Sat.Mar 14, 2020

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How to build a flood resilient future

GreenBiz

A new book shows how we can adapt the built and natural environment to be more flood resilient in the face of climate change.

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Pros and Cons To Offering a Reward For Your Lost Dog

The Environmental Blog

When it comes to locating their missing dog, pet parents are willing to go great lengths to ensure the safe return of their furry friend. However, while it’s customary for Missing Dog posters to include a cash reward, there exists a split consensus surrounding the positives and negatives associated with incentivizing people to help locate and reunite lost animals with their owners.

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How Technology Can Combat the Rising Tide of Fake Science

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 5 mins By Chris Impey , University of Arizona. Science gets a lot of respect these days. Unfortunately, it’s also getting a lot of competition from misinformation. Seven in 10 Americans think the benefits from science outweigh the harms, and nine in 10 think science and technology will create more opportunities for future generations. Scientists have made dramatic progress in understanding the universe and the mechanisms of biology, and advances in computation benefit all fields of s

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Imagine If We Responded To The Climate Emergency In The Same Way We Are Dealing With The Coronavirus Pandemic

Forbes Green Tech

The coronavirus pandemic and the economic paralysis caused by the measures to contain it is drastically reducing emissions, but this won't last long. What would happen if we responded to the climate emergency in the same way we are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe the time has come.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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World’s 1st Commercial Green Hydrogen Powered by Renewables

GreenTech Gazette

With the fight to make the most of what we have and to stop using what we can’t afford to, the talk of moving to a renewables system is louder than it has ever been. All across the world, people are moving ever-closer to the idea of using natural energies and renewable sources of energy to try and power our future. We know now the damage that our short-termism has done over the last few decades.

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How to build a flood resilient future

AGreenLiving

A new book shows how we can adapt the built and natural environment to be more flood resilient in the face of climate change. The rest is here: How to build a flood resilient future.

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17 Things A Tesla Model Y Owner Learned In 12 Hours

CleanTechnica

Here are 17 things a Tesla Model Y owner learned in the past 12 hours, presented by Torque News’ Armen Hareyan. Hareyan shares the story of a user named Silversmith from Utah who recently joined Tesla Owners Club and is the new owner of a Tesla Model Y. .

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Electric Car Driver Demands, Desires, & Dreams — Netherlands, Norway, Germany, & France Edition

CleanTechnica

We recently surveyed EV drivers in four major European EV markets in order to learn more about their experiences as well as desires and requirements for future EVs. Those markets are the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, and France.

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Tesla Q1 Production & Delivery Estimates

CleanTechnica

The Tesla milestone of 1,000,000 cars created a bit of speculation about Tesla production volume in Q1. As is often the case, some are better at the speculation than others. The best I came across was the InsideEVs estimate by Mark Kane. Therefore, I am going to shamelessly use some of his numbers.

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Tesla Model Y Compared To Best Selling Luxury SUV, Lexus RX 350

CleanTechnica

After comparing the Tesla Model Y to BMW's high-performance SUVs last week, I thought it might be a similar story comparing it to the best selling luxury SUV, the Lexus RX 350. Where the BMW was comparable in performance, but MUCH more expensive, the Lexus is comparable in initial price, but has MUCH slower performance.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Tesla Model Y Walkthrough Video From New Owner!

CleanTechnica

A new Tesla Model Y walkthrough video filmed in landscape mode from what appears to be a new owner is a feast for the eyes of those eagerly awaiting their Christmas in March, April, May, and pretty much the rest of the year.

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Coronavirus Is Here To Stay — Panicking Is Futile

CleanTechnica

The coronavirus, in my opinion, is here to stay, and panicking is futile. It's pretty much everywhere, and honestly, I am worried, but I'm not out there panic buying pallets of toilet paper. The reason why the coronavirus is here to stay is due to the nature of corporate capitalism.

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Volkswagen Confirms Summer Launch For ID.3, Says It Will Cost Less Than Gas/Diesel Models

CleanTechnica

Volkswagen says its new ID.3 electric cars will be cheaper to own than a gas or diesel powered equivalent. Deliveries are on track for this summer.

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How Should $10 Billion Be Spent To Defeat Climate Change?

CleanTechnica

When I first read about the $10 billion from Jeff Bezos to fight climate change, my first thought was, "Where will it be spent?".

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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The Economist: Tesla’s Tech “Leaves Rivals in the Dust”

CleanTechnica

In 2017, The Economist declared the internal combustion engine "roadkill" on a controversial cover, claiming, "it had a good run. But the end is in sight." For the conservative publication, this was a bold statement. Fast forward to 2020 and now Britain's financial pub points to Tesla as the carmaker to look out for as the industry transitions to electric.

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Now Would Be A Good Time To Appreciate Solar Power, Amirite?

CleanTechnica

As if a global pandemic wasn't trouble enough for fossil fuel stakeholders, solar power is raining on the gas parade and everybody is dunking on coal.

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Why Do People Love Electric Cars? And Why Are Others So Hesitant?

CleanTechnica

As we enter this brand new decade, we're living in an age in which the battery electric vehicle (or BEV for short) is just starting to become mainstream.

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Danish Climate Council Recommendations Hard To Swallow — Well, Of Course They Are

CleanTechnica

On March 9th, the Danish Climate Council presented a number of recommendations aimed at achieving Denmark's 70% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2030. The transition requires both rapid implementations of known clean technologies as well as a long-term strategic effort. Is it going to be hard? Of course it is! Do we have to do it? Of course we do!

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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10 Things To NOT Do In Your Tesla Model 3

CleanTechnica

Today we're going to discuss the "things" that a Tesla Model 3 owner should not do to their car. To be clear, these are things that will not improve the ownership experience. These actions also will not extend the life of Model 3 components like the battery, seats, doors, and more.

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Tesla Defined The Language The World Now Uses To Talk About EVs

CleanTechnica

We get a lot of flack here at CleanTechnica for being Tesla fanboys, but in reality, we are just a bunch of clean technology nuts that love the things Tesla has done, is doing, and is expected to do out into the future.