Fumes from diesel engines slow down children’s brains, new research shows
Students who breathed in toxic diesel fumes on the way to school struggled to perform as well as normal, scientists found.
Archive for year: 2017
Musk: Tesla Superchargers will eventually run on solar power and batteries
Tesla wants its massive Supercharger network to run on solar power or batteries in order to disconnect from the electric grid, which is still largely powered by natural gas and coal.
Digging the graveyard of oil’s past
Moored off the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Pioneering Spirit looms so large that it is difficult to recognize as a ship.
This is what the U.S.’s new global isolation on climate change looks like
Now that the Trump administration has withdrawn from the Paris climate deal, we’re starting to see concretely what that means on the world stage.
Trump names BP oil spill lawyer, climate policy foe as top DOJ environment attorney
Jeffrey Bossert Clark repeatedly challenged the scientific underpinnings of U.S. climate policy while representing the Chamber of Commerce.
As Trump’s EPA delays smog rules, California vows to forge ahead
California officials say they are forging ahead with emissions-cutting measures despite the Trump administration’s move this week to delay implementation of Obama-era limits on ozone, the lung-searing gas in smog.
Generals warn that U.S. security is at stake in race for new energy superiority
“Ceding U.S. leadership here has inherent national security risk,” the authors, part of the CNA Military Advisory Board, warn, “including loss of global influence and diplomatic leverage, as well as forgone economic opportunities.”
Oil has a Tesla problem. But when will it hit?
ExxonMobil executives would be wise to worry about the explosive growth of Tesla, which this year surpassed both Ford and General Motors as America’s most valuable car maker.
After 18 months, hurricane vulnerability documents arrive — but they’re thin
Eighteen months ago, the Texas Tribune and ProPublica asked the federal government for some documents.
This is what happens when you kill electric car tax breaks
Danish electric car sales have faceplanted down 60.5 percent so far this year compared to last. All that’s changed is that the country killed one of the biggest tax breaks in the world for EVs.
