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US Building a Better Grid Awards | January 2025

January 14, 2025 admin grid, policy & politics

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:36:21 +0000

To share how historic levels of federal and private investment are positively impacting communities across the country, this monthly newsletter showcases grid projects that have successfully completed award negotiations and are beginning work. Updates on Finalized GDO Project Awards In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made a historic investment to … [continued]

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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

January 14, 2025 admin air quality, buses, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel, investment, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Poland, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, subsidies

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?

January 14, 2025 admin air quality, climate change, Fossil Fuels, new york superfund law, policy & politics, superfund

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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JP Morgan Thinks Tesla Will Be The Biggest Loser From Trump Anti-EV Policies

January 14, 2025 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev tax credits, policy & politics, tesla, tesla stock, Trump

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:21:26 +0000

What will be value of Tesla shares at the end of 2025? That is the question in the minds of many investors as new regulation changes loom.

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

January 13, 2025 admin air quality, buildings, California, California wildfires, carbon emissions, climate change, managed retreat, policy & politics, Wildfires

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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Florida Wants To Cram A Trash Incinerator Down The Throats Of Communities Of Color

January 13, 2025 admin air quality, civil rights act, miami-dade, policy & politics, trash incinerator

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:50:37 +0000

Florida’s governor loves a trash incinerator, as long as it is in a community of color. One thing you can say for Ron DeSantis, he’s consistent. He never fails to bend the power of the state to favor white residents and create disadvantages for everyone else. In addition to mounting … [continued]

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USDA Strikes Again: $6 Billion For Rural Clean Energy Projects

January 13, 2025 admin clean power, Democrats, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, long-duration energy storage, national rural electric cooperative association, policy & politics, renewable energy, Republicans, rural electric co-ops, rural electric cooperatives, Solar energy, solar power plants, us department of agriculture (usda), usa, usda

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:29:16 +0000

A new $6 billion round of clean energy funding will benefit rural communities in about two dozen US states, unless the incoming Trump administration figures out a way to stop it.

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The Climate Benefits Of Congestion Charges In New York City

January 13, 2025 admin cities, city planning, clean transport, congestion charges, mass transit / public transit, New York, NEW YORK CITY, NYC, policy & politics, Urban Planning

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:06:23 +0000

The congestion charges that went into effect in New York City last Sunday will help clean the air of pollutants for better health.

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EXPLORE Act Becomes Law, Helps EVs, Bikes, and YouTubers

January 13, 2025 admin bicycles, clean transport, Electric vehicles, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:18:14 +0000

Recently, the EXPLORE Act was signed into law by President Biden. Unlike, say, the PATRIOT Act, this bill’s acronym is an honest take on what the law actually does! The Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act actually helps all of us to explore the outdoors, even if only from … [continued]

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