Unplugging The Hype Over Electric Vehicles
For more than a century, the promise of electric vehicles (EVs) has been parked just beyond the nearest traffic light. In 1901, the Los Angeles Times declared “The electric automobile will quickly and easily take precedence over all other” types…
Climate, energy news roundup: Week of June 27 – Augusta Free Press
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Biden’s Green Mania Hits The Wall Of Nothingness
It is now clear that none of Biden’s radical green promises are going to be kept. More broadly, the wild green fantasies are going nowhere. There will be some action, but nothing much. None, nowhere, nothing much — welcome to…
TRANSPORTATION: Bill Gates-led fund invests in startup to boost EV charging
A startup that wants to help prepare city grids for a boom in electric vehicles raised $15 million from investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate-tech fund led by Bill Gates, and Coatue Management LLC.
Biden Slamming The Door Shut On Much-Needed U.S. Mining
Early on, President Joe Biden promised multitudes of “good-paying, union jobs” to fuel his massive push for wind and solar-powered electric vehicles, EV charging stations, and the tiny portion of his “infrastructure” package that actually involves road and bridge construction….
Community Panel recommends 21 actions for EV transition for Victoria to reduce Transport Emissions
Community Panel for Infrastructure Victoria on Transport Emissions. I was on this panel which had 211 Victorians (most age groups, Metro and Regional) and met online during late January to mid February 2021. The ‘Tackling Transport Emissions’ Community Panel successfully…
Chad Blair: Goodbye COVID-19, Hello Climate Change – Honolulu Civil Beat
Like thousands of Hawaii residents last week, I received my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. It was so encouraging to see so many folks lined up ahead of and behind me that I almost let go my frustration at…
Climate Change: Is Digital The Silver-Bullet We’re Looking For To Meet Our Climate Commitments? – Forbes
Over the last 12 months we have achieved some amazing things, in timeframes no one could have dreamt possible. Multiple vaccines have been successfully developed, trialled, approved and mass produced in one year, not the decade it usually takes. Industry…
Electric Vehicle Subsidies And Other Green Fantasies
Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future. Everyone will want one because they’re emission-free, ecologically responsible, and more affordable every year. That’s why GM, Volvo, and other manufacturers will soon be making only EVs. Or so we’re told. Some people have…
The Myth (And Fake Math) Of ‘Green’ Jobs
“Fool me once,” Stephen King wrote, “shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.” His adage certainly applies to the myth (and fake math) of green jobs. During the 2020…
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