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The Climate Fight Is Now The Idiocracy Fight

January 23, 2025 admin climate change, global heating, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:55:01 +0000

We’re not supposed to say it. We’re supposed to have nuanced, sophisticated views that respect everyone as intelligent, brilliant human beings — some of whom just need a little bit of support. But the fact is: humans are by and large stupid. We are a species full of misinformation, challenged … [continued]

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China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% — Meanwhile, In USA…

January 23, 2025 admin air quality, byd, carbon emissions, China, china carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:24:59 +0000

I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]

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Donald Trump Reverses Joe Biden’s LNG Pause on Day 1

January 22, 2025 admin Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, Joe Biden, lng, natural gas, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:55:55 +0000

Donald Trump has taken office. One of his first actions as president (again) has been to end the pause on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. More fossil fuels are allowed to flow again. Here’s the full statement from the US Department of Energy: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), effective … [continued]

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Louisiana Aims To Dominate US Offshore Wind Industry (Good Luck!)

January 22, 2025 admin clean power, Energy, green economy, green jobs, investment, Louisiana, louisiana offshore wind, Manufacturing, ocean wind, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, offshore wind supply chain, policy & politics, renewable energy, supply chains, us wind energy supply chain, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:50:52 +0000

The new 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind offshore wind project nailed down approval for a construction plan in a federal lease area off the coast of Massachusetts, just in time for Inauguration Day.

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The End of the Green New Deal?

January 22, 2025 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, green new deal, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:42:52 +0000

The Biden era is over, and the second Trump era is here. While most of the talk about a “Green New Deal” came several years ago, and there’s been no specific “Green New Deal” legislation that has been passed or close to it, two big pieces of legislation that were … [continued]

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Increase In Carbon Dioxide Levels Reached A Record High In 2024

January 22, 2025 admin carbon dioxide, climate change, global heating, mauna loa observatory, policy & politics, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:07:35 +0000

More carbon dioxide was added to the Earth’s atmosphere in 2024 than in any year since the Mauna Loa observatory started tracking it.

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Toyota Promoted Its Hybrid While Funding Climate Deniers

January 21, 2025 admin policy & politics, policy research, Public Citizen, renewable energy standards, toyota, toyota prius

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:21:48 +0000

What do you think of what you’re presented with an image of the Toyota Prius hybrid? Like most people, your associations are probably connected with protecting nature and reducing resource depletion. You’re also somebody who recognizes that our climate has been altered by humans through fossil fuel use and their … [continued]

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Musk & Right Wing Trumpsters Are Already At Odds

January 20, 2025 admin elon musk, green economy, policy & politics, Public Citizen, renewable energy standards, tesla

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 19:48:52 +0000

The Economist says that petty spats among billionaire Elon Musk, other tech tycoons, and the MAGA crowd may be “a sign of a much deeper rift” within the right wing incoming US executive office. The policy team of once-and-future President Donald J. Trump has “disparate, sometimes contradictory goals,” with the … [continued]

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Electric Truck News — Feds Say No To Tesla, California Rolls Back Electric Truck Rules

January 20, 2025 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, California, california air resources board (carb), clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, tesla, tesla semi

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:56:06 +0000

High power electric truck rules in California have been taken off the table prior to the arrival of the next administration.

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U.S. DOE Announces $996 Million Loan Guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium Carbonate, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain

January 20, 2025 admin atvm, batteries, battery supply chain, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, ioneer, Joe Biden, lithium carbonate, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, Manufacturing, nevada, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:53:40 +0000

Rhyolite Ridge will process lithium carbonate to support the domestic EV battery supply chain. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $996 million loan guarantee (including $968 million of principal and $28 million of capitalized interest) to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC … [continued]

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