Climate change
Photos show massive recovery days after Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Carolinas
People carrying gas containers look for gas at a distribution center organized by the community after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in St James City, Florida, U.S., October 2, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters Days after Hurricane Ian hit Florida and the Carolinas, residents are struggling to navigate flooded roads and neighborhoods and federal emergency management […]
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All 50 states get green light to build EV charging stations covering 75,000 miles of highways
A man charges his car at a Tesla super charging station in Arlington, Virginia on August 13, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday said it approved electric vehicle charging station plans for all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico covering roughly 75,000 miles of highways. Earlier […]
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EV charge points in Britain are now nearly as expensive as gasoline, research shows
The U.K. has laid out plans to ramp up the number of electric vehicles on its roads over the next few years. Coldsnowstorm | E+ | Getty Images Electric car drivers in the U.K. have seen the cost of using a public, “rapid” charger on a pay-as-you-go tariff rise by 42% since May, according to […]
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EV sales to strike all-time large in 2022, IEA saya, but a lot more function essential to place globe on internet-zero path
Tesla electric powered autos photographed in Germany on March 21, 2022. In accordance to the Global Strength Agency, electrical car or truck profits are on class to hit an “all-time high” this year. Sean Gallup | Getty Illustrations or photos News | Getty Visuals Electric powered car or truck gross sales are on study course […]
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U.S. ratifies global treaty to curb climate-warming chemicals in air conditioning, refrigeration
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media after the 51-50 vote passed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 7, 2022. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Senate has voted to ratify a global climate treaty that will phase down the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons, […]
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UN secretary general says ‘polluters must pay,’ calls for extra tax on fossil fuel profits
Antonio Guterres photographed in New York last September. On Tuesday, he said fossil fuel firms and their “enablers” needed to be held to account. John Minchillo | Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that developed economies should impose an extra tax on the profits of fossil fuel […]
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UN warns world is entering ‘uncharted territories of destruction’ from climate crisis
Boys, victims of the flood, reach out for food from a relief worker, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan August 30, 2022. Fayaz Aziz | Reuters The United Nations is warning that the impacts of global climate change are entering “uncharted territories of destruction” as countries fail to set adequate […]
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Crypto mining could hinder U.S. ability to battle climate change, White House says
An array of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a Cleanspark facility in College Park, Georgia, U.S., on Friday, April 22, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Thursday warned that cryptocurrency mining operations could hinder the country’s ability to mitigate climate change. […]
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California avoids widespread rolling blackouts as heat strains power grid
A temperature sign at an El Dorado Savings Bank during a heatwave in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California has avoided ordering rolling blackouts after electricity demand reached a record-high Tuesday night from excessive heat across the state. The California Independent System Operator, which oversees […]
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This millennial couple’s vegan ice cream company is bringing in 6 figures for each thirty day period
When Ishpal and Serina Bajaj approached a purchasing mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to open a vegan ice product store, they were being satisfied with disapproval. “They pretty much laughed, like nobody’s going to eat plant-based ice cream,” reported Ishpal. “I imagine the entire perception of it was that plant-primarily based [desserts] had been sorbets […]
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