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EV charging data and anecdotal evidence both indicate that charging up an EV was easier than filling up a gas tank in Florida before and after Hurricane Milton made landfall. Photo courtesy of NOAA.

EV Charging Before, During, & After Hurricane Milton Struck Florida

EV charging data and anecdotal evidence both indicate that charging up an EV was easier than filling up a gas tank in Florida before and after Hurricane Milton made landfall.

Asheville, NC Sept. 27th, 2024 Hurricane Helena devastates the mountains, Image cropped via Skander Ayachi Courtesy of Cynthia Shahan | CleanTechnica

$474 Million for More Grid Resilience in USA

After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton knocked out power for millions of Americans recently, grid resilience is top of mind. We need better grid resilience. In some places, electricity came back within a few hours. In others, it took a day or two. In places with poor grid resilience, it … [continued]

Hurricane Helene. Credit: NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Readout of US Energy Secretary Granholm & Deputy Secretary Turk’s Conversation with Electricity Sector Leaders…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On October 4, 2024, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and Deputy Secretary David M. Turk joined electricity sector leaders to discuss the ongoing response and recovery effort to Hurricane Helene, which caused devastating impacts to communities across the Southeast and Appalachia. The leadership of the Electricity … [continued]

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Commbank Follows Super Funds in Curbing Investment in Fossil Fuels

I was incredibly pleased and excited to read this headline in my newsfeed this morning from the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC): “Commonwealth Bank stops lending to fossil fuel companies without genuine emissions plan.” It’s about time. Add that to the withdrawal of support from some of Australia’s very well-funded superannuation … [continued]

$95 Million for Water Resources & Ecosystem Health

Albuquerque, New Mexico — During remarks at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Albuquerque today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of up to $95 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for projects to bolster water resources, advance ecosystem health and support resilience in … [continued]

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of Idalia around 11:35 a.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 29. At this time, Idalia was moving north, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported wind speeds of about 85 miles (135 kilometers) per hour. Credits: NASA Earth Observatory

Above Average Hurricane Season Predicted

An early forecast of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicts an extremely active season. The predictions, released Thursday by the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team, include 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major (Category 3 or stronger) hurricanes — all of those are well above average over the … [continued]