Tag: Environment
380,000+ Oppose Trump Administration Effort to Roll Back Endangered Species Act Protections
Proposed rules would undermine nation’s most successful conservation law Washington D.C. — More than 380,000 Americans, including 17,000 Sierra Club supporters, submitted comments in opposition to a set of proposed rules from the Trump administration that would roll back protections for imperiled animal and plant species across the United States and undermine … [continued]
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US Misses The Offshore Wind Boat And Aquaculture, Too (Shocker!)
When President Donald Trump decided to stop practically the entire US offshore wind industry in its tracks, he achieved the expected outcomes in terms of lost jobs and missed opportunities to harvest more kilowatts from the sea. Nevertheless, the global wind industry continues to flex its muscles, and the latest … [continued]
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Did GM Just Troll Ford?
The EV news of the week, without a doubt, was Ford’s big pullback of its EV plans. It was disappointing, and perhaps even a bit shocking. Yes, following Donald Trump’s widespread attacks on cleantech, and electric vehicles in particular in this story, we expected legacy automakers would scale back their … [continued]
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North Carolina DEQ Approves Water, Air Permits for SSEP
RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has approved the water and air permits for Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline. The NCDEQ approved the air permit on Dec. 18 and the water permit on Dec. 19. The SSEP project includes 55 miles of new pipeline … [continued]
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BYD Significantly Improves Range & Efficiency with OTA Updates
While much of the news this week has been discouraging, recent reports about BYD’s over-the-air (OTA) updates have provided something positive to think about. In particular, the OTA updates have focused on BYD’s DM-i 5.0 (5th generation PHEV platform), which started rolling out across models in China last year. Consumers … [continued]
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