A reader sent in a note the other day that looked interesting. The reader works in the solar industry and, apparently, their company has started considering offering a battery system owned by Koch Industries. Koch, for those unfamiliar, is one of the leading polluters in the world, and hands-down one … [continued]
The US Supreme Court has turned aside five appeals from fossil fuel companies which do not want to be sued in state courts.
The US House Oversight and Reform Committee kicked off its investigation of the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long climate change disinformation campaign last fall by inviting top executives from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell to testify about their role and subpoenaing their companies for internal documents. The committee followed up that hearing … [continued]
Li-Cycle announced its first European battery recycling facility in Norway. The company formed a joint venture with ECO STOR, a second-life energy storage development business focused on converting used lithium-ion batteries into energy storage systems and Li-Cycle will be the majority owner of the joint venture. ECO STOR and Morrow … [continued]
This is the third article in a three-part series based around my recent interview with Bill McKibben, a legend in the world of climate activism and climate communication. In the first part, McKibben talked about climate grief, the climate crisis, climate activism, and US climate policy. In the beginning of … [continued]
Li-Cycle is going live with its inaugural Battery Recycling Day event this coming week, and you can participate. The event takes place on October 6, 2021, from 1 pm to 3 pm EST. You can watch via Zoom or YouTube live. The theme for this year is “What does the … [continued]
The electric vehicle startup REE Automotive is staking out new territory in the US, and Texas –yes, Texas — is a perfect place to start.
In many cases, mainstream media outlets — whether they are German, American, or other — seem to be biased against electric vehicles and clean energy, especially when covering Tesla. Based on that bias alone, it’s easier for certain companies or other players to take advantage of this and manipulate the … [continued]
The nonprofit DearTomorrow is organizing an online campaign encouraging people to write letters, hypothetically to be read in the year 2050, about their feelings about climate change and what they hope 2050 might look like for the person they intend to read the post.
The sun is a fusion reactor in the sky, raining sunshine down on the planet free of charge. But when home renovation specialist and TV personality Jonathan Scott went to install a rooftop solar system on his Las Vegas home, he came face to face with the realities of the … [continued]
