Climate Change

Freyr Battery plans to invest billions in a factory near Atlanta. February 15, 2024 A Battery Company CEO on the ‘Massive’ Effect of the Inflation Reduction Act Author: Derek Harrison URL: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15022024/inside-clean-energy-battery-company-ceo-on-the-massive-effect-of-inflation-reduction-act/ A Norwegian battery company has been working since 2022 to open a supersize factory outside of Atlanta that Read more…

Holistic Soil Management The Importance of Soil Health: Soil health is crucial for our well-being and that of future generations. Holistic Management has been instrumental in promoting healthy soil with benefits such as improved water infiltration, carbon sequestration, and wildlife habitat. Rattan Lal of Ohio State University emphasizes the urgent Read more…

1) In the circular economy we limit “taking”; 2) There must be a focus on “design”; 3) Regeneration and restoration are integral parts of the circular economy; and can balance out consume/use and its negative consequences.

Number of Electric School Buses More than Doubled in the U.S. in Past Year Author: Good News Network URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/number-of-electric-school-buses-more-than-doubled-in-the-us-in-2022-23/?utm_source=pocket_saves&utm_medium=email According to the World Resources Institute, the number of electric school buses operating or delivered in the United States more than doubled—from 598 in 2022 to 1,285 through June 2023—all Read more…

The Electric-Vehicle Transition Is Quietly Surging Ahead Author: Ryan Cooper URL: https://prospect.org/infrastructure/transportation/2024-01-02-electric-vehicle-transition-surging-ahead/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=You+Are+Entering+the+Infernal+Triangle+%7C+Weekend+Reads&utm_campaign=Weekend+Prospect+Reads+1062024 One of the biggest climate challenges for any country will be decarbonizing transportation. According to the EPA, about [29 percent](https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks) of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation after accounting for electricity use, just behind industrial production at 30 Read more…

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart January 3, 2024 Cement production is responsible for more than 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Sublime Systems, a startup founded by two MIT battery scientists, is developing a new method to make cement using electricity instead of fossil fuels. Their technology involves using an electrolyzer to Read more…

California’s Green Lawn Care Law: How It Affects You Author: Lauren Bryant URL: https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/lawn-care-2/california-green-lawn-care-law/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email California’s law banning the sale of new gas-powered lawn care equipment affects homeowners, lawn care service providers, and the makers of lawn mowers, leaf blowers, string trimmers, and other landscaping equipment. The law, which took effect Read more…

Politicians are failing us abysmally on the climate crisis ❗ So can comedians step up and save the day?? Watch the heroic comedy legend, Jo Brand, give it a proper shot with leading climate scientist Professor Mark Maslin, in our fourth Climate Science Translated film.   We all need to play Read more…