JB Straubel Clarifies Tesla Position On Solar Roof, Powerwall. Expect Big Things — Next Year
The wait time for the Tesla Solar Roof and Powerwall is going up instead of coming down. JB Straubel says, “Don’t worry. Be happy.”
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Google Steps Up UN Partnership To Monitor Environmental Changes
Google is partnering with UN Environment to make climate data available for free to all interested parties in real time. What will the climate deniers have to say about that?
ExxonMobil Divorces Itself From ALEC Over Climate Change Policy
ExxonMobil has parted company with ALEC, the Koch Brothers’ front organization that pushes reactionary legislation at the state level. Apparently the breakup had to do with a dispute about greenhouse gas emissions.
Tesla’s [Ahem, Elon’s] Unconventional Approach To Media Criticism
Negative media coverage is a fact of life for any company, large or small. However, as it does in so many areas, Tesla approaches this problem quite differently than most firms do. Conventional wisdom has long been that companies shouldn’t respond to attacks in the media, but Elon Musk never got that memo. He responds quickly, forcefully, and often colorfully.
Claims And Counterclaims — Whistleblowers, NLRB Allegations Beset Musk & Tesla
Charges and countercharges about unfair labor practices and misleading production numbers are swirling around this week. Is there any truth to any of them?
Starbucks Banning Plastic Straws By 2020
Plastic straws are devastating to marine life, and Starbucks has taken notice.
Tesla On Track To Pass Porsche In Annual Vehicle Sales In 2018
Tesla’s vehicle prices are aimed straight at the heart of luxury vehicles built and sold by the big German auto manufacturers. Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, and Audi have all been taken on very directly with Tesla’s vehicles. Surprisingly, they have yet to really respond with any vehicles that can fight back against the onslaught.
The Threat Of Climate Change Brings Both Anxiety & Apathy
To grasp the full implications of climate change is daunting — to recognize our part in it all the more so. To fire up a car or step onto an airplane is to defile the very air we breathe. People cope by disavowing their role in climate change.
3 Ways Cities Can Protect Low-Income Residents From Climate Change
Climate impacts often fall disproportionately and unfairly on society’s most vulnerable, but cities are uniquely well-positioned to do something about these inequities by taking innovative climate action.
The Federal EV Tax Credit And You — CleanTechnica Explains It All
Tesla should pass the 200,000 sales mark soon. What happens to the federal electric car tax credit after that? Here’s what we know as of this moment.
