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Working to eliminate dangerous e-bike batteries

Charged

Electric bicycles have quickly become enormously popular—the Light Electric Vehicle Association estimates that some 880,000 were imported to the US in 2021. However, popular online retail sites have largely failed to follow the law. At this point, unfortunately, a disclaimer is necessary.

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Co-location of energy could significantly cut the cost of expanding renewables ??????

Envirotec Magazine

A new report from Cornwall Insight and national law firm Weightmans on the co-location of energy assets, entitled “ Co-location, co-location, co-location” , has laid out the significant cost savings of using one grid connection for multiple renewable generation or storage assets.

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Nearly 200 Environmentalists Were Murdered for Their Work in 2022

DeSmogBlog

Underreporting of attacks and murders in Asia and Africa presented a significant challenge to assessing risks to activists in these regions. With 11 murders in 2022, the Philippines continued to be the deadliest country for environmental defenders in the Asia and Pacific regions, Global Witness found.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

Climate policies present an opportunity to address these issues because greenhouse gases and harmful air pollutants often come from the same sources, such as industrial smokestacks and vehicle tailpipes. California has done exactly that. New York may offer an interesting model.

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Highway Code poised for New Year refresh in boost for cycling and walking

Business Green

The changes would introduce a hierarchy of road users into UK law, so that road users that can do the greatest harm - such as cars, buses and lorries - have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat they pose to others.

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After Bold Promise, New Jersey’s Energy Storage Plan Remains a Mystery

GreenTechMedia

When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Murphy's campaign platform, and the law, included something quite radical at the time: the goal of 600 megawatts of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 megawatts by 2030. By 2030, Murphy's goal of 3.5

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Aceleron to pilot recyclable batteries in electric quadbikes

Business Green

Battery developer Aceleron has teamed up with electric quadbike manufacturer Eco Charger to launch a new system designed to help drive down the number of batteries going to waste, a problem that is expected to grow as rising numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road begin to age.