As Los Angeles rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, climate activists want to retire the gas utility pipelines and and hope to persuade people to rebuild homes as all-electric.

As Los Angeles rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, climate activists want to retire the gas utility pipelines and and hope to persuade people to rebuild homes as all-electric.
Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump
Continue reading...Elon Musk and Donald Trump may have gotten together out of a hate for trans people, labor unions, and taxes on billionaires, but, as predicted many times, Musk may regret throwing his weight behind a multi-bankrupted con man from Queens who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth ... [continued]
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Tariffs or not, Stellantis is sticking with its plan to electrify a fleet of Dodge Charger muscle cars with a powerful new solid state battery from the US startup Factorial.
The post Despite Tariff Turmoil, Stellantis Aims Solid-State Battery Plan At US EV Market appeared first on CleanTechnica.
I started covering a potential drop in Tesla’s sales about a year and a half ago. That’s when Tesla started really pushing serious price cuts and providing significant extra features on a complimentary basis to new car buyers (including repeat Tesla customers). To me, this indicated Tesla may be facing ... [continued]
The post Tesla Inventory Shows Sales Drop Not Just About Model Y Production Retooling appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Combing through Tesla’s latest quarterly report, something jumped out to me that Tesla didn’t highlight but I think is worth highlighting. The company’s Supercharger network continues to grow substantially. This is particularly interesting to me for a couple of reasons. First of all, there was that whole dramatic event a ... [continued]
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China’s equivalent to Boeing and Airbus, COMAC, faces a critical strategic inflection point, driven by intensifying geopolitical tensions and a trade war that the second Trump presidency intentionally added significant accelerant to. While China’s intent to compete with Boeing and Airbus through the C919 narrow body and the upcoming C929 ... [continued]
The post How COMAC Might Leverage Europe to Secure Aerospace Independence from the U.S. appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The US startup Harbinger is bringing its stripped chassis business model to the electric truck market in the US -- and more, including electric vans, RVs, and emergency vehicles among others.
The post Tesla Misses The Electric Truck Boat, Again appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The Trump administration will have another opportunity to argue in court that it has the constitutional authority to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in funding granted by Congress, in a case brought by nonprofit groups and municipalities that were to be beneficiaries of the money.
I recently read Steve Hanley’s excellent article on the woes of Tesla and found the closing insightful: “Tesla is like the boy who cried wolf. Every time it makes promises it doesn’t keep, its reputation suffers. Most major corporations care passionately about their reputation, but such things do not seem ... [continued]
The post BYD Keeps Delivering on Tesla’s Unkept Promises appeared first on CleanTechnica.
How much money can you save by switching to an electric car? That depends on a lot of different factors — the car you’re going to buy, the gas car you’re not going to buy, the price of gas over time where you would fill up, the price of electricity/charging ... [continued]
The post The US States Where You Can Save The Most Money With An Electric Car appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
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“For years — and especially at this fraught political moment — most coverage of the climate crisis has been defensive,” Covering Climate Now co-founders Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope write in a new op-ed, out today in The Guardian. The public has been told by so many powerful government and corporate leaders, and much of the press has followed suit, that if you care about climate change you belong to a small minority.
Not so, according to the research behind The 89 Percent Project, CCNow’s effort to spotlight the fact that an overwhelming majority of people globally support climate action — in partnership with news outlets including The Guardian, Agence France-Presse, Deutsche Welle, TIME, NBC News, Noticias Telemundo, The Nation, Crooked Media, Canada’s National Observer, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, Italy’s Corriere della Sera, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, and more.
That research shows that between 80% and 89% of people specifically want their governments to do more to fight climate change. It’s such a huge, and perhaps surprising, number that these people constitute a veritable “superpower in the fight against global heating,” Hertsgaard and Pope write. That is, if this “silent majority” can be alerted to the clear fact that they’re not alone. On this front, journalists play a critical role, including during CCNow’s ongoing 89 Percent Joint Coverage Week. “The first step to answering such questions is to give the silent climate majority a voice. That will happen, finally, this week in news coverage around the world.”
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From AFP global editor Ivan Couronne:
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At Shanghai Auto this week, Japanese and European car companies were rolling out the big guns for the Chinese market.
