Environment
Army Corps of Engineers withdraws SpaceX application to expand Starship facilities in Texas
Starship prototype 20 stacked on top of Super Heavy booster 4 at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX The US Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn SpaceX’s application to expand launch facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, after the company failed to provide environmental information the agency requested, according to documents obtained by CNBC. […]
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Porsche ups its investment in ‘e-fuels’ for the EV transition with a stake in a manufacturer in Chile
A Porsche 911 Carrera 4S stands in the evening light in a drive-in cinema on the circuit of the Leipzig Porsche factory. Jan Woitas | picture alliance via Getty Images DETROIT — Porsche is upping its investment in the development of climate-neutral “e-fuels” made to replace gasoline in traditional combustion engines. The German automaker, owned […]
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Green hydrogen looks attractive right now, Bernstein says. Here are its top stock picks
Bernstein names its top stocks to cash in on green hydrogen — and gives one potential upside of over 90%. Source
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The story of climate change right now in 9 charts
Climate change has not been caused by one bad actor and it won’t be solved by one silver bullet. Instead, climate change is being caused by a web of problems and is being addressed by another web of mitigation and adaptation strategies. Globally, there has been significant progress to limit greenhouse gas emissions and slow […]
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Developers are flooding Arizona with homes even as historic Western drought intensifies
California just experienced its driest January and February ever, and the snowpack is dangerously low. As the West enters its third year of drought, water sources are drying up, and restrictions on the Colorado River are now hitting all sectors of the Western economy, inculding homebuilding. While there is a shortage of water, there is […]
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Inside the consulting firm run by Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
(L-R) Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Virginia “Ginni” Thomas runs a little-known consulting company that some campaign watchdog groups say could create yet another conflict of interest for her […]
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GM and Honda to partner on ‘affordable’ electric vehicles
General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks during a visit of the US president to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors and Honda Motor will develop a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a […]
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Amazon signs massive rocket deal with 3 firms, including Bezos’ Blue Origin, to launch internet satellites
Artist renderings of the companies’ rockets, from left to right: New Glenn, Vulcan Centaur, and Ariane 6. Blue Origin / United Launch Alliance / Arianespace Amazon on Tuesday announced what it says is the biggest rocket deal in the commercial space industry’s history, signing on with three companies for up to 83 launches of its […]
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European Union to propose ban on Russian coal imports, sources say
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the EU to ban Russian coal as part of a wave of new sanctions to further isolate the Kremlin. Frank Rumpenhorst | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LUXEMBOURG — The European Commission will propose banning Russian coal as part of a new round of sanctions against the Kremlin […]
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Wind energy needs dramatic increase to hit net-zero goals, new report says
Onshore and offshore wind turbines photographed in Flevoland, the Netherlands. Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images The wind energy sector had its second best year in 2021 but installations will need to dramatically increase going forward to keep track with net-zero goals, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council. […]
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