Melting Glaciers In Antarctica May Encourage More Volcanic Activity

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:12:32 +0000

As the glaciers melt in Antarctica, the reduced weight on the Earth below could lead to an increase in volcanic activity.

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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:31:28 +0000

Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]

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Is Your State Making Big Oil Polluters Pay For Their Toxic Waste?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:16:10 +0000

Last year may have been record-shattering for clean energy applications in the US, but not a whole lot was accomplished for emissions reductions. Demand for electricity and transport fuels rose fast enough to erase most of the benefits of new renewables and EVs. Yet the state of New York is … [continued]

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Los Angeles’ $150 Billion Fires Have Lessons For All Urban Planners

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:04:28 +0000

The United States, and indeed much of the rest of the world, has been transfixed by the devastation in Los Angeles over the past week. As of January 12, 2025, multiple wildfires are still burning across the Los Angeles area, consuming around 40,000 acres or 62.5 square miles. At least … [continued]

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Wildfire Climate Misinformation Is Rampant, And Social Media Platforms Are Promoting It

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:47:44 +0000

Devastating consequences of the climate crisis are being submerged by climate misinformation messengers, who are persuaded by a self-serving but very powerful minority to mistrust scientific evidence. In many cases such disbelief emerges from social media affordances, which could actually be tapped as a source for rapid public information dissemination … [continued]

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Stakeholder Collaboration Powers Charging Microgrid & Expansion

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:46:26 +0000

Key Takeaways: Those benefiting from charging microgrids must spearhead their build Stakeholders must collaborate to share growth and revenues Use federal and state-level incentives to enhance bankability Edward Freeman, an American philosopher and scholar, is best known for his work in the field of business ethics and strategic management. In … [continued]

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Critical Minerals Are A Gold Rush The West Lost Sight Of

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:35:02 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence with the British Geological Survey. He’s been doing leading research with global collaborators on how much of what resources we can actually get at. Below is the first half of our … [continued]

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A Better Way To Bring Canada & The US Together

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:39:07 +0000

No matter where you go for news and commentary, it’s hard to have missed some crazy commentary from President Elect Trump in recent days. Not only is he saying that he wants to buy Greenland (perhaps because it looks bigger than it is on Mercator maps), but he wants to … [continued]

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Charging Ahead: Key Geographical Clusters For Electric Trucks

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:40:46 +0000

Key Takeaways: Focus on high-potential corridors with strong GDP, climate action, and low-carbon electricity Drill down to county-level data to align charging infrastructure with local needs Start with collaborative pilots and scalable microgrids to drive adoption When rolling out electric truck charging microgrids for depots and truck stops, a key … [continued]

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How Bird Flu, Big Ag, & The Climate Crisis Are Interrelated

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:15:08 +0000

Remember how nearly five years ago, Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic? Now bird flu is on the short and serious watch list for health organizations. This is a national situation in the US that could have been avoided, or at least reduced, if the federal government had required Big … [continued]

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