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Reports: Electric vehicles – 3 articles
BBC: Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries? While electric vehicles (EVs) may not emit any carbon dioxide during their working lives, he’s concerned about what happens when they run out of road – in particular what happens to the batteries. “In 10 to 15 years when […]
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The Daily Climate, April 14, 2021
Articles include: clean energy focus; blue carbon credits; John Kerry off to China; Glacier in Alaska is moving; Mexico & coal; Cost of rechargeable batteries; Brazil & Indigenous land rights; Endangered American rivers; companies call on Biden to reduce GHGs.
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The Daily Climate, April 12, 2021
Articles include: Flood survivors; Biden’s infrastructure plan; California expands O&G drilling; battery makers; Canadian energy jobs; nuclear power plant shutting down; Russia & the arctic; Maine laws & solar investment; Brazil; home buying and climate change; offshore wind; Navajo farmers.
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The Daily Climate, April 7, 2021
Articles include: Gretta Thunberg; racism; green goals and the power grid; old batteries & electric vehicles; outdated rainfall data; Canadian coal mine; sea meadows; Chevron climate goals; Antarctic ice shelves collapse; Florida & sea level rise.
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King George coal plant to be converted to solar and storage
Virginia Mercury: King George coal plant to be converted to solar and storage.
The owner of a former coal plant in King George County intends to redevelop the site as a solar and energy storage facility in another move by Virginia’s power sector away from fossil fuels to renewables.
J-POWER USA, a […]
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The Daily Climate, April 5, 2021
Articles include: Algae blooms & otters; cars versus mass transit; Study: meat & dairy lobbyists; US offshore wind targets; EV battery availability problems; fossil fuel divestment; climate jobs; Green New Deal; Report: Must electrify transportation; rewilding our cities; pandemic and EVs; sunlight blocking tests.
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Renewables plus batteries offer Australia the same energy security as coal, research finds
The Guardian: Renewables plus batteries offer Australia the same energy security as coal, research finds. Australia Institute calls for rule change to allow renewables to replace fossil fuels in underpinning grid reliability. [No link provided.]
Renewable energy and batteries can secure Australia’s electricity grid as effectively as coal and […]
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The Daily Climate, March 29, 2021
Articles include: Sea Level is rising in NJ, per study: Enbridge 5 Pipeline; Study: Pittsburg bad for allergies; renewables plus batteries provide energy security; Sacramento & sea level rise.
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The Hottest Amenity From Developers? A Power Plant Made of Batteries
New York Times: The Hottest Amenity From Developers? A Power Plant Made of Batteries. Charged via rooftop solar panels, the cells form a network that provides a building with backup electricity and that utilities can tap during peak periods.
Soleil Lofts, an apartment development in suburban Salt Lake City, […]
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How Green Are Electric Vehicles? New tool.
New York Times: How Green Are Electric Vehicles? In short: Very green. But plug-in cars still have environmental effects. Here’s a guide to the main issues and how they might be addressed.
Around the world, governments and automakers are promoting electric vehicles as a key technology to curb oil […]
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