The Corn Refiners Association is finding cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional plastic—through corn.
Failed Utility Takeover Measure Ignores Maine’s Energy Crunch Root Causes
Maine’s residential electricity rates are already 59% higher than the national average. They will only rise more if Maine cannot build pipelines, transmission lines, and power stations.
Seven Everyday Items That Are More Environmentally Harmful Than Plastic Straws
Here are seven everyday items that are more environmentally harmful than plastic straws.
En-Roads: Climate Change Solutions Simulator
The EnRoads Simulator is a simulation tool for the public to test out how different energy, economic growth, and land use policies affect our climate.
The Case for Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform
"During a time when not much is certain on Capitol Hill, it is abundantly clear that bipartisan action is needed to improve energy infrastructure permitting in the U.S. in order to fight climate change and strengthen our economy."
Nature-Based Solutions Can Reel In Multiple Climate Benefits, But Energy Systems Not Off The Hook
“NBS can help cushion the impacts of warming, but not sufficiently to allow any relaxation in the ambition or urgency of meeting emissions reductions targets.”
It’s Not About Climate Change
"The much bigger problem is fuel loading—the amount of dead wood and other organic matter on forest floors, compounded by a higher density of small trees.”
Prodigy and Westinghouse Targeting Launch of eVinci Floating Nuclear Plant in Canada by 2030
"Prodigy underscores flexibility will be a key driver for the emerging FNPP market. But rather than developing reactors, its approach is to partner with leading SMR vendors to offer a standardized, scalable, and fully transportable nuclear power plant system—essentially by linking expertise in three mature industries: nuclear, maritime, and transport."
Outside Of Tesla, China Might Be Dominant Force In Global EV Market
“China now accounts for 90% of the world’s rare earths production. China also controls the refining and processing sectors. The market for these products are mostly the EV supply chain. China has worked hard to exert control over the mining and processing of those critical minerals used in making EVs what they are today. Their lead is this segment of the supply chain, a super important segment to say the least as Polestars aren’t powered by the wind. Some 70% of global EV battery manufacturing capacity is in China, while the US has less than 10%, most of it being run by Tesla. Of the 142 lithium-ion battery megafactories under construction worldwide, China will be home to 107 of them. “
Green-Power Giant Capitalizes on Energy Transition With $88 Billion Investment
“This year has seen the rise of clean power companies—including Iberdrola, Enel and, in the U.S., NextEra Energy Inc. —into the upper echelons of the world’s most valuable energy companies. That has come as traditional oil majors grapple with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which has decimated demand for crude and tanked prices. There is also broader support from companies, investors and governments for low-carbon energy.”
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