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Keeping out VOCs from wall assembly
Is there an effective method to seal out VOCs from Tremco, etc, that is buried in a wall assembly? Interior drywall and primer/paint, are not a complete barrier as I…
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- 7 Best Products to Pick Up at Your Local Swap Shop
Attention, Freecyclers and reusers. You may be missing out on one of the best options to pick up free products: your local household hazardous waste (HHW) product exchange room. Source: Earth911.
- Sustainability In Your Ear: GoodPower’s Leah Qusba on Selling Clean Energy as Pocketbook Power
In 2024, 91% of new large-scale renewable projects around the world made electricity for less money than any fossil-fuel option, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Solar power was 41% cheaper than the…
- Dyes Inlet House / SHED Architecture & Design
This new primary home with a nearby guest house is designed with high-performance strategies to harmonize with its waterfront location on Washington's Kitsap Peninsula. The home reinterprets Scandinavian farmhouse forms to connect with its…
- Colorado Voters Will Decide Whether a ‘Right to Natural Gas’ is Added to the State Constitution
The amendment would restrict building codes that promote electrification. Environmentalists fear it could slow efforts to transition away from fossil fuels.By Maya McDaniel A ballot measure written by a conservative nonprofit could amend the…
- Why the Sunrise Movement reorganized to fight authoritarianism
Sunrise Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay discusses why the youth-led organization shifted tactics, how it played out during the Minneapolis ICE surge, and why she thinks fighting authoritarianism and climate change go hand in hand.…
- No federal heat standard? NYC workers are building their own safety net.
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- Indigenous Earth Fund distributes $5 million to Indigenous-led projects
Edgar Villanueva says that Indigenous communities have solutions to environmental problems but struggle to access funding. The post Indigenous Earth Fund distributes $5 million to Indigenous-led projects appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- This Electric Car Is Now The UK’s Cheapest Car
The UK has been better than most at adopting electric cars. Electric cars just recently outsold “normal” petrol cars for the first time, and in the first quarter of 2026 plugin cars accounted for…
- CMBlu Energy advances US manufacturing plans and targets multiple market segments for organic flow battery technology
Energy-Storage.news Premium catches up with Giovanni Damato, US president of organic flow battery company CMBlu Energy about the company’s recent activity. Source: Energy Storage News.
- Corpus Christi Residents and Businesses Subsidized Industrial Water Bills for Years, Officials Say
This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. For at least a decade, Corpus Christi sold water to a handful of…
- Ballard’s GeoPura Deal Turns Private Hydrogen Losses Into Public Dilution
Perpetual loss-making hydrogen fuel cell firm Ballard Power is paying £275 million for GeoPura, but only £82.5 million is cash. Most of the price is 50.8 million newly issued and dilutive Ballard shares, leaving…
- Webinar: Hidden defects, high stakes—CT inspection for EV batteries and components
As electric vehicle manufacturers scale production, quality teams face a difficult challenge: critical defects are often hidden inside batteries, castings, connectors, welds, electronics, and other high-value components. Traditional inspection methods can miss internal issues,…
- Webinar: Improving EV safety with new active & passive battery isolation strategies
As EV battery systems evolve towards higher voltages, greater energy density, and more demanding safety requirements, traditional isolation approaches are increasingly challenged during severe fault events. When short circuits, crashes or control system failures…
- Argentina awards 700MW BESS in elevenfold oversubscribed tender
The Argentinian Government has awarded 700MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) in its latest tender, AlmaSADI, covering the entire country. Source: Energy Storage News.
- Samsung’s Texas fab enters production for Tesla’s AI5 chip on 2nm
Samsung has completed its own version of Tesla’s AI5 self-driving chip and is preparing to start production at its foundry in Taylor, Texas, on the company’s latest 2-nanometer process, according to industry officials. The…
- A $5M startup claims rare earth-free electric motor breakthrough
A Bengaluru startup called Vimag Labs just secured its fifth Indian patent for an electric motor that runs without any rare-earth magnets, using software and power electronics to generate its magnetic field instead. It’s…
