Tag: US
Feds eye new option for Michigan Line 5: No concrete tunnel, horizontal drilling
As it weighs the fate of Line 5, the US Army Corps of Engineers is quietly pitching a major alternative: Rather than moving the pipeline into a concrete tunnel, Enbridge could use âhorizontal directional drillingâ to place it into a much narrower borehole….
The AI Knowledge Trap — Omitted Information May Be Lost Forever
AI is the greatest thing since sliced bread, some say. But others warn that unseen biases in the data may corrupt the results.
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How Polish Cities Are Wasting EU Funds on Hydrogen Buses — Ignoring Energy Efficiency First
My comparative review of eight Polish municipal projects purchasing hydrogen buses under the EU-funded Green Public Transport program reveals a systemic failure to apply the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. Seven out of eight cities skipped any energy or cost-efficiency comparison with battery-electric buses (BEVs), even though EU law explicitly … [continued]
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First Drive Of The 2026 Volvo EX30 Cross Country — CleanTechnica Tested
A few weeks ago I talked with Volvo’s Chief Technology Officer Anders Bell about the massive software revolution he led at Volvo. With that fresh in my mind, I was beyond excited when Volvo reached out with an opportunity to drive their model year 2026 electric vehicles in Southern California. … [continued]
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Michigan: We can’t afford to look for all PFAS. Homeowners on their own
As of a couple years ago, the State of Michigan had spent about $125 million investigating PFAS contamination and mitigating its potential harm statewide. Testing all private wells in Michigan would cost around $600 million.
