Tag: concrete
Wireless Charging Is Coming To Port Of Long Beach
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea for electric vehicle wireless charging was hatched, and there have been many pilot projects. At CleanTechnica, we have published a variety of articles about wireless charging, including road-embedded technology. It might be possible to drive an EV and have it charge at … [continued]
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Joint Letter for the Clean Industrial Deal to Deliver on Decarbonisation & Competitiveness
An alliance of cleantech businesses and civil society proposes 15 measures to deliver a joint roadmap for Europe’s decarbonisation and competitiveness under the Clean Industrial Deal. This morning, T&E, alongside 15 other organizations, sent key recommendations to the Commission for the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), set for publication on February 26. The … [continued]
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Trump tariffs: Buy Canadian mantra surfaces at London city hall
Though the threat of a U.S.-Canada trade war is on the back burner, city officials are thinking about how London can avoid the pain
The Problem & Potential Of Hydropower
Mark Z. Jacobson from Stanford University has explained why investments in wind, water, and solar are the only feasible ways to convert the US and the world to clean energy. However, even the best technologies come with environmental impacts. With encouragement from the federal government, private industry has recently made … [continued]
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Great Lakes Moment: Rouge River oxbow enhances education at The Henry Ford
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
In the 1960s, an oxbow was eliminated in the lower Rouge River when a concrete channel was built to move stormwater out of the watershed.
LiUNA construction training centre to be built in Walkerton
A new LiUNA Local 1059 training centre planned for Walkerton will provide workers and apprentices with the hands-on experience needed for careers in the skilled trades. The Ontario government announced on Wednesday that it was investing more than $6.3 million from its Skills Development Fund to support the development of the approximately $12.5-million project in […]
Projects pushed aside to pay for Lumley-Bayshore ice surface work
The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre arena floor and board replacement project will cost significantly more than expected, with the city planning to defer other projects at the facility, while remaining hopeful that provincial funding will come through. On Monday, Owen Sound council approved a non-standard procurement for the project from CIMCO Refrigeration at a […]
Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?
By Jake Bittle and Zoya Teirstein
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.
When Joe Biden first became president, some found it hard to believe that he cared very much about climate change.
With a global pandemic raging, the former vice president and longtime senator pitched his 2020 campaign as a return to normalcy and a referendum on the erratic leadership of Donald Trump.
Worksite in Sweden Reaches 50% Electrification
Electric heavy-duty construction equipment is becoming all the rage, becoming one of the hot new areas of the electrification era. Now, a worksite in Sweden, where there’s an extra focus on achieving freedom from fossil fuels, has reached 50% electrification. In particular, this is thanks to Volvo CE electric machines. … [continued]
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Energy sector holds its breath as nuclear power inches forward
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Uncertainty abounds in the energy sector as President Donald Trump returns to office. In his inaugural address on Monday, Trump promised to “revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry.” Trump has already begun the process of reversing Biden-era policies meant to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and reduce emissions from gas cars.