Buses, Trucks, Trains, Shipping, & Aviation Will Electrify More Than US Transportation Blueprint Thinks
The US will waste a lot of time, money, and energy on bad decarbonizing transportation approaches and end up less competitive as a result.
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Agriculture Is A Massive Climate Problem, & Ag Drones Are A Key Wedge
We all win with agricultural drones. Well, except for the services that operated the light planes and helicopters.
Clean Energy 101: Reducing Climate Pollution from the Plastics Industry
Clean Energy 101: Decarbonizing plastic production and disposal is essential for a safer climate future. Plastics are flying under the radar as a major contributor to climate change. While the negative environmental impacts of solid pollutants like ocean plastics have entered mainstream awareness, the general public and industry alike struggle … [continued]
New Oil & Gas Terminals In The Gulf Of Mexico Will Unlock 24 Billion Tons…
The oil and gas industries plan to build four deepwater facilities in the Gulf of Mexico to service supertankers.
Association Of American Railroads Aligned With US DOT In Derailing Electrification
The Association of American Railroads is lobbying hard to radically reduce rail as a freight delivery option in the US. It’s the exact opposite of a rational business strategy.
Electric Two-Wheelers Growing Fast in India
CleanTechnica recently published an article that I had compiled about the progress of BEVs in India. Although the adoption curve looked impressive, the absolute numbers were still miniscule. One of our readers pointed out that the real story was electric two-wheelers in India. Autocar India tells us that electric two-wheeler … [continued]
Why Aren’t Energy Flows Diagrams Used More To Inform Decarbonization?
The primary energy fallacy is the assumption that all of the energy in all of the oil, gas and coal we burn today must be replaced. We don’t need to replace it, we need to replace the unwasted energy services.
“Clean” BC Pension Fund Buys Dirty Gas Stranded Asset In UK for US$11.6B
Hydrogen and fossil fuels dwarf renewables in BC’s pension fund. Its claim to be “The Investment Manager of Choice for British Columbia’s Public Sector” doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
Oil Industry To Crash & Burn By Early 2030s
Crash and burn. That is the conclusion of the researchers at UK’s Rethink Energy. This article draws its main points from their recent report, “Russia’s war wakes sleeping renewables giants of post 2030 power,” with comments from me interspersed in between. Rethink Energy is known for its aggressive predictions of … [continued]
Monster Profits For Fossil Fuel Companies Spur New Legal Challenges From Activists
2022 was the most profitable year for fossil fuel companies in history, thanks in large part to the disruption of supplies from Russia.
