Tag: clean

  • The key things to know about Biden’s EV infrastructure plan

    The key things to know about Biden’s EV infrastructure plan

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    The key things to know about Biden’s EV infrastructure plan Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 04/07/2021 – 01:15 Within President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan — the American Jobs Plan — unveiled last week, the White House is proposing a massive $174 billion investment “to win the EV market.” It’s a historic move that will have…

  • How COVID brought down Big Oil

    How COVID brought down Big Oil

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    Heather Clancy runs the rule over a tough year for the oil sector that may well become an historic turning point It’s been a tough year for the oil industry. In April, there was a mind-bending second when crude stocks dipped to adverse figures. Then, after a few months of a slow growth in demand,…

  • California’s new truck rule: It’s big, it’s bold, it’s controversial

    California’s new truck rule: It’s big, it’s bold, it’s controversial

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    California’s epic clean truck rule has arrived. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s controversial.  After months of discussion, last week the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved the Advanced Clean Truck rule, which says that more than half of the trucks sold in California have to be zero-emission by 2035. By 2045, all new commercial trucks sold in California must be…

  • Carbon Clean 200: Greener businesses rule, conclude investment analysts

    Carbon Clean 200: Greener businesses rule, conclude investment analysts

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    Investment returns on firms driving the transition to a green market are readily outstripping those of their fossil fuel opponents, new analysis suggests, adding to mounting evidence of a hastening investor switch away from carbon intensive assets. A group of 200 publicly traded’carbon clean’ companies has outperformed its fossil fuel counterpart by a factor of…

  • Trends to Watch in the Energy Transformation of 2019

    Trends to Watch in the Energy Transformation of 2019

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    2018 is over, and a new year of energy development is upon us. The past year laid a robust basis for expansion in 2019. It ended with six states and territories, such as two of the three biggest state economies, committing to 100 percent clean power . The solar industry hastens the much-feared tariffs without…

  • Midterms 2018: Mixed Results for the Renewable Energy Agenda

    Midterms 2018: Mixed Results for the Renewable Energy Agenda

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    Picture Credit: Shutterstock.com A majority of Americans support expanding accessibility to clean power , and yet it registers as a key voting issue. This year’s midterm election was a bit different. Healthcare, the economy have been the voter priorities in 2018, however in some races and on some ballots energy was a principal focus.  Here’s a…

  • Uber Wants to Go All-Electric in London, With the Help of a New Clean Air Fee

    Uber Wants to Go All-Electric in London, With the Help of a New Clean Air Fee

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    Picture Credit: Uber Uber wants its service to be completely electrical in London, England from 2025. The company announced Tuesday that it plans to increase pound;200 million ($260 million) to help all its drivers in town change to electrical vehicles. The transfer follows Mayor Sadiq Khan's June announcement that diesel and high-polluting vehicles will be…

  • California Community Solar Isn’t Working. SoCal Edison Wants to Redesign It

    California Community Solar Isn’t Working. SoCal Edison Wants to Redesign It

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    Southern California Edison is requesting authorities for permission to enhance clean energy supplies for customers that can’t even install rooftop solar. The utility connects between 3,000 and 5,000 solar roofs a month, but many of its 15 million customers don’t possess their houses or have access to some rooftop for solar energy generation. From rsquo…