"Allbirds is so committed to changing the industry that in 2020 it announced it would team up with competitor adidas to produce a running shoe with the lowest possible carbon footprint in the industry."
7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors
"This heavy bias toward solar and wind is typical of renewable energy investments worldwide. Increasingly, though, the energy transition is creating new investment opportunities that could become significant asset classes in their own right."
44.01 secures $5M to turn billions of tons of carbon dioxide to stone
"The holes would maximize surface area, and highly carbonated water would be pumped in cyclically until the drilled peridotite is saturated. Importantly, there’s no catalyst or toxic additive, it’s just fizzy water, and if some were to leak or escape, it’s just a puff of CO2, like what you get when you open a bottle of soda."
Deadwood Releasing 10.9 Gigatons of Carbon Every Year – More Than All Fossil Fuel Emissions Combined
"'We found both the rate of decomposition and the contribution of insects are highly dependent on the climate, and will increase as temperatures rise. Higher levels of precipitation accelerate the decomposition in warmer regions and slow it down in lower temperature regions.'"
Conservative Gathering at COP Confirms Climate is No Longer a One-Party Issue
COP26, the annual United Nations gathering to discuss climate change, is in its second week in Glasgow, UK. As might be expected since it deals with the touchy issue of climate change, COP26 has attracted many protestors and activists who are demanding that various governments do more. These activists have protested in the streets, held...
A Tesla Cofounder’s New Focus: Rock-Tunneling Robots To Protect The Grid
Petra is a Silicon Valley-based startup that is aiming to cut the costs of burying power lines underground in tough terrain with an innovative robotic drill.
The 18 Best EVs Coming in 2022
Jeremy White writes on Wired about the best EVs coming in 2022. >>>READ: Power Industry Teams up on Highway EV Charging<<< “The F-150 Lightning can even be used to run an average-sized home for up to three days during a power outage. But with such popularity in the preorder phase, you’ll need some luck getting...
Energy-efficiency startup Allumia lands $7.5M to offer no-money-down commercial upgrades
"Allumia underwrites their customer’s loan to pay for the more efficient equipment. Customers sign 5-to-7 year contracts, during which time they pay back the loan. Services covered by the contract include Allumia’s energy use performance monitoring and maintenance of the equipment upgrades."
Elon Musk: ‘Civilization Will Crumble’ Without Oil And Gas In Short Term
"Speaking at a conference in Norway, Musk claimed 'civilization will crumble' if the world halted the use of oil and natural gas and called for continued drilling and exploration of fossil fuel sources, Reuters reported."
What OPEC’s 2 million-barrel cut could mean for U.S. gas prices
"The coalition of OPEC, Russia and allied producers on Wednesday announced cuts of 2 million barrels per day in Vienna starting in November 2022."
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