Tag: development
Europe Built Hydrogen Infrastructure Instead of the Power Grid It Needed
The most important policy lesson from the 400 km European hydrogen backbone segment with no suppliers and no offtakers—a pipeline from nowhere to nowhere—I wrote about recently is that decarbonization succeeds or fails on demand realism, not technological aspiration. Europe knew, as early as the late 2000s, that deep electrification … [continued]
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Kia E-Ground Wins Good Design® Award for Sustainable Mobility Innovation in Latin America
Kia’s first Sustainable Mobility Experience Center in Latin America recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design Award highlights Kia’s commitment to innovation and sustainable mobility Kia E-Ground serves as regional hub to inspire electromobility and future-focused collaboration Kia has received the prestigious Good Design® Award 2024 from The Chicago Athenaeum: … [continued]
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Michigan could make six invasive plant species illegal, including a few popular flowering plants
The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) could prohibit or restrict several invasive plant species, the popular landscaping Callery pear tree and Japanese barberry shrub among them. The public can submit feedback on the fate of these flowering plants and the other proposed species in a survey created by the department.
Council committee backs full fee exemption for affordable housing project
Final approval of the development charge waiver will be considered by council later this month.
The Long US Goodbye to New Gas Connections and the Legal Tools States Are Using to Get There
Gas bans in new buildings moved from obscure municipal policy to national legal conflict in a remarkably short period of time. For most of the past decade, city ordinances limiting or prohibiting new natural gas hookups were treated as a local matter tied to building codes, air quality, and long … [continued]
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