Environment
The Arctic is finding hotter and stormier, and ship site visitors is growing as ice melts
Martin Leonhard of the East Greenland Ice-Core Project (EastGRIP) operates snow blower placing a new snow ground for the wintertime-storage weather conditions port tent at EastGRIP camp on August 9, 2022. EastGRIP is an intercontinental science station on the Greenland ice sheet, the 2nd-largest ice body in the entire world after the Antarctic ice cap. […]
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Ford boosts production of electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck
Corey Williams, plant manager at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant and Rouge electric vehicle center, outlines the automaker’s production plans for the F-150 Lightning electric pickup during a facility tour on Dec. 13, 2022. Michael Wayland | CNBC DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor has added a third production shift to its Michigan plant that produces the […]
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Biden celebrates easing inflation figures, defends his financial insurance policies
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about inflation at the White Home in Washington, December 13, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden on Tuesday celebrated the beneficial purchaser selling price index report that showed inflation easing in the United States forward of the holiday break period. “We discovered last thirty day period that the […]
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Nuclear fusion just handed a major milestone: Generating extra power than made use of to create the reaction
The National Ignition Facility focus on chamber at the Lawrence Livermore Nationwide Laboratory is the place researchers shoot lasers and observe and measure what transpires when individuals lasers collide on a gasoline supply. Temperatures of 100 million levels and pressures severe ample to compress a focus on up to 100 instances the density of direct […]
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European Union reaches landmark agreement on a pollution tax for imports
The EU wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the year 2030, compared to 1990. Justhavealook | E+ | Getty Images Plans for the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism took a significant step forward Tuesday morning after a provisional deal between the Council of the EU and members of the […]
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Europe moves closer on restricting normal gas rates as Brussels appears to safeguard individuals
The EU is nearing a offer more than a cap on fuel rates. Helder Faria | Second | Getty Images The European Union is nearing an settlement about a cap on organic gas rates, with Brussels now starting preparations for the following wintertime as the world-wide electrical power disaster reveals no signs of heading absent. […]
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GM, Stellantis rank as worst automakers for fuel efficiency, even amid EV push, EPA says
GMC vehicles sit on display at the Sterling McCall Buick GMC dealership on February 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors may be transitioning to an all-electric future, but its recent vehicle fleet ranked among the least efficient and most polluting in the U.S. automotive industry, according to […]
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Europe’s power crisis has ‘very little to do with Putin,’ portfolio manager says
This image, from Sept, 2022, shows a liquefied natural gas tanker arriving at a port in the Netherlands. Siese Veenstra | AFP | Getty Images The power crisis gripping Europe has little to do with Vladimir Putin and it could be argued that the Russian leader’s actions have helped improve the situation, according to Per […]
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Heat pumps are an energy upgrade for homeowners that’s becoming a climate and financial winner
Heat pumps are becoming more popular for residential housing with energy prices increasing and the need to reduce use of fossil fuel heating systems. Andrew Aitchison | In Pictures | Getty Images Thinking about a home heat pump? New and expanded government incentives, coupled with sharply rising utility costs, make it more compelling. Especially when […]
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Electric school buses are giving kids a cleaner, but costlier, ride to class
BEVERLY, Mass. — It’s a gray November morning, and we’re on board a long, yellow school bus. The bus bounces over this Boston suburb’s patched streets in a way that would be familiar to anyone who ever rode a bus to class. But the bus is quiet – and not just because there are no […]
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