Sat.Jul 10, 2021

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Test Drive Results 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E

Green Living Guy

Let’s hear it Ford Motor Company. I mean expanding the Mustang family?! Wow. I mean making the famous pony into the electric age with Mustang Mach-E. For it’s definitely an all-new, all-electric SUV. Now born of the same all-American ideals that inspired the best-selling sports coupe in the world. So I test drove it and Continue reading "Test Drive Results 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E".

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A massive water recycling proposal could help ease drought

Grist

T his story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Lake Mead, which provides water for 25 million people in the American West, has shrunk to 36 percent of its capacity. One rural California community has run out of water entirely after its well broke in early June. Fields are sitting fallow, as farmers sell their water allotments instead of growing crops, putting the nation’s food supply in peril.

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Risk Managed? New Report Finds Chemical Disaster Risks from Climate Change

CleanTechnica

Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director This week, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Earthjustice, and the Center for Progressive Reform released a policy brief estimating the risks posed by natural disasters to Risk Management Program (RMP) facilities and the surrounding communities. There are thousands of industrial facilities throughout the United States that are storing, transporting, and utilizing chemicals […].

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Driver Arrested For Firing Projectile Shots At A Tesla On Interstate 5

CleanTechnica

It’s like something out of a movie. The owner of a Tesla was driving down the highway when the unthinkable happened. Someone pulled up alongside them and fired something. The video taken from the Tesla’s cameras went viral on TikTok and the shooter can clearly be seen. He fired something that shattered the windows of […].

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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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UN Report: Indigenous Lands Protecting Biodiversity Are Being Threatened By Incursions

CleanTechnica

A report conducted by the United Nations (UN) found that Indigenous Peoples’ food systems are the most sustainable, and also explored how climate change is affecting them. Incursions into Indigenous lands are threatening tribal food systems and our planet’s well-being, Inside Climate News reported. Indigenous people have been sustainably using and caring for our lands […].

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UN Study Analyzing Indigenous Tribes Shares 9 Key Insights To Consider For More Sustainable Food Production Practices

CleanTechnica

This is a follow-up to another article I just wrote, “UN Report: Indigenous Lands Protecting Biodiversity Are Being Threatened By Incursions.” That article detailed how climate change and incursions were threatening Indigenous Lands. Line 3 is a great example of this. However, I wanted to provide more detail on the 9 key insights that I […].

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After Savings, This Tesla Owner Paid $100/Month For His Model 3

CleanTechnica

Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, shared just how much he saved by driving a Tesla Model 3 for a little more than 3 years. He pointed out that, after savings, it was $100 a month to drive a Tesla. He bought his car in 2018 for $60,000 (including the cost of Full-Self Driving). He […].

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Tesla’s FSD Beta Version 9 Released On Nikola Tesla’s Birthday — 5 Initial Reviews

CleanTechnica

The highly anticipated and long-awaited Tesla FSD Beta Version 9 is finally here! The new update began rolling out to members of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta program during the wee hours of the early morning. This allowed for those of us who slept through the newsworthy event to wake up to videos and photos of […].

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10 U.S. Cities Get Lo-No Grants To Help Buy Proterra Electric Buses

CleanTechnica

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) offers “Low or No Emission Program Grants” (Low-No grants) to buy electric buses and related technology. U.S. electric bus, battery, and bus charging station manufacturer Proterra has announced that 10 different transit agencies have just been awarded Low-No grants to buy Proterra technology.

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U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Seeks Public Feedback to Define Inadequate Electric Service Areas

CleanTechnica

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), and the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) released a Request for Information (RFI) to seek stakeholder input on factors to consider in relation to defining “an area where there is inadequate electric service,” which will inform future eligibility criteria for WPTO’s […].

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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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Electric Fire Truck? Oh, Yes!

CleanTechnica

It’s great to see new sectors starting to seriously go electric. And we’ve got another one that’s in that camp — fire trucks. Rosenbauer is moving toward production of an electric fire truck named “Revolutionary Technology,” and Volvo Penta has announced that it has now partnered with Rosenbauer to supply the powertrain. “By adapting proven […].

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Volvo Group, Daimler, & TRATON GROUP Pump Up Heavy-Duty Truck Charging

CleanTechnica

Three top commercial vehicle manufacturers — Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and TRATON GROUP — now have their eyes on the electric future, and that includes a big-picture view that encapsulates charging. They have reached an agreement to both “install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across […].

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XPeng G3i — New Electric SUV Launches

CleanTechnica

XPeng has just launched a revision of its G3 smart electric SUV, the G3i. The G3i comes with a facelift as well as upgraded infotainment and autonomous driving tech (XPILOT 2.5). After Chinese subsidies, the price comes to RMB149,800 – 185,800. The upgraded infotainment system uses a Snapdragon 820A auto-grade chip, and the vehicle now […].