There is no doubt that we have not moved quickly enough to avoid the horrible consequences that we are already experiencing from a rapidly changing climate. And it is only going to get worse for the next several decades based on the CO2 and methane that is building up in the atmosphere and will continue to do so for the…
Elections matter. It amazes and disappoints me that the Supreme Court could find that the EPA failed to take into consideration the costs that industry, principally the coal industry, would endure in order to cause: “the lifelong neurological damage brought on by exposure to toxic mercury, and prevent up to 11,000 premature deaths, 4,700 heart attacks and 130,000 asthma attacks…
Great blog today from Sierra Club President Aaron Mair. It has irritated the hell out of me for decades that the coal industry has insisted that if they are forced to clean up their emissions our lives will suffer. They claim it will cost everyone more money and jobs will vanish. And, of course, they deny that climate change is…
Despite the fact that the US Congress refuses to accept that climate change is real and being caused by emissions from human activity, the rest of the world is moving ahead to try and address the issue. At the recent G-7 Summit climate change was a high priority on the agenda. They recognize that the consequences of not acting to abate…
In case you’ve missed this great news… Kansas City bids to become EV mecca Who’s doing it: Kansas City Power & Light Partners: Nissan and ChargePoint Charging stations planned: 1,001 240-volt stations; 15 Nissan-branded fast-charging stations Cost to install: $20 million Cost to consumers to charge vehicles: Free for the first 2 years. Nissan will cover electricity costs at…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Contacts: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Meghan Womack, meghan@bloomberg.org, 212-205-0176 Sierra Club, Maggie Kao, maggie.kao@sierraclub.org, 202-675-2384 Bloomberg Philanthropies Boosts Investment in Sierra Club to Retire U.S. Coal Fleet & Transition the Nation Towards Clean Energy Sources Efforts aim to improve public health, slash carbon emissions and allow U.S. to take action as leader in fighting climate…
Information continues to come out of China that the leadership there is engineering an about face when it comes to fossil fuels AND transportation. China is beginning to head in a new direction… and relatively fast. And the rest of the world had better take heed. While I have been informing you of China’s moves to clear their air…
I guess the sky isn’t falling after all. Looks like the auto industry can meet government regulations AND sell lots of cars and truck and make record profits. This happens every time new regulations are proposed. They cry that they can’t do it, that nobody will buy the vehicles and they’ll go broke. Then they go out and meet…
I hate say I told ya so (not really) but….. Battery costs for electric vehicles are falling faster than industry estimates — study Umair Irfan, E&E reporter Costs of battery packs in electric vehicles are declining faster than expected, according to a new report. While industry analysts predicted battery pack costs would decline from $1,000 per kilowatt-hour to…
Using China as an excuse for not taking action on Climate Change is no longer a valid reason (as if it ever was). As I have been writing about for a couple of years now, they get it and have been taking steps to reign in their particulate and CO2 emissions. And now the facts are in and the results…