Adam McKay is the fellow who brought us the satirical Don’t Look Up! movie five years ago. We did an article about it at the time, which got over 100 comments. That may be more than the number of people who paid to see it in theaters. Undaunted, McKay is … [continued]
Gas utilities have a structural problem in an electrifying economy. Customers can stop using gas one building at a time, while most of the physical network remains in service until enough neighboring customers have left for a section of pipe to be shut down. That distinction matters more as heat … [continued]
American greenhouse gases accumulated across the continent for generations before smoke from climate-amplified Canadian fires moved south across the same atmosphere.
In September, the Canadian government published its Changing Climate Report 2026 (CCCR). Unlike its southern neighbor, Canada believes its citizens have the ability to understand scientific studies and form their own opinions about how their government should respond. Here is Headline 12 from that report: Iconic landscapes are changing across … [continued]
According to a new report, Elon Musk himself ordered SpaceX satellites to dial down essential services to Ukraine last week (screenshot courtesy of SpaceX).
According to a new report, Elon Musk himself ordered SpaceX satellites to dial down essential services to Ukraine last week, cripping the nation’s ability to defense itself against Russian attacks.
Canada plans to send offshore wind power from the Nova Scotia coast towards energy-thirsty communities including parts of the US, too (courtesy of NRC via CleanTechnica archive).
Canada plans to send offshore wind power from the Nova Scotia coast towards energy-thirsty communities including parts of the US.
BYD launched the new Seagull in China on Tuesday. BYD’s smallest car is not as small now. The EV adds technology and capability, while retaining much of what made it popular. The value is even stronger now, but the potential impact is bigger than the car itself. Overall, the car … [continued]
I just wrote yesterday about the growing suspicion that Tesla and SpaceX will merge. Despite reading and writing about this many times, though, it’s a little hard to believe — in part because it’s not clear how merging the companies would help anyone. In response to my article, there were … [continued]
New independent modelling by Fraunhofer ISI shows that implementation of the Clean Corporate Vehicles Regulation could deliver up to €48bn in value creation and 344,000 jobs by 2030. CCVR and IAA explained The CCVR sets binding minimum targets for zero- and low-emission vehicles (ZLEVs) among large companies’ new car registrations: … [continued]
Today, we are excited to announce that Waymo is laying the groundwork for our fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Spain, beginning with the Region of Madrid. With over 20 million trips completed and hundreds of thousands of commercial rides served each week, we are excited to be a part of … [continued]
Setting targets on companies to go electric and limiting financial support only for company cars that are electric and Made-in-EU would see economic gains of €20 bn and boost investments by €18 bn EU-wide electrification targets for large fleets, combined with limiting national fiscal benefits only to electric Made-in-Europe company … [continued]
