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Tag Archives: End of Fossil Fuel
Iron, Rust & Huge 100 Hour Batteries
PBS’s NOVA recently ran a story entitled: How iron-air batteries could fill gaps in renewable energy Adding: Rust Belt cities could be the perfect place to develop this renewable energy solution. The chemical reaction between iron and oxygen, which creates … Continue reading
Posted in Climate News, Solar
Tagged batteries, Clean Energy News, End of Fossil Fuel, Green Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar array
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Historic Day Nationally & in Sandwich
On Sunday, Aug 7, 2022, the US Senate finally passed historic climate action legislation that will likely become law very soon. It will tackle a problem acknowledged as needing fixing by our government for over 50 years.* It was fitting that at … Continue reading
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Tagged & Solar Day, Clean Energy News, electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, EVs, Global Warming, Joe Biden, legislation, renewables, Sandwich Electric Vehicle, solar power, Tool, US Congress
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EV Pickup Trucks: Amazing, Powerful
Lawrence Ulrich of the New York Times gives a raving, Rivian review for the company’s new electric pickup. First paragraph reads: The redoubtable Rivian R1T, the first crusher in a coming wave of electric pickup trucks, can soar unscathed over gnarly … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, EVs, transportation
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Australian Billionaire, Mine Owner Might Save the Planet
The New York Times, in a wonderful story, asks: Can a Carbon-Emitting Iron Ore Tycoon Save the Planet? Then adds: Andrew Forrest made a mining fortune. Now he wants to lead a climate change revolution — and beat the fossil fuel … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Forrest, Clean Energy News, Climate, End of Fossil Fuel, Fortescue, Global Warming, Iron ore mining
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220 Medical Journals Demand Climate Action Now
The Huffington Post reports: A coalition of more than 220 of the planet’s leading medical and public health journals issued an urgent rallying cry to address climate change …, saying the greatest threat to global health was the planet’s ongoing … Continue reading
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Tagged End of Fossil Fuel, Global Warming, medical journals
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The Electrification of Everything
The Wall Street Journal gives an excellent overview of how most everything we use from the vehicles we drive to the homes and businesses we heat will be powered by electricity as the era of fossil fuels ends. A main … Continue reading
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Tagged electric grid, electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, energy predictions, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy
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National Report: All Renewable Transition Possible by 2050
Inside Climate News, summarizing the final report of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Electrification Futures Study, concludes that by 2050: a transition to mostly renewable energy is possible, but will require households and businesses to be flexible in how they consume … Continue reading
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Tagged electric grid, electric vehicles, Ella Zhou, End of Fossil Fuel, energy predictions, Environment, EVs, green renewables, Joe Biden, NREL, Trieu Mai, wind power
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Climate Activists Force Exxon Board Changes
The New York Times reports: Shareholders of Exxon Mobil dealt the company’s management a defeat on Wednesday by electing at least two of four candidates activist investors had nominated to its board — the first time that has happened, according … Continue reading
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Tagged board of directors, Clean Energy News, divesting fossil fuels, End of Fossil Fuel, Environment, Exxon, ExxonMobil
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Clean Energy Focus of Biden’s $4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
The New York Times reports that “climate change has become the centerpiece” of President Biden’s $3 trillion to $4 trillion infrastructure rebuilding plan and no longer a side issue as in the past. Administration officials say they view averting catastrophic warming … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, electric grid, electric vehicles, End of Fossil Fuel, Global Warming, Infrastructure, renewables
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When Will Electric Vehicles Take Over?
The New York Times has an in-depth story trying to anticipate when electric vehicles will rule the roads. Volvo and GM have goals of 2030 and 2035 respectively to end combustion engine production and others companies are sure to follow … Continue reading
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Tagged electric vehicles, End of Combustion Engine, End of Fossil Fuel
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