The Coronavirus Should Signal The End Of Fossil Fuels
Two recent surveys show Americans are concerned about climate change even in the midst of a pandemic, and prefer economic assistance for clean energy rather than fossil fuels.
Two recent surveys show Americans are concerned about climate change even in the midst of a pandemic, and prefer economic assistance for clean energy rather than fossil fuels.
With the US and global economy in free-fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the renewable energy industry is hemorrhaging projects and jobs at a faster rate than the overall economy.
The most popular CleanTechnica articles of the first half of the month were somehow led by 3 articles about things Elon Musk said. Not things Tesla did, just things Elon said.
Public transportation may well be one of the casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. There is simply no way hordes of people can pack together in sealed transportation devices and avoid the effects of this and other pandemics.
“It’s like driving at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” — E.L. Doctorow
Everyone wants things to reopen. Nobody is happy having to shelter in place or being concerned about money or not being able to do what we have been doing all our lives. However, Covid-19 is just not cooperating.
This is the 8th edition of CleanTechnica’s fairly new weekly news broadcast. We decided to do this because there is an information overload problem in the world.
I started off writing this article about a week ago, but the article turned into a breaking news story on the Tesla lawsuit against Alameda County.
The EIA predicts renewables will supply more electricity to the US grid than coal for the balance of this year. The trend for renewables is up. The trend for coal is down and getting worse.
First, make sure you have read “Random Thoughts On Elon Musk, The Fremont Factory, Liberty, & The Coronavirus” by CleanTechnica’s own legal scholar and moral guide, Zen lover Steve Hanley. These musings below are inspired by that article.