Here’s some more cleantech, energy, and other random green news for your reading pleasure. Don’t go overboard and read it all at once! (And don’t skip our own stories!) Wind Brazil Lowers Wind Energy Prices by 20% in August Auction Solar Top 25 Solar Cities In California (Not The Richest) … [continued]
Job creation and economic opportunity (not environmental concerns) are the primary drivers of the big electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing push being taken by many industrialized nations, according to a recent study from Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Environmental Affairs and the University of Kansas. The report reviewed various global … [continued]
Bored? Here’s some more top cleantech & energy news from around the interwebs. Also swing by our new homepage (if you haven’t just done so) for a look at our own stories. Random & Mixed Categories Austria to Go 100% Nuclear Free Energy Democracy, Not Corporate Welfare Transit Space Race: … [continued]
As a reminder of why we do what we do, here’s some top global warming and climate change news from around: Climate Science Each Degree of Global Warming Might Ultimately Raise Global Sea Levels by More Than 2 Meters They Didn’t Change the Name from ‘Global Warming’ to ‘Climate Change’ … [continued]
“Bloody” in the British sense, not bloody from, like, “flesh and blood” — but this is just about as bad. The North Pole — yes, Santa’s home — has melted. It has turned into a lake. This is another reminder why we do what we do. I first saw the … [continued]
China’s coal-powered economy may soon be coming up against the hard reality of limited resources — coal mining/processing uses up an incredible amount of water, and water is a resource that is becoming increasingly scarce throughout much of China. As climate change continues to intensify, water scarcity is predicted to … [continued]
This article is about a study published by Renault on the emissions of electric vehicles vs that of diesel- and gas-fueled vehicles. The Renault Fluence 4-door, 5-seat sedan product line was used for this study. This car is the: Diesel-fueled 1.5 L dCi; Gasoline-fueled 1.6 L 16V; Electric Z.E, with … [continued]
US society needs to make the right choices today in order to assure adequate, affordable supplies of both energy and water. Pursuing a strategic pathway centered on low-carbon renewable energy resources and energy efficiency gains can get us there, according to a comprehensive study undertaken by the “Energy and Water in a Warming World Initiative” (EW3).
A version of this article was first published on 1Sun4All. Stanford University has released a new talk by Chris Field on thoughts about the changes in our climate which includes a debunking of 6 common climate change myths as well as numerous climate facts. Chris Field is the director of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global … [continued]
This article originally posted on RenewEconomy by Justin Guay The World Bank’s proposal to end coal financing reflects 21st century realities – severe public health and climate change impacts associated with coal are no longer justifiable in a century chock full of cheap and abundant clean energy alternatives. More importantly, coal and … [continued]
