slight incline to the East Falmouth harbor seemed a lot like many other waterfront areas of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. One and two story homes with weathered shingles. Pleasure craft and small commercial boats parked in gravel driveways. A combined aroma of seaweed and salt wafting on … [continued]
The cost-cutting firm Costco has been forced to raise prices and implement rationing, as US President Donald Trump's war in Iran continues to push up the cost of fuel and motor oil, too (cropped, courtesy of Costco).
The cost-cutting firm Costco has been forced to raise prices and implement rationing, as US President Donald Trump’s war in Iran continues to push up the cost of fuel and motor oil, too.
