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VW The Latest Automaker To Step Back From All-Electric Plans To Embrace Hybrids
VW The Latest Automaker To Step Back From All-Electric Plans To Embrace Hybrids Not to be left behind by the rest of the industry, Volkswagen is the latest auto manufacturer to walk back its plans to go all-electric. The move should come as no surprise to Zero Hedge readers, as we have been writing non-stop […]
Buying and selling water is a reality in Alberta — sometimes for big money
Buying and selling water is a reality in Alberta — sometimes for big money Benchmark prices have been set in the water market, but it remains broadly opaque Rising demand, dwindling supply: southern Alberta’s water dilemma As water scarcity intensifies, farmers, cities and businesses in southern Alberta are under pressure to find sustainable water solutions. […]
Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfire
Fear, anxiety as thousands flee their homes in Fort McMurray due to threat of wildfire Evacuees directed to Cold Lake, Edmonton for accommodation A highway camera photo shows traffic in Fort McMurray jammed in the southbound lane of Highway 63 on the north side of the Athabasca River. The image was captured at 3:11 p.m. […]
India set to face hotter heatwaves amid preparation gaps, says study
India set to face hotter heatwaves amid preparation gaps, says study The study advocates for the expansion of mandatory regulations alongside existing action plans to tackle the challenges posed by climate change Photo: Bloomberg As summer arrives, India braces for the onslaught of heatwaves, despite having substantial heat action plans in place. A recent study […]
Electric Vehicle Subsidies as Complex and Costly as Ever
Electric Vehicle Subsidies as Complex and Costly as Ever Electric vehicles (EVs) may be the most subsidized product in America. Federal taxpayers shell out $7,500 every time a new eligible electric vehicle is purchased (usually by wealthy buyers). State and local taxpayers chip in an additional $1,500 for each EV purchase. Then, there’s the tens of billions of dollars “invested” by […]
Bill Gates Wants to Block-Off the Sun
Bill Gates Wants to Block-Off the Sun From the beginning, scientists, politicians and leading cabal figureheads of fake green persuasion, have spoken about “considering carrying out stratospheric geoengineering programs” to block sunlight and cool the planet. The irony of such statements is that they are made even while such activities are being carried out on […]
Will sucking carbon from air ever really help tackle climate change?
Will sucking carbon from air ever really help tackle climate change? The direct air capture industry got a boost last week with the opening of Mammoth, the largest plant yet for sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, but questions remain about whether the technology can scale up. Humanity has spent the past few centuries […]
Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south
Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south Nearly 140 people have been killed so far Katiane Mello (R) leaves her flooded home in a boat navigating a street in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Photo: AFP New rains in waterlogged southern Brazil are expected to be […]
From Climate Crisis to Polycrisis
From Climate Crisis to Polycrisis Climate change, resource depletion, extreme weapons, AI, and more: Richard Heinberg looks at the individual threats composing the unprecedented convergence of risk leading us to a global polycrisis. Though he finds no easy answers, he concludes that humanity’s collective survival will require setting aside our hubris and coming to terms […]
‘Extreme’ solar storm impacts NZ, power grid emergency declared
‘Extreme’ solar storm impacts NZ, power grid emergency declared NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare in extreme ultraviolet light on May 2. (Source: NASA) Transpower has issued a precautionary grid emergency notice as the largest solar storm in two decades to affect Earth hits New Zealand this weekend. Sixteen electricity […]
The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia’s water
The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia’s water The commonwealth is home to the data center capital of the world. Can it handle AI’s thirst? Google Every email you send has a home. Every uploaded file, web search, and social media post does, too. In massive buildings erected from miles of concrete, stacked servers […]
Links of the Month: May 2024
Links of the Month: May 2024 Public Service Announcement: If reading my links of the month is unbearably depressing for you, just skip down to the very bottom of this post and at least read Lyz Lenz’s little story on Mothering. Everything else here will probably be the same next month, anyway. cartoon by Michael Leunig No, […]
‘Desperate’ rescues under way as Brazil floods kill 90, displace thousands
‘Desperate’ rescues under way as Brazil floods kill 90, displace thousands Thousands in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state lack water and electricity as floodwaters inundate entire towns. Rescuers are rushing to evacuate people stranded by floodwaters across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where at least 90 people have been killed and […]
Transitioning Fleet Trucks to Electric Raises Costs by up to 114 Percent, Report Warns
Transitioning Fleet Trucks to Electric Raises Costs by up to 114 Percent, Report Warns Mandating EV trucks in today’s market leads to even ‘more supply chain disruptions,’ said an industry expert. Transitioning conventional truck fleets to electric vehicles (EVs) pushes up annual operational costs, which subsequently increases economic inflation, according to a recent report from […]
Recent study finds ‘garbage lasagnas’ forming in open landfills across US release staggering amount of air pollution: ‘Decades of trash that’s sitting under the landfill’
Recent study finds ‘garbage lasagnas’ forming in open landfills across US release staggering amount of air pollution: ‘Decades of trash that’s sitting under the landfill’ Researchers discovered that over half had sizable methane plumes, which sometimes lasted for months or years. Photo Credit: iStock Landfills across America are releasing far more methane, a potent planet-warming gas, […]
