Environment
Strong Tesla Megapack sales will boost this renewable stock, BofA says — giving it over 50% upside
Grenergy , a Spain-listed renewable energy company, is a promising investment opportunity in the rapidly expanding energy storage sector, according to Bank of America. The Wall Street bank said it believes the company’s focus on utility-scale battery projects will see it benefit from the growing demand for grid-scale energy storage, a trend underscored by Tesla […]
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Why the latest mpox outbreak is raising alarm among health experts
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Bsip | Universal Images Group | Getty Images An escalating mpox outbreak is causing alarm among some health experts, who warn that the latest strain of the virus could be more fast-spreading and deadly than an […]
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Ford delays new EV plant, cancels electric three-row SUV
Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is delaying production of a new plant in Tennessee to produce a next-generation all-electric pickup truck and canceling plans for a three-row electric SUV, the company said Wednesday. Instead, […]
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How EVs and gasoline cars compare on total cost — where you live can make a huge difference
Key Points Electric vehicles generally cost more upfront than gasoline-powered cars. But EVs may cost less over their lifetimes relative to traditional cars due largely to lower prices for refueling and maintenance. Which is cheaper over the long term depends on geography and other factors. Source
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Mpox is ‘not the new Covid’ and the disease can be stopped, WHO director says
Health workers walk between wards at the Mpox treatment centre at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of Goma on August 17, 2024. With around 16,000 cases recorded since the beginning of the year, the DRC is the focus and epicentre of the epidemic that led the World Health Organisation (WHO) to trigger its highest level […]
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India launches app to lower deaths caused by wild elephants
Elephants in Orang National Park in Assam, India. Dinodia Photo | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images The state of Assam, in northeastern India, has launched a mobile app that warns people of incoming herds of wild elephants in an effort to reduce violent encounters between humans and the land giants. Clashes between humans and elephants […]
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Monaco is 1 of 6 locations hosting the star-studded E1 — a race thought ‘impossible’ before it began
Monaco’s connection to car racing and boating is stamped all over it, from the hairpin turns of its Formula One circuit to the five-deck superyachts docked at Port Hercule. But its desires to be known as a sustainability destination are less apparent. Monaco’s “Green is the New Glam” campaign, launched in 2018, highlighted many of […]
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This startup will sell methane-eating microbes to Whole Foods
Much energy and effort is spent on reducing carbon emissions in the fight against global warming, but methane, while less abundant, is more destructive to the planet. It is far more efficient than carbon at trapping heat. Getting rid of it is essential to reaching global climate goals. Methane is emitted from, among other things, […]
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Musk embraces Trump and scorns subsidies. But Tesla still lobbies for US benefits
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., right, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president last month, the Tesla founder and chief executive backed a candidate who vows to “drill, baby, drill,” “end […]
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Ukraine’s incursion into Russia gathers pace as 11,000 evacuated from second border region
Ukrainian servicemen drive a Soviet-made T-64 tank in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 11, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia on August 11 acknowledged Ukrainian troops had pierced deep into the Kursk border region in an offensive that a top official in Ukraine said aimed to “destabilise” Russia […]
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