An aerial picture taken on September 29, 2022 shows a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. Ricardo Arduengo | AFP | Getty Images Hurricane Ian slammed into so...
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Toyota CEO doubles down on EV strategy amid criticism it’s not moving fast enough
A Toyota bZ4X on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC LAS VEGAS – Toyota Motor is standing by its electric vehicle strategy, including hybrids like the Prius, following...
U.S., South Korea working to rectify problems on EV subsidies: Korea minister
South Korean and U.S. officials are working toward a “concrete proposal” to resolve their differences over electric vehicle subsidies, South Korea’s trade minister told CNBC. “...
Vestas launches ‘world’s tallest onshore tower for wind turbines’
A Vestas wind turbine photographed in Denmark. The company said Tuesday it would launch an onshore wind turbine tower with a hub height of 199 meters. Jonas Walzberg | Picture Alliance | Getty Images ...
Web3 and How It Helps the Environment – Dave Uhryniak of TRON DAO Explains
TRON is a layer-1 blockchain utilizing a delegated proof of stake consensus mechanism. Its eco-friendly network, low fees, and easy to use developer tools have allowed it to attain a massive amount of...
Hurricane Ian makes landfall near Sanibel, Captiva Islands, Florida
Hurricane Ian made landfall over the west coast of Florida as a category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm greatly intensified as it neared land, re...
GE to convert gas-fired power station into battery storage facility
Pylons photographed in the U.K. The project involving Centrica and GE will store energy from onshore wind farms in Lincolnshire. Gareth Fuller | PA Images | Getty Images A decommissioned gas-fired pow...
NASA’s Artemis I moon mission is likely delayed until November
NASA’s giant Artemis 1 moon rocket is rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building off its lauchpad, after postponing the much-anticipated mission a third time due to the arrival of Hurricane Ia...
EV drivers in Britain see jump in public charging cost
The U.K. has laid out plans to ramp up the number of electric vehicles on its roads over the next few years. Coldsnowstorm | E+ | Getty Images Electric car drivers in the U.K. have seen the cost of us...
Just Two Cheers For Patagonia’s Chouinard: Why Ignore An ESOP?
As a business advisor and outdoors enthusiast, I’ve long admired Yvon Chouinard. Protecting nature is one of four core values of Patagonia, the global outdoor apparel and equipment company he founded ...
Electric vehicle (EV) sales set to hit an all-time high in 2022, IEA says
Tesla electric cars photographed in Germany on March 21, 2022. According to the International Energy Agency, electric vehicle sales are on course to hit an “all-time high” this year. Sean ...
HSBC warns investors to avoid European stocks in the search for value
Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district including global financial institutions Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada ...
Corporate climate commitments improving, with exceptions: Just Capital
Jose A. Bernat Bacete | Moment | Getty Images The vast majority of Americans support both corporate transparency on climate as well as federal requirements for corporations to disclose their climate d...
U.S. approves Kigali Amendment to curb climate-warming chemicals
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media after the 51-50 vote passed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 7, 2...
Live Longer, Look Sexier And 43 Other Reasons To Ride A Bicycle This World Car Free Day
People on bikes, Hardbrucke, one of Zurich’s busiest inter-city roads. getty Take the train. Jump on a bus. Walk. Scoot. Run. Today is World Car Free Day, a promotion created to make people thin...
Airline tickets could become even more expensive, aviation execs warn
Air tickets may become more expensive — thanks to the lack of refining capacity and the financial state of airlines, said William Walsh, the director-general of the International Air Transport Associa...
Big businesses trumpet ESG credentials. Scrutiny is on the rise
As the 2020s progress, discussions about climate change, the environment and issues related to equality and diversity are at the forefront of many people’s minds. The corporate world is no excep...
GM to sell up to 175,000 electric vehicles to Hertz through 2027
General Motors has agreed to sell up to 175,000 electric vehicles to Hertz Global over the next five years, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal calls for GM to start supplying electric vehicles ...
Texas Senator Ted Cruz Extremely Bullish On Bitcoin, Believes It An Asset For The Environment
Bitcoin’s a Net Positive American Senator Ted Cruz believes that Bitcoin and BTC mining is beneficial to the economy and the environment. Cruz asserts during the Texas Blockchain Summit that Bitcoin f...
Is Bitcoin good for the environment?
It’s deceptively easy to cite energy statistics about Bitcoin mining as evidence that it’s bad for the environment. Nevertheless, civilizations have always expended energy on new technologies that ini...
Environment Friendly Bitcoin Mining Facility in Australia
Bitcoin’s energy extensive nature might not be a threat to the environment to a large extent. No, it has nothing to do with the bitcoin ban, rather it is about using green energy. A whole new crypto m...
Greenpeace Blasts Bitcoin, Says Ethereum Merge Proves Crypto ‘Doesn’t Have To Come at the Cost’ of Environment
Greenpeace is slamming Bitcoin (BTC) for its energy use following the successful Ethereum (ETH) merge that slashed its carbon emissions by more than 99%. The environmental nonprofit organization plans...
Weekly MacroSlate: A hotter than expected CPI print means a vicious stagflationary environment awaits Bitcoin
TL;DR U.S. CPI sparks upward revision to the expected fed-funds rate U.K. stays top of the G7 inflation league, with actual CPI year-over-year of 9.9% GBP saw new lows against the U.S dollar, same lev...
Algorand, Cardano And Big Eyes: 3 Cryptocurrencies Working To Preserve And Protect Our Environment
One of the defining features of cryptocurrency is its constantly evolving application to everyday issues within sectors as disparate as banking and healthcare. Big Eyes Coin (BIG), Algorand (ALGO), an...
Siemens commissions German production plant
A Siemens logo in Germany. The industrial giant says that a newly commissioned green hydrogen plant in the country will use wind and solar power from the Wunsiedel Energy Park. Daniel Karmann | Pictur...
Patagonia founder donates entire company to fight climate change
Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia. Courtesy of Jeff Johnson and Patagonia Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his spouse and two adult children are giving away their ownership in the appare...
Biden announces first round of funding for EV charging network across 35 states
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the release of the first round of funding for a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, financing the construction of stations in 35 states. “I̵...
Volvo starts series production of heavy-duty electric trucks
This image shows workers at Volvo Trucks’ plant in Sweden. Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks said Wednesday that production of three heavy duty electric truck models was now underway, with its president...
UN warns of ‘uncharted territories of destruction’
Boys, victims of the flood, reach out for food from a relief worker, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan August 30, 2022. Fayaz Aziz | Reuters The United Nations...
SES CEO on satellite broadband company’s difference from SpaceX’s Starlink
PARIS — European satellite broadband operator SES wants to distinguish its services from the likes of industry challengers in SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper, as the company looks to...