Smog chokes Delhi, leaving residents ‘cowering by our air purifiers’
For days, many in Delhi have been living as if under siege, trying to keep the dirty air away from their children and older parents.
Archive for year: 2016
Tesla to end unlimited free use of supercharging stations
Electric car maker Tesla Motors has decided to stop offering unlimited free use of its 734 fast charging stations worldwide, just months before it’s scheduled to start selling a mass-market electric car.
OPEC sees peak oil demand in 2029 on Paris climate accord
OPEC said Tuesday that oil demand could peak by 2029 if the Paris climate agreement is fully executed.
The Paris agreement on climate change is official. Now what?
Rapid technological advances in areas like electric cars are not enough to stop the world’s long climb in oil consumption, let alone reverse it.
Big Oil panics ahead of COP-22
Obviously when talking clean energy production, renewables are at the top of the list.
Nissan e-Power to use gas to charge the battery, not turn the wheels
Nissan revealed a new drivetrain it developed, combining a gasoline engine with an electric propulsion system.
If the U.S. is serious about the Paris agreement, it needs to get serious about biofuels
At least 37 countries included biofuels in their INDCs, but oddly the U.S. was not one of them.
Obama says alternate routes are being reviewed for Dakota pipeline
President Obama, in his first remarks on the violent standoff over an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, called on both sides to show restraint and revealed that the Army Corps of Engineers was considering an alternative route for the project.
Mankind already set to exceed targets as Paris climate deal takes effect
The landmark Paris Agreement — the world’s best hope to halt the devastating effects of climate change — officially went into effect Friday, but a sobering report shows mankind is already set to exceed its targets.
Expect Model 3 glass to share features with Tesla’s solar roof tiles
During Tuesday’s conference call to discuss financial details of Tesla’s pending merger with SolarCity, Elon Musk revealed that the company’s upcoming Model 3 sedan will use some of the same glass technology that the company is using for its solar roof tiles.
