What is journalism? Is it sharing a story? Is it getting to the truth of something despite the challenges or the consequences? Could it be a journey to the truth?
How do you decide the core message of a story? How do you know when the process of discovery is far enough along to publish your findings? How do you know when you’re ready to have an impact on a reader or viewer who you may never cross paths with?
Walmart and Tesla have issued a joint statement saying they will work together to find a solution to their rooftop fire dispute. Meanwhile, Amazon has jumped into the fray.
As we know, Walmart has sued Tesla over solar panels catching fire, but is it really Tesla’s fault? If a company makes a product, sells it, maintains the, but the owner doesn’t take care of the property around it, shouldn’t it be the responsibility of the owner and not the company making the product?
Back in 2010, Walmart was one of the first major companies to get involved with the solar power revolution. It teamed up with SolarCity, the rooftop solar company started by Elon Musk’s cousins Lyndon Rive and Peter Rive, to install rooftop solar arrays on 224 of its stores.
To date, seven of those rooftop installations have caught fire, causing millions of dollars in structural damage and lost sales.
There are now Electrify America DC fast chargers installed at 120 Walmart stores across America with more planned in the near future.
In the United States, the falling cost of renewable energy means the economic case for investing in renewables is stronger than ever before. Across the country, from South Carolina to Nevada, states are taking new measures to harness wind and solar power. Since January, more than 10 state legislatures have enacted policies that encourage new renewable energy development.
Several of America’s largest corporations have banded together to make it easier for businesses to access clean, renewable energy. The goal is to have tens of thousands of partners in 5 years.
Walmart is looking to the future of retail and working to define a fully autonomous grocery delivery service in separate pilots with Ford and Waymo.
Zachary Shahan, Director & Chief Editor here at CleanTechnica, recently congratulated and interviewed Joseph Kava of Google after they won the Large Corporation Award of the Zayed Future Energy Prize. Google won for its leadership in the green, sustainable, “circular economy,” as Joseph Kava put it. Kava is President of Data Centers at Google.
Walmart Canada has placed an order for another 30 Tesla Semi electric trucks, bringing the total to 40. Production is scheduled to being in 2019.
