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XPENG Sales Soar!
XPENG had a fantabulous sales month in October. We can give you the numbers, but as you can see well enough in the chart above and below, the company’s sales soared to a whole…
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- Dried in house over winter.
I am currently building a house in zone 6 NW Montana and just completed the dry in phase with windows doors roof metal and garage door all done. I’m curious… Source: Green Building Advisor.
- Use Floor Trusses as Dropped Ceiling
I'm building a slab-on-grade house in Climate Zone 4A and want to keep the ductwork inside the conditioned envelope on a budget and keep the subs in a familiar process.Here's…
- Defying Online Backlash, The Ferrari Luce EV Is Already Sold Out Through 2027
Purists slammed the electric Ferrari’s design at launch, but its wealthy buyers just bought out the entire 2027 allocation. Source: InsideEVs.
- Few Repercussions for Oil Firm’s Continued Leaks After Couple’s Death From Toxic Gas
Aghorn pleaded guilty and paid a $1 million fine after a worker and his wife were killed by toxic hydrogen sulfide in 2019. Regulators are still finding violations at its facilities.By Will Evans, The…
- Here’s how solar and wind developers can hold on to tax credits
When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, solar and wind developers celebrated something that had historically been elusive: long-term certainty about federal tax incentives. Companies accustomed to the waxing and…
- Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap sketches out first global timetable
Brazil has proposed a voluntary timetable to speed up the world’s transition away from fossil fuels (TAFF), fulfilling the promise it made to draw up the first global roadmap at last year’s UN climate…
- COP30 roadmap says faster use of existing tools can halt forest loss by 2030
Brazil’s COP30 presidency has unveiled a much-anticipated plan to halt forest loss around the world, saying a global target to end deforestation by 2030 remains within reach using existing national and international tools, but…
- Mitch McConnell’s climate legacy
During his decades-long career, the retiring senator blocked climate action at every opportunity. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
- Bearing the borderlands
Pregnant women in Arizona’s colonias live near pesticide-sprayed fields and far from care. State maternal health plans don’t consider pollution. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
- State of the climate: 2026 likely to tie with 2024 as the warmest year on record
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close A record August and the second-warmest year to date A record-setting El Niño event Record heat across much of the world Good odds of being world’s…
- UK climate minister Katie White: COP31 must respond to ‘really scary’ science
Print article Share The upcoming COP31 climate talks in Antalya, Turkey need to respond to the latest science on global warming, which is “really scary”, says UK climate minister Katie White. In an interview…
- Is It Better to Speak, or to ‘Hush’?
Voters say they want to hear more about climate. This election, candidates mostly stopped saying it.By Kate Waxman Hi, I’m Kate Waxman, and this is my first edition of Today’s Climate.
- CATL unveils dual-electric range extension battery for battery-swapping heavy trucks
CATL has unveiled a dual-electric range extension battery designed to make electric heavy-duty trucks more practical and economical. Agreements for 13,000 units were signed at the unveiling. Source: Charged EVs.
- GM describes its fourth-generation EV platform
The US automakers’ stop/start approach to electrification has been compared (by me) to the stereotypical comedic representation of an inept driver, alternately flooring the accelerator and slamming on the brakes. After slamming on the…
- Trump Wants More Attention For His New Algae Biofuel Showcase
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been host to thriving populations of algae ever since its construction in the 1920's, so why not transform it into a showcase for the algae biofuel industry? The…
- I Checked Out Tesla’s New Model YL, Standard Y, Model 3 In Person — Here’s What Surprised Me
I finally got to see the new Tesla Model YL, Model Y Standard, and Model 3 Standard in person a few weeks ago and wanted to give my thoughts on the three models. I…
