Funniest video you’ll see today
NBC Today show “reporter” tells us how to improve our gas mileage – but in the clip, she is doing her demonstration in an EV while telling us how to…
2 downhill skiers die, back to back days, due to head injuries
Both were wearing helmets and both suffered fatal head injuries at the ski resort. For the second time in two days, a skier has suffered fatal injuries in a crash…
Why converting to ZeroCarbon in a short time frame is not possible
I am skeptical of politicians and climate change enthusiasts who propose we completely eliminate all fossil fuels in – select your time frame – 10, 20 or 30 years. Reality…
Speaker of British House of Commons suggests Covid lockdowns were a dry run for climate lockdowns
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the (British) House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle told a gathering of counterparts from some of the world’s most powerful countries that the pandemic shows…
Electric Rail Freight Cars
Culver City, Calif.-based Parallel Systems is testing autonomous battery-electric railcars for short-haul freight operations, and has raised $49.55 million in Series A funds to help build a fleet, continue testing…
Electric cars appears to create sales tax boom for states
Many are priced in the $70,000 to $100,000 (or even higher) price range. If EVs sell in quantities – government mandates will likely force that in the years ahead –…
Carbon credits burned up in CA, OR fires
Researchers say trees set aside as part of cap-and-trade system are releasing carbon as they burn in fires that are more destructive than regulators had anticipated. …. Researchers say some…
Looks like it: Is flight shaming the new minimalism?
“Flight shaming” is a fad out of Europe, where residents vow to not use air travel in favor of cars, trains and ships. This works for people living in tiny…
Ever hear of Zoom? : “COP26 may be the ‘highest emitting United Nations environmental summit so far'”
According to estimates from professional services firm Arup, the COP26 climate summit held in Glasgow, U.K. over the last two weeks will emit “about 102,500 tons of carbon dioxide,” or…
Losing the narrative: Climate change causes inflation
Or something: Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation | The Star