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Jun 29 2022
News
Tesla is killing off coal and gas plants with its giant battery projects
In 2019, Tesla introduced the Megapack, a battery the size of a shipping container designed to kill coal- and gas-fired “peaker” power plants.
Peaker plants sit idle for most of the day, but fire up to provide extra energy whenever demand for electricity spikes and the power grid can’t keep up. Tesla pitched Megapack batteries as a more climate-friendly alternative to peaker plants
Quartz
Sep 21 2022
News
Fed orders another super-sized interest rate hike as it battles stubborn inflation
The Federal Reserve ordered another super-sized jump in interest rates today, and signaled that additional rate hikes are likely in the coming months, as it tries to put the brakes on runaway prices.
The central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage points Wednesday, matching hikes in June and July. The Fed has been boosting borrowing costs at the fastest pace in
NPR (Online News)
Aug 25 2022
News
California bans the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
California, the country’s most populous state and the center of U.S. car culture, is banning the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles starting in 2035, marking a historic step in the state’s battle against climate change.
The rule, issued by the California Air Resources Board on Thursday, will force automakers to speed up production of cleaner vehicles beginning in 2026 until sales of
CNBC
Aug 12 2022
Analysis
How a Massachusetts Power Plant Illustrates America's Fraught Shift to Green Energy
Under a hot July sun, President Joe Biden gazed out over the former home of one of America's largest coal-burning power plants to declare a new "frontier" in the fight against climate change.
Actually, it's just the latest twist in federal policy regarding how Americans get their electricity. One that promises to protect the environment, but might risk the resilience of the electric
Reason
Apr 01 2021
Opinion
Does Biden's $2 trillion plan to rebuild infrastructure and stop climate change go far enough?
If implemented, President Joe Biden's New American Jobs Plan would rank not only as one of the biggest engines for creating good jobs (many of them in construction, which average about $30 an hour) but also as the nation’s most ambitious effort so far to curb greenhouse gas emissions — and put the country on a path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The plan covers a lot of ground,
Robert Reich
Jun 17 2022
Analysis
Biden’s Oil Tantrum
Joe Biden isn’t mad. He’s just disappointed.
You see, gas prices have risen during his presidency, and that’s making him unpopular with one of the most important voting blocs in America: people who purchase gasoline. Gasoline prices are largely out of Biden’s control, with prices determined on global markets and various industrial factors limiting supplies.
In past attempts to
National Review
Jun 05 2022
Opinion
Groundbreaking Report Details Canada's Rapid Path for Renewable Transition
Canada could be a clean electricity powerhouse by 2035—without building more large hydro dams or relying on expensive and sometimes unproven and dangerous technologies like nuclear or fossil gas with carbon capture and storage.
New David Suzuki Foundation modelling research—the first of its kind in Canada—finds we could affordably and quickly shift from fossil fuels to reliable 100 per
Common Dreams
Aug 09 2022
News
Ford’s New F-150 Lightning Truck to Get Price Hike
Ford Motor Co.’s F -3.64%▼ new all-electric truck is getting a price increase fewer than four months after it started shipping to dealerships for the first time.
The Dearborn, Mich., auto maker said Tuesday that it plans to reopen the order bank for its new F-150 Lightning truck this week and will raise prices between 7% and 18% for many configurations.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 02 2021
News
Biden Infrastructure Plan Spends Billions to Help Pentagon Go Green
President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan includes funding to help the Pentagon go green.
The proposed plan targets $180 billion toward emerging technologies, including investments in environmental programs at the Defense Department.
Among the items included was funding for the use of renewable energy instead of fossil fuels for military vehicles, and mandating all
Newsmax (News)
Oct 29 2021
Fact Check
Biden Spins Facts on Framework
In a speech announcing the framework for a pared-down spending plan, President Joe Biden made some questionable claims:
Biden said the plan is “fully paid for,” but some economists believe the White House revenue estimates are a bit rosy and warn that the balanced book relies on expiring spending plans that the White House hopes to extend in the future.
In pitching a program to
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