Recent legislation in Texas would put the Lone Star State's energy market on a slippery slope to more government intervention and regulation.
3 Things to Know Before Using Charging Stations for Electric Cars
Electric vehicles (EV) are slowly but surely gaining in popularity. However, one of the downsides to owning an EV is the recharging time. Many companies are upgrading charging stations for electric cars to make traveling faster and to ease this concern. >>>READ: Can This Tech Company Help Solve the Electric Car Industry’s Charging Bottleneck? Despite...
A Mineral Strategy for American Security
"Beijing’s domination of critical minerals gives it the power to disrupt our daily lives and threaten our national security. Rather than drag our feet as China progresses, let’s work together to make a change."
Fusion Breakthroughs Are Impressive, But It Doesn’t Need to be the ‘Holy Grail of Clean Energy’
While a new clean energy source would be welcome to meet future demand, fusion should not be viewed as a way to reach global climate targets, nor should the international community wait on its arrival before pursuing ways to continue reducing emissions.
Hydrogen startup spins out of Bill Gates-backed R&D effort, lands $7.8M
"Hydrogen is made from a variety of sources, namely fossil fuels, and through the use of dirty power. Peregrine is among the ventures aiming to make hydrogen without carbon dioxide production."
4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Countries and Sectors
Data from the World Resources Institute show that in the United States, our heating and electricity are the leading carbon emitting sectors.
Regulatory Reform Could Unlock Gigawatts of Zero-Emission Geothermal
Geothermal energy is a highly promising and reliable zero-emission technology. Besides critical investments in R&D, the biggest hindrances to geothermal development are permitting and other regulatory barriers that are more stringent than for oil and gas.
The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood
"The cost of producing synthetic graphite from wood using CarbonScape’s technology is competitive with making it from fossil fuels, said Williams, without providing detailed figures. Temperatures required to create graphite from wood chips are lower, and the process takes hours rather than weeks, he said."
Voluntary Carbon Markets are crucial to lowering greenhouse gas emissions
“Voluntary carbon markets in agriculture are indeed at a crucial tipping point. Policymakers have a role to play in bringing greater validity to the markets, which will ensure that this momentum is not wasted and is instead channeled toward projects that yield long-term environmental benefits for us all.”
Climate change had mixed showing in 2020 elections
“The more climate change was on the agenda, the more it drove up votes in blue states, but it worked against Democrats in purple states, in battleground states,” said a former Obama administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity given tense intra-party divisions."