This Portland startup wants to radically reduce animal agriculture’s carbon footprint, starting with a glass of its signature climate-friendly milk
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The Global Search for Energy Security
"Europe is reupping its already ambitious commitment to wind and solar, but it seems to recognize that those additions at scale take some time and solve only part of the problem. A transition to renewable energy and electric cars won’t happen without energy security, which, at least for the next several decades, necessitates access to a diverse and reliable array of energy sources."
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Sorry, Biden, Gas Stations Can’t Just ‘Bring Down the Price’
Eric Boehm of Reason responds to President Biden’s request to gas station owners. “And those gas station owners aren’t raking in massive profits, either. Over the past five years, retailer gross margins have averaged 10.7 percent of the overall price of gas, according to NACS data. But most of those profits come from selling food, drinks,...
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A Warning From Australia’s Power Crisis
"The lesson for the U.S. is that a force-fed green transition invariably produces energy shortages, which then prompt calls for government intervention that often creates more market dysfunction."
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First Look: Salesforce teams up with AT&T to cut IoT emissions
Andrew Freedman writes in Axios about AT&T’s partnership with Salesforce. “Heavy machinery equipment outfitted with AT&T’s IoT devices allows companies to obtain data on their performance, such as engine hours, fuel consumption, and increasingly, emissions as well, the company said.” Read the full article here.
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‘Exxon Made More Money Than God’ — But Far Less Than Apple
"Apple has full control over the price of its products and trounces ExxonMobil’s earnings in every quarter. Apple could slash the price of its products and still make a huge profit. But ExxonMobil can’t slash the price of its products because it doesn’t set the price."
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Private Investors Betting on Clean Energy Despite Market Selloff
Amrith Ramkumar of The Wall Street Journal reports on funding for clean tech. “Intersect Power LLC and three other climate startups have together raised more than $1.6 billion in the past week. Large investment firms and venture capitalists, many with hefty cash piles, appear to be optimistic about the sector despite worries about high inflation...
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Why Big Tech is pouring money into carbon removal
"Carbon removal does generally enjoy bipartisan support in Washington, and the Department of Energy recently launched a $3.5 billion program to develop four direct air capture hubs across the U.S., with each one intended to permanently remove over 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year."
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Half Of Fashion’s Materials Now Come From Sustainable Sources, But More Needs To Be Done To Meet Climate Goals
"The figures, released today, show 50% of materials being used by the 292 participating companies are now organic, recycled or other lower impact options, compared with 44% in 2020."
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Amogy Raises $46 Million in Funding to Accelerate the Commercialization of its Ammonia-to-Power Technology Across Heavy Duty Transportation
"Comparatively, Amogy’s solution leverages ammonia, an energy dense, carbon-free molecule, which is crucial to zero-emission heavy duty transportation. Moreover, because the chemical has been used industrially for more than a century, existing storage, handling, and delivery infrastructure is already in place globally, making ammonia an optimal fuel for long-haul trucking, locomotives, aviation, and shipping – so-called 'hard-to-abate' areas that have all proven difficult to decarbonize."
