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EV Rebates Available for EV Charging & Fleets in ComEd Utility District

March 1, 2025 admin Chicago, clean transport, comed, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev incentives, ev subsidies, Illinois, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2025 03:02:03 +0000

Providing power for more than 4 million customers and about 70% of the population of Illinois, ComEd is a giant utility. Now it is turning its attention to good. (Or, well, it’s stimulating more consumer demand by incentivizing a switch to electric vehicles.) At the recent Chicago Auto Show, ComEd … [continued]

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India-EU Hydrogen Partnership Flagship Project Collapsing Due to Ruinous Economics

March 1, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, EU, Europe, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, India, investment, policy & politics, waste to power

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:52:35 +0000

The EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership included a plan to develop a waste-to-hydrogen facility in Pune, led by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and The Green Billions Limited (TGBL). The ₹450 crore ($54M) project was intended to process 3.8 million metric tons of waste using Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) and … [continued]

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Musk Mayhem Continues: Tesla Employee Fired For Freedom Of Speech Error

March 1, 2025 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, EPA, events, HEALTH, policy & politics, tesla, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:55:44 +0000

What happens if you work for Tesla and you voice your concerns about the CEO’s social media post that jokes about Nazism? You’re told to clean out your cubicle and never again let your shadow cross the gilded Tesla corporate threshold. It’s another example of Musk mayhem at work. Bantering … [continued]

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Don’t Be Fooled By The Car Industry’s ‘Complain Then Comply’ Strategy

March 1, 2025 admin clean transport, co2 emissions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, hybrid electric cars, mercedes, phev, policy & politics, renault, uk, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:57:13 +0000

An EU Automotive Plan that keeps the targets, but supports demand and local battery manufacturing, can make this a landmark year for the industry. Last year it was €15 billion. Now it is €16 billion. Are these the growing income of a Russian oil oligarch? A weekly bingo win? No, … [continued]

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Most States Flunk Community Power Scorecard

March 1, 2025 admin clean power, green economy, institute for local self reliance, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 03:33:58 +0000

The 2025 Community Power Scorecard shoes which states are doing the best job of allowing local control over electricity.

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US Cultural Revolution: Bonfire of NASA, NOAA, EPA, CDC, & USDA Climate Programs

March 1, 2025 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, elon musk, green economy, HEALTH, investment, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:52:20 +0000

China’s Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) was a decade-long political campaign led by Mao Zedong to reinforce communist ideology by purging capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. One of its most devastating aspects was its assault on science and academia. Universities were shut down, intellectuals were persecuted, and scientific research was … [continued]

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Which Comes First, The Tariff Or The Egg?

March 1, 2025 admin Agriculture, eggs, joseph stiglitz, policy & politics, tariffs

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:06:19 +0000

A new national emergency is sweeping America — a shortage of eggs. To cope, the government wants to import billions of them.

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98.7 Percent Of Deere Shareholders Reject Anti-DEI Resolution

March 1, 2025 admin as you sow, deere & co, diversity, equity, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:51:37 +0000

Shareholders of Deere & Co. voted overwhelmingly today to reject a proposal seeking to curb the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plans. According to MarketWatch, this is the latest sign of investor resistance to conservative efforts to end diversity practices. At its annual shareholders meeting on February 26, 2025, … [continued]

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States Are Pursuing Buy Clean Policies & Programs

March 1, 2025 admin asphalt, buildings, buy clean, concrete, green economy, policy & politics, steel

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:10:38 +0000

Despite the efforts of the federal government, several states are continuing to support Buy Clean programs that reduce emissions.

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Maps Will Illustrate How the World’s Population May Shift by 2100 Due to Climate Change

March 1, 2025 admin climate change, global heating, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:06:01 +0000

Weather patterns are changing, and whether one believes it is due to climate change or a trendy weather warfare perspective, the experience remains. The health hazards remain. The need for continual data remains. Change can’t be conjectured without viable statistics, viable data, and viable science. In the midst of too … [continued]

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