Steve Hanley Steve writes about the interface between technology and sustainability from his homes in Florida and Connecticut or anywhere else the Singularity may lead him. You can follow him on Twitter but not on any social media platforms run by evil overlords like Facebook.
January 23rd, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Coca-Cola's head of sustainability told the World Economic Forum this week her company has no intention of reducing the number of single use plastic bottles it churns out every year. Instead, it will increase recycling efforts worldwide. Is that a plan?
January 23rd, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Barcelona and Boston are the latest cities to declare climate emergencies. Both have issued detailed plans to slash carbon emissions.
January 22nd, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
The head of Subaru says the only electric cars Americans want to buy are made by Tesla. But his company will only sell electric cars by 2035. By then, it will be too late.
January 22nd, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Cruise revealed Origin, the autonomous electric people mover it thinks will rule the ride-hailing business in the future, once its guidance technology proves it is superior to a human driver.
January 21st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla responded to reports of sudden unintended acceleration involving its cars in a blog post January 20.
January 21st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
In Iowa, local farmers are worried about losing precious farm land to solar installations. But maybe solar is an opportunity, not a a threat.
January 21st, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Arrival, a UK manufacturer of electric delivery vans, has secured a $110 million dollar investment from Hyundai and KIA. It says its products are price competitive with conventional vehicles.
January 20th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
China is taking a big step forward in the war on single-use plastic. It is banning most plastic bags this year and cuts in plastic utensils and carry-out containers over the next 5 years.
January 20th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Foxconn and Fiat Chrysler are said to be ready to start manufacturing electric cars together in China
January 20th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
New Jersey and New York announced new programs to increase the number of electrified cars on their roads, including rebates and EV charging incentives.
January 19th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
In 2015, a group of young Americans, some of them only 7 or 8 years old, sued the United States government, claiming the federal government "through its affirmative actions in creating a national energy system that causes climate change, is depriving them of their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property, and has failed to protect essential public trust resources." That's according to Our Children's Trust, which is sponsoring the suit. The "public trust" theory was first conceived by OCT attorney Julia Olson
January 18th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
A petition has been filed with NHTSA asking every Tesla sold in the US since 2013 be recalled due to the possibility it could accelerate suddenly, leading to a serious accident. Readers should be aware that NHTSA has taken no action on the petition yet. We do not know who filed the petition or if there is an agenda behind it
January 17th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Volkswagen has invested $560 million for a 20 percent stake in Chinese battery manufacturer Guoxuan.
January 17th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Germany has announced a new plan to close its coal mines and coal generating stations by 2038. Is it enough? Of course not. But it's better than running away from the problem like the United States is doing.
January 17th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
BoxPower has supplied two of its portable microgrids to communities in Puerto Rico left without electricity after a series of earthquakes wiped out parts of the island's electrical grid.
January 16th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Tri State Generating & Transmission serves over 1 million customers in the American West. It announced this week it is closing several coal-fired plants early and building 8 new renewable energy projects in order to transition to 50% renewables by 2024.
January 16th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Electricity from renewables is expected to be the largest source of new electrical supply in 2020. But fossil fuels continue to dominate total US energy usage
January 16th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Toyota has made a $394 million dollar investment in Joby Aviation, an eVTOL air taxi company based in California
January 15th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
In his annual letter to business leaders, the head of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm, says sustainability and climate change will now be part of all investment decisions. Is this a watershed moment in the campaign to rid the world of the scourge of fossil fuels?
January 15th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
A new report from Wood Mackenzie says Volkswagen is on pace to become the largest electric car manufacturer in the world. Elon Musk and Tesla may have something to say about that.
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