Italians Can Now Install Rooftop Solar PV Systems For Free
May 23rd, 2020 | by Cynthia Shahan
Italian homeowners now have new opportunities to put clean energy on the top of their roofs
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Big Oil States To Elon Musk: We Want Tesla!
May 22nd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
"Big Oil" states such as Texas and Oklahoma have a very powerful message for Elon Musk: We Want Tesla!
Tesla’s Chinese Rivals Could Be Looking At A Rough Road Ahead
May 21st, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
China’s EV boom is turning into a bust. Sales of “new energy vehicles” have been sliding for the past 10 months. In April, they showed a 43% drop from the same month in
Oil Prices Crash, Yet BLM Wants To Use Public Lands In New Mexico For More Extraction!
May 15th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
In early May the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) made headlines as the Trump administration announced that it will once again renew William Pendley as BLM acting director. This choice is disappointing to say the least, not to mention a potential violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act
Economist: How Society Should Roll Out Of Pandemic
May 6th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
There have been plenty of predictions of late about how quickly the US economy will recover from a pandemic-induced recession that has shut down most business activity and put millions of people out of work
Fossil Industry Extracting From Another Source: Taxpayers
April 29th, 2020 | by NRDC
With production slowing and a few fossil fuel projects on hold, industry is focusing on squeezing taxpayers for every dime they can
China’s EV Incentive Changes For 2020–2023
April 27th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
The EV market in China has embraced Teslas so far. Will a change in EV incentives make a difference
Safer, More Sustainable Transport In A Post-COVID-19 World
April 27th, 2020 | by World Resources Institute
The COVID-19 crisis has shown that effective public transport is vital to keeping cities running. By serving essential workers in health care, emergency services, food services, and other sectors, public transport has become a service not just for some people but for all urban residents
Tesla May Need To Adjust Prices To Qualify For New EV Incentives In China — To Where They Just Were
April 26th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Just as Tesla raised prices for its least expensive Model 3 in China, the Chinese government announced a 10% cut in its EV incentive program.
We Should Not Bail Out Oil Companies
April 23rd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
We should not bail out oil companies. But we probably will since Trump is scrambling to do just that. As we know, the price of oil in the US fell below zero for the first time ever the other day
A Tale Of Two Oil States: Norway & Alberta, Canada
April 23rd, 2020 | by Barry A.F.
Both Norway and Alberta, Canada are economies that gain huge profits from selling oil. They have huge natural reserves of it and make ginormous profits from feeding our "need" for oil powered transportation. However, their method of deploying those profits is in sharp contrast, and interestingly it even guides their philosophies and how they view climate change
Seoul Is Subsidizing 700 Electric Taxis
April 22nd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
South Korea's capital, Seoul, is purchasing 700 electric taxis. This subsidy is worth 18.2 million won (around $15,000) per EV, far more than the 12.7 million ($10,300) subsidy for buying an EV for personal use. Seoul is making foreign manufacturers, not only Korean brands, eligible for funding
Joplin, Missouri Offers $1 Billion Incentive For Tesla Cybertruck Factory
April 15th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
The city of Joplin, Missouri has put together a package of incentives it says totals $1 billion to lure Tesla to build its Cybertruck factory there.
Bail Out The American Public, Not Big Oil
April 12th, 2020 | by NRDC
The COVID-19 pandemic is a national crisis, and the need to address the health and safety of communities and workers across the nation is paramount. Yet a number of political leaders are making sure to look out for their corporate friends. Last week, some of the most reliable servants of the fossil fuel industry in the House and Senate sent letters to Interior Secretary Bernhardt asking him to grant royalty relief, lease extensions, and other favors to the oil, gas, and coal industries
No One Is Buying Canada’s Oil: A Preview Of The Near Future New Normal
March 29th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
When will Canada learn? Stop throwing money at the fossil fuel industry. Let it live or die on its own with its decades of profits. Shift investment to clean technologies, technologies which are also much lower in contagion pathways for Canadians. Stop investing in the past and start investing in the future.
Italy, Florida, California, & China — 4 Demonstrated & Potential COVID-19 Paths
March 23rd, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
I spend probably far too much of my day reading about the COVID-19 pandemic. Sometimes I find stuff that's uplifting and hopeful. Sometimes I find stuff that's more or less terrifying. Much is up in the air because much is still unknown about the virus and its effects across a representative sample of humanity. A one percentage point difference on a variety of matters, including hospitalization rate of those infected and death rate of those infected, can result in an enormous difference across society. As far as I have seen, no one yet has a clear handle on some of these key factors, so keep that in mind as you read on (and share data in the comments if you think you have answers)
Peugeot CEO Carlos Tavares Is An EV Noob
March 22nd, 2020 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
After the cancellation of the Geneva International Motor Show, as compensation for the missed opportunity to interact with the press, Carlos Tavares, CEO of Peugeot, held a conference call with a number of journalists. There were some discussions about the future electrification of the automotive industry. His comments on the subject were shocking for the ignorance they revealed
How Should $10 Billion Be Spent To Defeat Climate Change?
March 14th, 2020 | by Barry A.F.
When I first read about the $10 billion from Jeff Bezos to fight climate change, my first thought was, "Where will it be spent?"
COVID-19 Impacting Oil & Gas More Than The Markets As A Whole
March 13th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
When we talk about the stock market tanking in the face of COVID-19, it’s mostly the oil and gas industry
Policy & Global Supply Chain Innovation Are Making Solar Cheap, Not New Solar Chemistries
March 6th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard
Next time you see an article with a blaring headline about solar panel chemical breakthroughs or hydrogen, consider giving them a pass and reading about actually useful advances that are making a difference to the world
Tesla Now Has 1,800 Employees In New York, Panasonic Quits Gigafactory 2 In Buffalo (The Solar One)
February 28th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla has met its goal of hiring 1,450 workers at Gigafactory 2 outside Buffalo, New York two months early. Elon Musk says he will deliver a "company talk" there in April.
NY State Officials Are Pleasantly Surprised By Tesla’s Buffalo Factory
February 10th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Sean Ryan, of the New York State Assembly, says that he is "pleasantly surprised" at Tesla's progress at its factory in Buffalo. He toured it on Friday. "The factory is built out. It has complete lines running, product moving around, people are there, so it's really transformed itself into what we've been hoping for," he says
Democratic Presidential Candidates On Climate & Energy — Pete Buttigieg & Elizabeth Warren
February 10th, 2020 | by Winter Wilson
In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his discussion with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the climate action plans (and other political matters) of current presidential candidates. This second part of a two-part series spends a lot of time discussing Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and the evolution (or devolution) in the Democratic Party and Republican Party
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