Climate
India’s northwest reels under unusual early heat wave
Commuters out in the scorching heat in India on March 30, 2022 in Gurugram, India. An unusually early heat wave brought more extreme temperatures Monday to a large swath of India’s northwest. Parveen Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images An unusually early heat wave brought more extreme temperatures Monday to a large swath of […]
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Jaguar Land Rover and Hitachi are backing this unique battery recycler
Lithium-ion batteries are vital to a lower-carbon future. But they require a lot of energy to produce, especially when it comes to mining and refining the metals. The worldwide lithium battery market is expected to grow up to tenfold in the next decade, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Energy, showing […]
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How Amazon plans to fix its massive returns problem
Amazon is handling a rapidly growing number of returns that are causing a massive problem for the e-commerce giant and the planet. A National Retail Federation survey found a record $761 billion of merchandise was returned to retailers in 2021. That amount surpasses what the U.S. spent on national defense in 2021, which was $741 […]
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Sunnova CEO says war in Ukraine will spur shift to renewables, calls on U.S. to foster solar panel production
Consumer demands, on both reliability and price; climate change, and geopolitical and national security will spur a shift to solar energy, Sunnova CEO says. Source
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Target tiptoes back into resale with new ThredUp deal, as it makes sustainability push
Target ThredUp website Source: Target Target is tiptoeing back into secondhand sales through a deal with resale company, ThredUp. The big-box retailer confirmed Friday that it launched a page on ThredUp’s website in late March that includes listings of women’s and kids’ apparel, along with accessories. Some items are from Target’s private labels, such as […]
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Elon Musk says Tesla may have to get into the lithium business because costs are so ‘insane’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of the production at Tesla’s “Gigafactory” on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk tweeted Tesla may get into the lithium mining and refining business directly and at scale because the cost of the […]
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Jeep says its new electric Wrangler SUV concept goes 0-60 in 2 seconds
Electric Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 concept vehicle Jeep DETROIT — Jeep has redesigned an all-electric concept version of its flagship Wrangler, as the brand pivots from gas guzzlers to zero-emissions EVs. The Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 concept vehicle comes a year after the Stellantis brand unveiled the first version of the all-electric SUV. Concept vehicles […]
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk hosts ‘Cyber Rodeo’ party to open Austin factory
On Thursday night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke at a grand opening event for the electric vehicle maker’s new $1.1 billion factory near the Austin airport in Texas. At the event, he spoke about how massive the new factory is, and teased products that are still in development, including the Cybertruck, and a robotaxi that […]
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Asia faces growing threats from climate change. Here’s what can be done
A boy searches for remaining food in polythene packets at roadside in Allahabad, India, on May 11, 2018. In 2021, over 57 million people were affected by climate disasters in Asia, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported. Sanjay Kanojia | Afp | Getty Images Asia, one of the regions most […]
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Methane emissions surged by a record amount in 2021, NOAA says
A broken oil well pipeline gauge near Depew, Oklahoma J Pat Carter/Getty Images Global emissions of methane, the second-biggest contributor to human-caused climate change after carbon dioxide, surged by a record amount in 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday. Methane, a key component of natural gas, is 84 times more potent than […]
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