Tag: Policy
Developer calls for Owen Sound to permit taller apartment buildings
A local developer is asking Owen Sound to make some changes to its regulations to permit taller residential buildings in the city to save costs, speed up the building process and attract development. CJ Palumbi, operations manager with Van Dolder Developments, was at Owen Sound council on Monday with a request that the city update […]
The Need For Global Growth Is A Billionaire’s Lie — And It’s Killing The Planet
With the ongoing global focus on increasing gross domestic products, natural capital becomes an innocent and seemingly inevitable byproduct. Ecosystems and natural resources are not infinite, yet the industrialized economy treats them as if they were. Global growth has resulted in significant damage to the natural world, and it’s an … [continued]
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Hydrogen vs Batteries on Norway’s Lofoten Route: An Engineering Reality Check
The recent investigative reporting by Swedish Television and Norway’s NRK into the fuel cell supplier PowerCell has opened a window into the Vestfjord Lofoten hydrogen ferry project that Norway has been building toward for years. The journalists focused on a specific claim about durability. Internal tests suggested that the fuel … [continued]
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Geely & WeRide Planning 2,000 Robotaxis for This Year
This may well end up being the year of the robotaxi. Several companies are trying to scale up robotaxi service significantly after early testing and initial rollout. You can count Chinese auto giant Geely and self-driving partner WeRide in that group. Geely Holding Group brand Farizon and WeRide announced today … [continued]
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In Alaska, a Data Center Inside a Power Plant, Inside a Microgrid
The U.S. Department of Energy Helped Cordova With Its Local Microgrid. Now the Remote City Is Localizing Its Data Too. For years, the Cordova Electric Cooperative in Alaska has worked to source its energy closer to home. Hydropower and battery energy storage now supply Cordova’s highly seasonal electric demand. This … [continued]
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