USDA Funds Renewable Energy Project In Rural Texas

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:09:40 +0000

47 counties in southern Texas will soon be getting their electricity from renewable energy plus storage thanks to USDA funding.

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Radioactive Road in Florida Approved by EPA

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:57:51 +0000

No, it’s not April 1. To close out 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave a company in Florida approval to use radioactive materials in road construction. “Florida man” stories are going to get a lot more interesting. … Joking aside, this is a real story and the company, Mosaic … [continued]

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MAGA Battle Blows Up 2025 Electric Vehicle Outlook, Or Not

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:37:47 +0000

Regardless of uncertainty over Trump’s electric vehicle policy, Ford is leaning on commercial fleet electrification to boost sales in 2025 and beyond.

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Musk And Trump — The Road Ahead Is Strewn With Ethical Challenges

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:49:52 +0000

Elon Musk wants to be a major force in the next administration but is that partly for selfish reasons that could lead to ethics violations?

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Plan To Sell Scout Vehicles Directly To The Public Has California Volkswagen Dealers Hopping Mad

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:01:52 +0000

Volkswagen is moving forward with plans to begin manufacturing a whole new class of vehicles under the Scout Motors brand. Scout was originally a sub-brand of International Harvester, with all the technological sophistication that name implies. The company started as a manufacturer of farming equipment and machinery, which means its … [continued]

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New York Becomes Second State To Pass Superfund Pollution Law

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:51:06 +0000

A new Superfund law in New York may require fossil fuel companies to pay up to $75 billion over 25 years for harm to the environment.

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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:20:27 +0000

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, … [continued]

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