The post An Excellent Adventure For Toyota, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes, & Nissan In Shanghai appeared first on CleanTechnica.
If you’re into e-bikes, you already know the freedom they offer — zipping through traffic, leaving a smaller carbon footprint, and cutting back on fuel costs, all while putting a smile on your face. But what if that same technology could completely transform daily life in places where reliable transportation ... [continued]
The post The AfricroozE Bike Could Revolutionize E-Mobility Across Africa appeared first on CleanTechnica.
If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your ride, or helping a friend make the switch to an e-bike, California is making it a whole lot easier, especially for lower-income residents. The state’s E-Bike Incentive Project, backed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), is offering up to $2,000 in point-of-sale ... [continued]
The post New Wheels, Less Cash: California’s E-Bike Vouchers Are Back appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Imagine your window shades doing more than just blocking the sun — they’re also quietly generating clean energy while keeping your space cool and comfortable. That’s exactly what the new ORENgE-powered ElectroShade system brings to the table: a sleek, solar-savvy solution that blends energy production with intelligent design. This new ... [continued]
The post The ORENgE-Powered ElectroShade: Smart Shades That Generate Their Own Power appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Tesla announced its Q1 2025 earnings report this week, and many questions continue to hover over the all-electric carmaker. While experiencing a momentary resurgence since the first quarter report, the company’s share prices have tumbled with a significant profit decline since the first of the year. There are many reasons ... [continued]
The post Tesla’s Competitors Move Ahead with Affordable EVs — Not Skimpy Promises appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Virtual meeting of leaders also hears UN’s António Guterres proclaim ‘no group or government’ can stop green revolution
China will continue to push forward on the climate crisis, Xi Jinping has said while appearing to criticise the “protectionism” of Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
The Chinese president was attending a closed-door virtual meeting with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and about a dozen other heads of state and government to discuss the climate crisis.
Continue reading...The City of Fresno recently celebrated the completion of several solar power and energy storage projects, which could save taxpayers over $122 million by 2045. The project developer is ForeFront Power. Fresno has about 300 days of sunshine per year and sunlight is a free source of clean, renewable energy. ... [continued]
The post Large Solar Power + Energy Storage Projects Completed at Fresno Department of Public Utilities appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Nearly 70% of investigative journalists in the U.S. reported “limited access to records or sources” as their greatest barrier in doing accountability journalism, according to a survey from the University […]
The post Access to public records and officials is worsening, investigative reporters warn in survey appeared first on Poynter.
Spokesperson for Tory leader says she agrees with colleague that ‘we need to bring centre-right voters together’. This blog is closed
Rosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical views made her unwelcome in the party (although her resignation letter focused on welfare issues), has claimed that Keir Starmer no longer arguing a trans woman is a woman shows he is a “manager rather than a leader”.
Speaking on LBC, Duffield said:
It’s just another sign of the prime minister’s lack of leadership skills. I’m bound to say that, he’s a manager rather than a leader. He responds and reacts rather than leads from the front, and this is what we’re seeing again from him.
Nigel Farage is peddling a dangerous fantasy by claiming the UK can be self-sufficient in gas.
After sixty years of drilling, the truth is the UK has already burned most of its gas. That’s down to geology, not politics, and no amount of hot air from Farage will change that.
Continue reading...EV charging station innovators are making the EV driving experience more reliable and convenient than ever before.
The post Sleek, Stylish Curbside EV Charging (Bring Your Own Cable), Coming Soon To A City Near You appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold sway
Over the last 12 months, the United States has endured a rash of disasters worsened by the climate crisis: devastating wildfires in southern California, a catastrophic hurricane in western North Carolina, and deadly heatwaves across the country.
Americans increasingly believe global heating is a serious threat that will affect them personally – and 74% want to see more climate action. Yet while that sounds high, it is still lower than most other countries around the world. What explains this disparity?
Continue reading...Study finds people who prioritise buying environmentally produced food do not necessarily manage it in a way that reduces waste
A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled.
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“60 Minutes” is the gold standard in broadcast journalism. The iconic show has been around for 57 years and has remained not just relevant, but a leader in the world […]
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My new book arrived on my doorstep today: “Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay.” If you are counting, that makes 21 books with my name on the cover as […]
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