The Electroclimate: An Overlooked Part of Home Design
What began as a personal health investigation led to building biology and an exploration of the electrical environment inside our homes Source: Green Building Advisor.
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Why New Jersey is buying flood-prone homes
The state’s Blue Acres program helps people move out of areas at high risk of flooding and converts their former properties to open space. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
Texas Land Commissioner Treads Carefully as Trump Border Wall Advances on State Property
Dawn Buckingham has long supported President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. But now the federal government plans to build a wall on cherished state land.By Martha Pskowski Border wall construction in the Big Bend region…
As El Niño fuels drought in Panama, trees help ranchers maintain their water supply
Cattle ranchers on Panama’s Azuero Peninsula are using silvopastoral systems to help conserve water. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
If Modern Agriculture Were a Person, It Would Be a Sociopath: Can Regenerative Farming Save Us From Ourselves?
Naming the problem: A sociopathic agricultural system There is a great paradox in modern agriculture. The agro-industrial sector is feeding people while harming society and starving the planet. Source: CleanTechnica.
Slate Auto opens first ever test drive and experience center in Chicago
Jeff Bezos-backed electric truck startup Slate Auto opened the doors to its first-ever brick-and-mortar “experience center” in Chicago’s Near West Side, offering midwest fleet buyers and automotive journalists (Hi!) their first real, up-close look…
Still Smoking: The PHEV Emissions Scandal Continues
Summary Analysis of official 2024 real-world data reveals that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) continue to exhibit a widening gap between real-world performance and official WLTP (Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure) testing values. On…
Tesla loses Cybercab assembly lead to Rivian R2 weeks after launch
Tesla’s Senior Manager of Cybercab General Assembly at Gigafactory Texas, Jody Kerns, is leaving the company to become Rivian’s Director of General Assembly for the R2 in Normal, Illinois. He’s the second Cybercab launch…
The Electric Porsche Cayenne Just Torched The V8-Powered Audi RS Q8
The RS Q8 is a 631-horsepower super SUV but it stood no chance against Porsche’s electrified SUV. Source: InsideEVs.
Canadians Are Holding Out For Chinese EVs
Around 48% of Canadian new car buyers are looking for an EV but almost half of them are holding out for China’s offerings. Source: InsideEVs.
Isaias Made It to Birmingham. The Consequences Were Deadly.
Devolin “Bobo” Webster was killed by a falling tree as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias swept through Alabama. His death illustrates the dangers tropical systems pose far inland.By Lee Hedgepeth BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—It’s hard to…
Pilot and Tesla open first Megacharger site for heavy-duty electric trucks
Pilot Flying J, the largest chain of truck stops (excuse me, “travel centers”) in North America, features EV charging stations at a steadily growing number of its locations. When I spoke with electric truck…