In concert with the gearing up process for Model 3 production, Tesla will be shifting at least some gearbox and electric motor production to the still under construction Gigafactory 1 in Nevada, going by a recent tweet from Nevada State Governor Brian Sandoval.
The NRDC recently examined the relationship between work, health, climate, climate health, and Latinos. The report informs that Latinos are supportive of the renewable energy transition (just like almost everyone else), and particularly as a means to better employment and improved health conditions.
It’s nice to relay good news from Florida, especially after clean energy in Florida has been under so many attacks. In a Ygrene Energy Fund press release, the company announced that its YgreneWorks™ PACE (property assessed clean energy) program has created 1,945 jobs in Florida. Those clean jobs generated $324 million in economic stimuli across Florida since 2013. Ygrene expects these results to increase several times over.
The Economy Minister of France, Michel Sapin, visited Tesla’s Fremont, California, headquarters on Friday in a bid to snag the electric vehicle manufacturer’s next production facility, according to recent reports.
Moments ago, Tesla emailed that battery cell production has begun at the Gigafactory (er, Gigafactory 1).
Owing to the recent election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States of America, and some of the comments that he’s made to date about infrastructure spending and job creation, the folks over at Bike League recently reposted an old article of theirs discussing the fact that infrastructure projects that incorporate bicycle and pedestrian elements create more jobs than road-only projects. A lot more.
Why does CleanTechnica cover political matters? And why do we so heavily favor Democrats when it comes to US political matters?
These are 5 messages that I think anyone wanting a better US economy (or a better economy in practically any country), anyone wanting national energy freedom (aka energy independence), anyone wanting to advance the most cost-effective choices for electricity generation, and anyone wanting to make logical energy decisions should know and share with others.
Grassroots organizations in coal states have been reaching out to people in coal communities — and seeking financial support from local, state, and federal governments — with initiatives to help ease the difficult transition. Piece by piece, they have begun investing in those areas and gradually introducing alternatives.
This week, Anne-Sophie Garrigou, journalist at The Beam, interviewed Daniel Kammen, professor in both the Energy Resources Group and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, where he also directs the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL).
