"Walmart is among more than 20 organizations that are a part of Building the Clean Hydrogen Economy, which is piloting programs for the industrial, heavy machinery and power sectors across the US. SoCalGas has plans for an expansive hydrogen infrastructure system, Toyota is producing and distributing the clean gas as part of its Woven City project, and the hydrogen fuel cell market is expected to reach nearly $30 billion by 2028."
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Startups try to make EV charging easier in cities
Joann Muller of Axios writes on startups that are trying to make EV charging easier in cities. “In New York, several mobility startups are trying to tackle the urban charging dilemma, not just for private EV owners but also for taxis, ride-hailing fleets and delivery vehicles that need to keep running.” Read the full article...
Toast Ale Aims To Reduce Food Waste While Educating Consumers About The Global Problem
"Using surplus bread to brew beer, they hope to create a circular economy that produces tasty, sustainable beverages. Their circular economy model, which is regenerative by design, reduces the need for barley by using bread that otherwise would go to waste. This practice is designed to use less land, water, and energy, and avoid carbon emissions. But the company’s biggest mission is to educate people about wastefulness within the food system and their role in changing that."
An action plan for America’s energy security
"If public policy leaders will once and for all come together around this issue and slash red tape, they will deliver a better present and a more prosperous — and secure — future for the American people."
Wealthy Progressives: We Love Wind Power, Except When It’s Near Us
"One of the few remaining snags could be a group of residents of the exclusive hamlet of Wainscott who don’t want the cable carrying power from the windmills to be buried under a street that runs to the beach. Even though digging has begun, they are still waging legal battles on several fronts that could delay construction or further complicate the project."
Transforming Trees Into Skyscrapers
Rebecca Mead of The New Yorker writes about timber skyscrapers. “Lumber pillars, given their earlier incarnation as trees, retain carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere. One cubic metre of glulam timber stores about seven hundred kilograms of carbon dioxide. About eighteen thousand trees were required to produce the wood products used in the construction of...
A gold-making titan is cutting nearly 20 percent of its carbon footprint
"First Solar’s photovoltaic (PV) solar module technology would power 17 percent of the annual energy needs of Nevada Gold Mines, the single largest gold-producing complex in the world."
America’s parks are essential to healing our planet and ourselves
"From improving the health and wellness of citizens to creating a healthier physical environment, parks are vital to our future. To realize the power of parks, we must treat them like the essential civic infrastructure they are."
How to cut off Russian oil and gas to Europe without causing chaos
"A decade ago, Putin denounced the 'fracking' shale revolution, recognizing it as a threat. He was right to worry. If the United States had not gone from importing 60 percent of its oil to becoming the world’s No. 1 producer and, this year, the world’s largest exporter of LNG, Europe might now be his hostage. Now, Putin has revealed just how formidable a strategic asset U.S. oil and gas is — not only for the United States but also, in this deepening crisis, for Europe."
This startup’s energy storage tech is ‘essentially a giant toaster’
"Antora already has prototypes that can store up to 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity. The Series A financing will fund the creation and installation of a 5-megawatt-hour storage prototype, to be deployed at a customer site in Fresno, California."
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