Category: Climate change
America’s Drone Ban Hands Productivity Gains To The Rest Of The World
The recent US decision to block new certifications for Chinese drones is being framed as a narrow national security measure. In practice it is a broad economic choice with long shadows. The policy does not ground existing drones or seize equipment. It works through certification attrition, cutting off the ability … [continued]
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Bots Are Manipulating The Clean Energy Information You Seek Online
A recent study published in Nature found that participants’ preferences in real-world elections swung by up to 15 percentage points after conversing with a chatbot. The researchers concluded that, as AI models become more sophisticated, they hold a sizable persuasive advantage for powerful actors behind our screens. Bots have a … [continued]
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Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay nearly $150 million to settle multistate emissions allegations
Mercedes-Benz USA and its parent company have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests.
Hydrogen for Transportation Didn’t Fail Just Once in 2025. It Failed Everywhere.
This year marked the point where hydrogen transportation stopped being a future tense conversation and became an accounting exercise. Across light duty vehicles, buses, trucks, trains, mining equipment, refueling infrastructure, and even aviation, withdrawals outpaced commitments. These were not isolated pilots failing at the margins. They were coordinated retreats spread … [continued]
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Dyer: Geoengineering part of climate change solution
It could make the difference between mere misery, expense and upheaval and catastrophic global dieback