Category: Climate change
Battery Ferries: Helios, China Zorrilla, & BC Ferries Compared
Viking Line’s recently announced fully electric ferry, Helios, represents one of the most ambitious maritime electrification projects to date, and offers a powerful indicator of how quickly and fundamentally ferry travel is being transformed by battery-electric propulsion. Expected to be delivered in the early 2030s, it will operate between Helsinki … [continued]
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Geological CO₂ Storage: Massive Scale, Hidden Risks, Eternal Monitoring
The notion of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide as a climate mitigation strategy has gained prominence, largely on the back of a scenarios that aren’t aggressively electrifying and extensive fossil fuel industry lobbying. However, experiences from the oil industry’s existing use of carbon dioxide in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) cast … [continued]
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Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption
Nepal, a small Himalayan nation of 30 million better known globally for its mountains, including Mt Everest, and trekking tourism, is quietly setting an impressive benchmark in the electric vehicle transition. In recent months, about 70% of all new passenger vehicles sold in Nepal were electric. This statistic is remarkable, … [continued]
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A No Kings Day Demand For Climate Action And Democracy Protections
On No Kings Day, it’s important to stand up for the social safety programs we have come to depend on. There’s the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for children and low income folks. Medicare and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act so lots of people have access to health care. Veteran … [continued]
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Environmental group disappointed by Elissa Slotkin’s vote to eliminate California’s emissions waiver
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin was the sole Democrat who voted for a resolution eliminating a waiver that had allowed California to set its own emissions standards.