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Students & Community Groups Cry Foul As University of Oregon Increases Fossil Fuel Use By Over Fifty Percent
Eugene, Oregon — Students and community groups raised the alarm today after discovering that, on January 6th, the University of Oregon began a pilot project, using an additional large “natural” methane gas turbine to generate electricity to sell to the local publicly owned utility, Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB). … [continued]
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It Seems Hyundai Has A Solution For Waymo’s Door-Closing Problem
A few days ago, I wrote about Waymo having a problem with passengers not closing robotaxi doors fully. It’s apparently paying towing companies $20 or so to go to these vehicles and close their doors. Waymo reportedly said that it has a solution coming with future vehicle models that will … [continued]
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Federal Policy Makers Can’t Stop The Demand For Solar Power
The abrupt U-turn in federal energy notwithstanding, the demand for more solar power in the US persists. After all, money talks. Solar is the fastest most economical way to add more kilowatts to the nation’s grid. That’s why solar investors are still pumping money into the US market, the latest … [continued]
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Tiny Canadian Startup Picks Up The Electric Truck (And Van, And Bus) Ball
The vehicle electrification movement sure looked like it was grinding to a halt in the US last year, underscored by Tesla’s ongoing sales slide while both Ford and GM pulled back sharply on their domestic EV manufacturing plans. Still, signs of a rebirth are already emerging, the latest example being … [continued]
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The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s Trial Shows Shipboard Carbon Capture Is a Dead End, But Refuses to Say So
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s Project CAPTURED life cycle assessment is one of the more important documents yet produced on shipboard carbon capture. Not because it proves the technology works, but because it finally grounds the discussion in measured data across an end to end value chain. For years, … [continued]
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