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Telsa may have get into mining, refining lithium directly
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of the production at Tesla’s “Gigafactory” on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty I...
Jeep says its new electric Wrangler SUV concept is as fast as a Tesla
Electric Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 concept vehicle Jeep DETROIT — Jeep has redesigned an all-electric concept version of its flagship Wrangler, as the brand pivots from gas guzzlers to zero-emissions ...
Cardano Announces Its Fresh Initiative To Help The Environment Develop Faster
IOHK defines RealFi as real finance that focuses on those who need new ways to actually access finance, as well as the generation of real value that is often not derived from DeFi. It also aims to off...
Asia faces threats from climate change. Here’s what can be done
A boy searches for remaining food in polythene packets at roadside in Allahabad, India, on May 11, 2018. In 2021, over 57 million people were affected by climate disasters in Asia, the International F...
Methane emissions surged by a record amount in 2021, NOAA says
A broken oil well pipeline gauge near Depew, Oklahoma J Pat Carter/Getty Images Global emissions of methane, the second biggest contributor to human-caused climate change after carbon dioxide, surged ...
Britain eyes nuclear, wind, fossil fuels in bid for energy security
Alongside a ramp up in nuclear power, the British Energy Security Strategy envisages up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen – half of which would be so-called green hydrogen – by 2030. Chr...
Porsche taking stake in ‘e-fuels’ maker Highly Innovative Fuels Global
A Porsche 911 Carrera 4S stands in the evening light in a drive-in cinema on the circuit of the Leipzig Porsche factory. Jan Woitas | picture alliance via Getty Images DETROIT — Porsche is upping its ...
3 bests stocks to buy in a high interest rate environment
Interest rates are set to go parabolic in the coming months as the Federal Reserve moves to lower inflation. In a statement on Tuesday, Fed’s Lael Brainard said that the bank will also likely start qu...
Developers flood Arizona with homes even as drought intensifies
California just experienced its driest January and February ever, and the snowpack is dangerously low. As the West enters its third year of drought, water sources are drying up, and restrictions on th...
GM and Honda to develop affordable electric vehicles that cost less than $30,000
DETROIT – General Motors and Honda Motor will develop a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture, the companies announced Tuesday morning. The project will utilize GM&...
Amazon signs rocket deal with Blue Origin, Arianespace, ULA for Project Kuiper internet satellites
Artist renderings of the companies’ rockets, from left to right: New Glenn, Vulcan Centaur, and Ariane 6. Blue Origin / United Launch Alliance / Arianespace Amazon on Tuesday announced what it s...
Wind energy installations must quadruple to hit net-zero goals: GWEC
Onshore and offshore wind turbines photographed in Flevoland, the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images The wind energy sector had its second best year in 2021 but installations wi...
Climate change could cost U.S. $2 trillion each year by 2100: OMB
Dry cracked earth is visible in an area of Lake Powell that was previously underwater on March 28, 2022 in Page, Arizona. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, water levels at La...
Arizona farmers are slammed by water cuts in the West amid drought
Farmer Nancy Caywood stands in what once was an alfalfa field. The land is now fallow after her farm was cut off from accessing water from the San Carlos reservoir. Emma Newburger | CNBC CASA GRANDE, ...
Is Bitcoin Really That Bad For The Environment?
Green money Getty Images In March, The New York Times declared to its readers that a “single bitcoin transaction now requires more than 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, or enough energy to power t...
Hurtigruten Grows Expedition Cruises, Doubles 2023 Galapagos Sailings With New Partner
Through a new partnership with Metropolitan Touring, Hurtigruten is now offering Galapagos sailings … [+] on the MS Santa Cruz II. Hurtigruten Hurtigruten Group has long been recognized as a lea...
In A David Versus Goliath Battle Between NGOs And A Pipeline Company, Goliath Is Losing
David Sligh, Conservation Director at Wild Virginia Will Kerner Logistics is 7.4% of US GDP. Pipeline transportation represents just half a percentage point of that 7.4% total. Proponents of pipelines...
U.S.-listed Chinese stocks jump after China reportedly considers sharing company audits
A security personnel stands guard at the opening session of Baidu’s annual AI developers conference Baidu Create 2019 in Beijing, China, July 3, 2019. Jason Lee | Reuters New York-listed Chinese...
Biden to invoke Defense Production Act for EV battery materials
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of administration efforts to lower gasolin...
How hackers and geopolitics could derail the planned energy transition
This image shows an onshore wind turbine in the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Discussions about the energy transition, what it means and whether it’s actually underwa...
5 Key Elements For A Positive Employee Environment
Although it’s up to leaders to set expectations, effectively shaping a positive, productive … [+] workplace requires everyone. getty Workplace culture is powerful. It can be a significant factor...
Biden announces new funding to make homes more energy efficient
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles, a...
Climate Activists, Billionaire Launch Campaign to Tackle Bitcoin’s Impact on Environment
Bitcoin’s impact on the environment is about to face the limelight as several climate activist organizations such as Greenpeace and crypto billionaire Chris Larsen are launching a campaign to tackle i...
Game-changing hydrogen could play a big role in the energy transition
Ships sailing into the port of Rotterdam in February 2022. Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Concerns related to both the energy transition and energy security have been thrown into...
BP establishes partnership focused on offshore wind in Japan
An offshore wind turbine photographed in waters off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2013. Yoshikazu Tsuno | AFP | Getty Images BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglom...
Philippine Billionaire Betty Ang’s Monde Nissin To Cut Spending Amid Challenging Business Environment
Monde Nissin, the Philippines’ largest instant noodle maker, bought British alternative meats maker … [+] Quorn in 2015. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Monde Nissin—controlled by tycoon Betty Ang ...
7 things investors need to know
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the SEC headquarters in Washington, on July 22, 2021. Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commiss...
Nikola begins production of battery electric Tre semitruck
Nikola Motor’s Tre semi-truck. Nikola Motor Company Electric heavy-truck startup Nikola announced on Wednesday that it has begun production of the battery-powered version of its electric Tre sem...