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US Department Of Energy Catalyzes Clean Energy Innovation in All 50 States

April 1, 20195 years ago NRDC 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made clean energy research and development (R&D) investments in every U.S. state over the past two years, sending more than $1.8 billion to the national laboratories and to hundreds of private-sector and academic researchers last year alone. Unfortunately, the Trump administration recently unveiled a proposal to slash the Energy Department’s budget next year. If enacted, this would have devastating impacts on American innovation.

US Wind Energy Could Already Power A Third Of US Cars For A Year

December 19, 20185 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

There are about 276.1 million cars in the USA in 2018. 77 million of them or about 28% could be fully powered by wind generation alone if they were electric and used full time.

Virtual Reality Helps Students Understand The Reality Of Ocean Acidification

December 4, 20185 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Researchers at Stanford and the University of Oregon are using virtual reality to teach students about ocean acidification. Preliminary results of the experiment are promising.

Cleantech Solutions To Meet 1.5 Degrees Of Warming Are Proven & Scalable

October 14, 20186 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

The problem we have created for ourselves is a large one. But over the past few decades, global researchers, engineers, public servants and industry experts have been building solutions and making them economical.

Research Shows That A Low-Carbon Future Will Be A Renewable Future

August 24, 20186 years ago Michael Barnard 0 Comments

Almost all existing fossil fuel and nuclear generation assets are coming to end-of-life by 2050. They will have to be replaced. Academic studies show clearly that renewables will replace them close to 100% of the time.

Tesla Autopilot Improvements Are Insane — Technically Speaking

August 2, 20186 years ago Paul Fosse 0 Comments

Editor’s note: Paul Fosse is the kind gentleman who eagerly drove his brand new Tesla Model 3 from Tampa to Sarasota, Florida, to let me test drive it. I later found out he was a software engineer and today realized he could provide great context and insight into software and hardware matters related to Tesla, Waymo, and others. His debut article is below, covering the insane Tesla Autopilot news coming out of Tesla’s quarterly conference call. Enjoy!

11 Real-World Climate Progress Stories

May 31, 20186 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

As climate talks stall, it’s clear the UN process is no longer the major driving force of the climate transition. But does that matter?

Failure To Mitigate Climate Change Could Cost Trillions, Finds Stanford Study

May 30, 20186 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

A team of researchers from Stanford University have determined that failure to meet climate mitigation goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement could cost the planet trillions over the next century, highlighting less the climate and environmental benefits of achieving these targets but more the economic risks attendant with ignoring these targets.

How ExxonMobil Could Drown Coal In A Sea Of Renewable Energy

March 5, 20186 years ago Tina Casey 0 Comments

ExxonMobil has much to answer for when the topic is climate change, but its renewable energy investments could help accelerate the death of coal.

What Do Elon Musk, Socrates, Nietzsche, (And Maybe You) Share In Common?

February 25, 20186 years ago Steve Bakker 0 Comments

Until April 1st, 2016, the only thing I knew about Tesla Motors came from a news story reporting on an esoteric car company out of California that had appropriated the last name of famous inventor Nikola Tesla, and was marketing an awesome electric car with a price tag of $100,000. The car was clearly desirable, yet since my budget didn’t stretch to anywhere near the vehicle’s purchase price, I basically forgot about the car and the company.