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Whistleblower Claims Dangerous Defects in Pipeline for Shell’s Pennsylvania Plastics Plant

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 7 mins A whistleblower has alleged that the Falcon pipeline — a 98-mile-long fossil fuel pipeline that will soon feed Shell’s massive plastics manufacturing site under construction in western Pennsylvania — was built with defective protection against corrosion. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040

GreenBiz

Last mile delivery — where a FedEx worker uses a delivery van to move packages from a local distribution center to your front door — is a particularly hot area for electric vehicles. Last year FedEx ran a pilot with infrastructure provider ChargePoint, which owns and maintains the charging infrastructure.

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Will the game-changing Tesla Semi really go into production this year?

Charged

Now Electrek’s sources say that the drive axle production line is ready, and the general assembly line is going through final debugging—one of the last steps before starting production. At the launch, Tesla said the Semi will have a capacity of 80,000 pounds, a range of up to 500 miles, and a price tag of $150,000 to $180,000.

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MSU provides recycling boost at Brighton train station

Envirotec Magazine

Said to be the UK’s largest rail operator, the firm says it is aiming to increase the station’s recycling rates to 95% from an average of 30% over the last year through a new Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) installed at Brighton station.

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Ford reveals E-Transit, its electric commercial van

Business Green

American auto giant Ford took the wraps off an electric vehicle Thursday morning that launches the company squarely into the growing movement to electrify fleets and last-mile delivery in cities. The E-Transit van will be available starting in late 2021, will cost "less than $45,000" and will have a range of 126 miles.

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Are EV drivers really costing states gas tax revenue?

Charged

US states have been on an EV-taxing spree over the last couple of years. The annual fee is now $213 for private vehicles, and $319 for commercial vehicles, plus a special tag fee of $35.). An EV driving the average number of miles in a year would pay $19 in state sales tax on the electricity used.

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Commercial trucking's future is in the details

GreenBiz

It’s a great advertising tag line, but there are no free rides; someone always pays somewhere. Occasionally "shipping and handling" are itemized, but this is probably only the last leg of the delivery. That has to come from somewhere on a reliable and consistent basis or you do not get fed. Free delivery."