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These Electric Car Batteries Lasting The Longest

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One of the most common concerns about electric cars from people who haven’t bought one yet (and maybe even from EV owners) is how long the battery will last. Funny enough, a new study from Swedish used car platform Kvdbil finds that EV batteries actually hold up longer than gas … [continued]

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Risk of Atlantic Current Collapsing Much Higher Than Previously Expected

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Unsurprisingly, climate risks keep growing. However, it’s not great to hear that one of the possibilities that has concerned me the most for almost two decades is getting more likely. That is the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The AMOC brings warm water from tropical parts of … [continued]

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CenterPoint Energy Announces Costly Intention to Backtrack on Coal Retirements, Keeping Expensive Culley Plant Online Past 2027

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EVANSVILLE, Indiana – Today, CenterPoint Energy announced an intention to delay plans to retire Unit 3 of its F.B. Culley Generating Station, backtracking on their commitment to be entirely coal-free by 2027. In previous CenterPoint plans, the utility wrote that “Coal plants have not been able to consistently compete on short term marginal … [continued]

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