Credit to Author: NASA| Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 03:29:59 +0000
By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree according to NASA’s analysis. Massive wildfires scorched Australia, Siberia, and the United States’ west coast
Read moreCredit to Author: NASA| Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 02:10:19 +0000
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by
Read moreCredit to Author: NASA| Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 00:44:51 +0000
SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 8:26 p.m. EST on Wednesday west of Tampa off the Florida coast, marking the return of the company’s 21st contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for
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Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:47:01 +0000
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $14.5 million for environmental research to support U.S. offshore wind development
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Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:12:35 +0000
To stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, we must urgently transition from polluting fossil fuels to emissions-free energy. The large-scale deployment of renewable energy to replace polluting power plants and rapid electrification of our buildings, vehicles and industries are necessary pillars to achieving this transition
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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:22:10 +0000
This article is about a strategy of obsessive lying that led to this point in US history, and how The Big Lie has previously been targeted at cleantech, climate, regulatory, and economic matters
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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:16:32 +0000
Society will fail to achieve even modest sustainability goals without fully appreciating and expressing the scale of environmental problems and the breadth of the needed solutions
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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:02:20 +0000
The Tesla Model Y, 2020 CleanTechnica Car of the Year, has aced the NHTSA’s safety tests, scoring 5 stars in every category — like the Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model X, and Tesla Model S before it
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 03:48:56 +0000
Kyle Connor, from the Out of Spec Motoring YouTube Channel, took a Porsche Taycan across the country on December 31 and set a new electric Cannonball record with a time of 44:26. This beats the previous record set by Connor and his team in a Tesla Model 3 by almost an hour
Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:57:00 +0000
ETH climate researcher Daniela Domeisen has documented how the stratosphere influences extreme weather events. What surprised her was the sheer range of potential impacts. She explains what this means for climate research and long-term weather forecasts
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