Category: Climate change
Coal & Nuclear Are Very Different Beasts In China, Per Expert
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with an expert in China’s energy transition, David Fishman of APAC-focused Lantau Group. In the first half of the conversation we talked coal, gas, and nuclear. Michael Barnard [MB]: Hi, welcome back to Redefining Energy Tech. I’m your host, Michael Barnard. … [continued]
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It’s Super Bowl Weekend — Yay! But What Are Sports Doing About Mega-Event Emissions?
Advertisers pay around $8 million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad slot, and the NFL makes hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the Super Bowl. They’re awfully entertaining, of course, but we often overlook the environmental impact of the Super Bowl as a mega-event in all the hoopla. … [continued]
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Science Purge Is Part of United States’ Echoing Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution
As Mark Twain is reported to have said, history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Trump 2.0’s actions are very much rhyming, albeit discordantly, and with a dismal period from the past of the United States’ proclaimed great enemy, China. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, launched in 1966 and lasting until 1976, … [continued]
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Report slams DTE for “prioritizing profits” over customers
The report examined shutoff data for six U.S. utilities, including DTE. It found that in 2024, the company shut off power to delinquent customers more than 150,000 times.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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