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It's not too late to address blind spots in the environmental movement

GreenBiz

People of color, who are often the most impacted by the climate crisis, must be part of the environmental movement and the transition to a clean economy.

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Can Tesla’s Cybertruck Shape the Burgeoning Electric Truck Market?

GreenTechMedia

Truck buyers are historically some of the most brand-loyal auto consumers But recent surveys suggest that loyalty is loosening. Into the picture steps Elon Musk, who dropped the Tesla Cybertruck last month. This space-age truck concept is truly putting the shift in consumer preferences to the test. It’s also tearing a lot of opinionated people apart.

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Climate and Environmental Action Promised in Liberal Throne Speech

Green Market Oracle

Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigned on a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and if the throne speech is any indication it would appear that he intends to make good on that promise. Combating climate change was a significant part of Governor General Julie Payette's throne speech on December 5th, 2019. The Liberals committed to the following five elements: Make energy efficient homes more affordable Incentivize the purchase of zero-emission vehicles Support the development o

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Children are taking climate fight to the streets

Unsustainable

The air pollution crisis in Delhi has been another trigger for schoolchildren to stage public protests to demand immediate action on environment and climate change words Vibhuti Garg During the ongoing air pollution crisis in northern India, children have started organising protests in Delhi national capital region to demand their fundamental right to clean air.

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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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[Article] NYC's Biggest Sustainable Surprise

Home Energy

It nearly 75 years old, New York City’s largest apartment complex continues to raise the bar for sustainability and energy-efficient retrofits. Occupying 80 acres of land just north of Lower Manhattan, Stuyvesant Town, and Peter Cooper Village is an 11,241-unit apartment community that is home to over 28,000 residents. It consists of two properties, bounded by First Avenue and the East River and extending from 14th Street to 23rd Street.

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It’s not too late to address blind spots in the environmental movement

AGreenLiving

People of color, who are often the most impacted by the climate crisis, must be part of the environmental movement and the transition to a clean economy. View original here: It’s not too late to address blind spots in the environmental movement.

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Oil & Gas Leaks Crocodile Tears Over Nuclear Waste Storage

Jim Conca

The obvious path forward for spent nuclear fuel is to put it all into dry cask storage at a single centralized storage facility. Two companies, Holtec and Waste Control Specialists, are vying for such a site but some local Oil & Gas companies are pushing back with fear.

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Urban Farms Are Off The Hook — And Off The Shelf (CleanTechnica Interview)

CleanTechnica

Urban farms as easy as opening the fridge? One company has a plug-and-play system that could become the next standard appliance for homes and businesses.

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Volkswagen Ramps Up Electric Vehicle Software & Mobility Solutions

CleanTechnica

On January 1, Volkswagen will pull all its software development activities together under the umbrella of a new division called Car.Software. One goal is the creation of a dedicated operating system -- vw.os -- for all vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group.

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Tesla’s “Premium Connectivity” Will Now Set Owners Back $10/Month

CleanTechnica

We all knew this day would come, and for better or worse, that day is here. For Tesla owners who purchased their vehicles on or after July 1, 2018, Tesla is now starting to charge $9.99 per month for data connectivity for a select set of features bundled into what it calls Premium Connectivity at the end of this year.

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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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Zoom Electric Scooters: First Impressions

CleanTechnica

Zoom Electric Scooters lent us one of its electric scooters so we could test them and see how they stack up in the growing world of EVs in all shapes and sizes.

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California Ends New Fracking Pending Results Of Scientific Study

CleanTechnica

California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered a halt to all new fracking permits pending a review by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Environmental groups cheered while industry groups predicted dire consequences.

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Keolis Nederland BV Selects BYD To Supply Largest Electric Bus Order In Europe

CleanTechnica

The Netherlands is getting another massive wave of electric buses, thanks to a massive order from Keolis Nederland BV for 259 new buses from BYD. The order, which was inked on December 6th at Keolis' head office in Deventer, is the largest single order for electric buses in Europe and reveals just how comfortable transit operators around the world are with the prospect of electric vehicles in their fleets.

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch: UK Tesla Model 3 & Other EV 3-Year Total Cost of Ownership Analysis Shows EVs Much Cheaper than Fossil Competitors

CleanTechnica

We've published numerous analyses of our own on the total cost of ownership of the Tesla Model 3 and Volkswagen ID.3 compared to top gasoline competitors. However, if you don't trust research from CleanTechnica, perhaps you'll find the work of a major international financial firm more palatable. A recently published report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) dove into this topic for the.

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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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Tesla Revenue Growing Exponentially, But Critics Can’t Move On

CleanTechnica

Several months ago, Hamid Shojaee tweeted out a superb chart highlighting both Tesla's annual revenue growth and summaries of the consistently wrong claims of Tesla critics and skeptics. It was so brilliant that I wanted to write an article about it, but I never got to that. As it turns out, though, the chart is still relevant today.