Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By Derrick Z. Jackson, UCS Fellow in climate and energy and the Center for Science and Democracy. With its “Waters of the United States” rule, President Obama’s administration enacted unprecedented protections of rivers and streams. The Trump administration, ignoring science and the importance of wetlands, tried … [continued]
Multiyear Electrification Futures Study Concludes With First-of-Its-Kind National-Scale Modeling of Power Systems with Widespread Electrification, Demand-Side Flexibility, and High Renewable Energy
Earlier this year, I interviewed the CEO of DeepGreen Metals, which has had a name change and is now known as The Metals Company. That was a result of the company combining with another company, Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corporation. I now have another update for you as well. The Metals … [continued]
Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of ultrafine particulate pollution while they were in utero were more likely to develop asthma, new research has found. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, followed about 375 mostly Black and Latina women in the Boston metro area, and found … [continued]
Wayne’s Electron Garage, currently the only one of its kind in Scotland, is converting classic vehicles to electric vehicles. The Herald Scotland has shared Wayne’s story and one of his current conversions, a shiny black Morris Minor with a chrome bumper and gleaming wing mirrors. The article noted that it … [continued]
Hannah, you’re one of the co-founders of the climatetech “right. based on science” or “right.” for short. Could you describe right. and the main services the company offers to our CleanTechnica readers? right. helps companies and financial actors understand the impact that their business and investment activities have on global … [continued]
Growing up in El Paso, the automotive scenery was just a little different. Sure, El Paso has all of the typical American cars you’d expect, but you also see things on the street that aren’t for sale in the States. It’s not uncommon to see a Toyota Hilux (not the … [continued]
Two forward-thinking and impact-focused startups, BuffaloGrid and Techfugees, have joined forces to launch the Knowledge Is Freedom campaign to bring free education and energy to over a million refugees living in camps worldwide. BuffaloGrid is a startup that makes phone charging and digital content available to people in locations that … [continued]
The US Pacific Coast is finally getting offshore wind turbines, thanks to a collaborative effort with the US Department of Defense
My recent experience with the Volkswagen ID.4, along with the vehicle surviving a 1,000-mile off-road race in Mexico, got me to thinking. The history of crossover vehicles shows that they were kind of a scam, but when a manufacturer does an EV crossover right, it makes the vehicles a legitimate … [continued]
