US Car Dealers Embrace Online Sales As Coronavirus Shuts Down Showrooms
Car dealerships in many states are shut down due to the coronavirus contagion, leading to a surge in online auto sales techniques.
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China’s EV Sales Show Signs Of Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic
Sales of electric cars are starting to show an increase after a disastrous month in February. BYD and NIO posted gains but Tesla looks to be the big winner right now.
Covid-19 Lockdown: India Moves To Ensure Renewable Projects Remain Unaffected
As India struggles with the Covid-19 outbreak and the resulting 21-day lockdown, the government has taken measures to insulate the renewable energy sector as much as possible.
Coronavirus & Flooding Set to Collide in USA — New Union of Concerned Scientists Analysis
Last month, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its seasonal forecast for the spring flooding season, I was jolted into a reality that some people in the US are already experiencing: extreme weather stops for no virus. Just days after NOAA’s forecast came out, the flooding arrived: floodwaters from heavy rains in central and southern Ohio required the evacuation of dozens of people, leading one local sheriff to state, “God knows how we will figure it out with COVID-19.”
Bail Out The American Public, Not Big Oil
The COVID-19 pandemic is a national crisis, and the need to address the health and safety of communities and workers across the nation is paramount. Yet a number of political leaders are making sure to look out for their corporate friends. Last week, some of the most reliable servants of the fossil fuel industry in the House and Senate sent letters to Interior Secretary Bernhardt asking him to grant royalty relief, lease extensions, and other favors to the oil, gas, and coal industries.
Autonomous Shuttles At Mayo Clinic Move COVID-19 Tests
Medical facilities around the globe struggle with health worker safety during the novel coronavirus crisis.
New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths & Air Pollution — Interview With Dr. Francesca Dominici
A new study was made public this week that sheds light on the connection between COVID-19 health impacts and air pollution. I sat down (virtually of course) with Dr. Francesca Dominici, author and Director of the Data Science Initiative at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to learn more about the study’s findings, which focused on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and what researchers plan to do next to further our understanding of air pollution’s impact on coronavirus health outcomes.
Coal Companies Want YOU To Pay Their Debts
The coal industry is sucking up to Congress in hopes of slashing its contributions to the Black Lung Trust Fund and another fund that pays to clean up abandoned mines.
The US Government Has Failed In Its Response To COVID-19. Can Cleantech Lead A Different…
“Scientific understanding is not enough. There has to be someone to pick up the ball and run with it,” says Noam Chomsky
Tesla Cuts Executive Pay & Furloughs Workers — But Progress On Gigafactory Berlin Accelerates
Tesla says it will cut executive pay and furlough hourly workers while its factories are shut due to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, work is going forward on the new Gigafactory in Germany.
