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Oil’s Calm Before the Storm: Hidden Weaknesses, China’s Stockpiles and the Oil Demand Mirage

11 min read

A year ago, I published an article on Peak Oil Demand and the impact EVs would have in the world’s most traded commodity. I thought a followup was worth it by now because some things have become clearer, but more importantly, because weird things have been happening in the world … [continued]

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Speculation Runs High About Toyota Corolla EV Ahead Of Japanese Mobility Show

5 min read

Way back when, people used to go to auto shows. Remember when the Detroit Auto Show was a must for any self-respecting car company? If you don’t, we’re not surprised. It was eclipsed by the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas about the time the Tesla Model S first … [continued]

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Great Lakes Now

Los Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.

9 min read

Los Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.

By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It’s the first of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Island Ports Enable Long-Distance Electric Shipping

15 min read

International shipping contributes to CO2, NO2, and SO2 emissions. Pollution from Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), colloquially termed bunker fuel, has long been considered a problem. Heavy Fuel Oil has high sulfur content, and the global shipping industry produces 12% and 13% respectively of global SO2 and NO2 emissions, contributing a … [continued]

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California Reaches 29.1% EV Share of Auto Sales in 3rd Quarter

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Taking advantage of the surge in EV sales that was definitely going to come from Republicans killing the US EV tax credit, California rose to new heights in the 3rd quarter. The Golden State had 29.1% of its new car sales coming from fully electric cars. That’s a higher EV … [continued]

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