As shown in numerous polls, most people in the US and elsewhere are concerned about the ecological effects of anthropogenic climate change. However, another aspect of the phenomenon will impact the stability of human systems around the globe more immediately than profound environmental changes. That is the economics of climate … [continued]
When Ford first began introducing its prototype foldable/transportable/electrified bicycles, the general response from mainstream media was relatively muted, perhaps because not too many auto industry observers knew what to make of the whole pedal power idea coming from the home of horsepower icons like Mustang, GT, and F-150.However, if you … [continued]
Update: Tesla also published an official video for Summon today which formally adds it to the Autopilot suite: On the heels of the soft launch of firmware version 7.1 this past weekend, Tesla dropped a new blog post with the official perspective on the latest firmware release and it contains a … [continued]
Google’s Project Sunroof is growing, as it has just reached 20 US metro markets, which will allow more homeowners to easily see if rooftop solar is right for them. The giant tech company just announced it’s expanding its analytical tool from three major US cities (Boston, Fresno, and San Francisco) to … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on New Year’s Eve that his city’s bicycle sharing network, known as Citi Bike, was used by riders 10 million times in 2015. There are currently 7,500 bicycles in the system, which added 2,400 bikes and 138 new docking … [continued]
Nevada may be considered an excellent location for producing solar electricity, but only if you happen to be this state’s solo power utility, Nevada Energy. The once-popular idea of placing solar panels on rooftops in order to feed the grid as a distributed energy producer in order to receive compensation from … [continued]
Editor’s Note: This station is very close to where I live in Poland (Wrocław)! I’m so excited. 🙂 If we were ever to get a Tesla here (we currently live car free), it would be more useful for us to have Supercharger stations to the northwest (rather than the southwest), … [continued]
Below is an article submitted to Masdar’s 2016 Engage Blogging Contest. The article is being reposted from the Masdar contest site and markbessoudo.com (with minor edits). By Mark Bessoudo In 1800, only 10% of the world’s people lived in cities. By 1990, it jumped to 40%. Today, over half live in cities. … [continued]
The US solar industry group SEPA could be building the case for federal legislation leading to a new national standard for solar incentives…or not.
Keystone, schmeystone, Part Deux: marine energy is yet another vast untapped clean power resource in the USA and the Obama Administration is tapping it.
