Pampered city trees deal with stress better than their country cousins
The next time you pass an urban tree, stop to appreciate what it’s been through. As a youngster, it was especially vulnerable to pests and diseases, not to mention vandalism.
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Trump goes after an offshore wind farm that’s already up and running
After halting construction on offshore wind farms and canceling leases for future projects, the Trump administration just took another step to erode America’s troubled offshore wind industry. The Interior Department wants to reevaluate a…
How one Chicago program is diversifying the solar workforce
CHICAGO — On a beautiful fall Saturday morning on the South Side of Chicago, the Life Center Church of God in Christ thrummed with excitement. The pews were packed with over a thousand people…
Electric cars saved $20B in oil – and the US is falling behind
EVs are giving oil-importing countries some breathing room during the Hormuz energy crisis. Between March and August, their EV fleets displaced an estimated $20 billion worth of crude oil, according to new analysis from…
Tesla is unveiling the new Roadster for real this time, promise
Tesla says it will finally stream its next-generation Roadster event this Thursday, October 15, at 7:55 pm Central, two weeks after it was supposed to happen. It’s the latest date in a long list…
The Next VW ID. Buzz Could Get More Tech And A Lower Price Tag
VW’s boss admits the electric bus costs too much to build. A new platform could help change that. Source: InsideEVs.
spray foam or zip r for cold floor
Good evening, I’m bringing my craftsman porch on piers into the envelope of the house. Joists are 2×8. Source: Green Building Advisor.
Vapor Issue w/ EPS & Mineral Wool in Attic
Hello!I have a question about air/vapor but I have to explain my project a bit for context:I am trying to carve out a small office space in the attic of…
Sober Drivers Still Face Nearly 4x Nighttime Risk: Why Road Safety Demands a Safe System Approach
Imagine a world where we successfully remove every single drunk driver from the road. Achieving this would be a monumental victory. Source: CleanTechnica.
Momentum for Measuring Water Lost in Wyoming’s Portion of the Colorado River Dries Up
Wyoming may resume collecting data in the Green River and Little Snake River basins as part of a future Upper Colorado River Basin project.By Jake Bolster Wyoming has shelved a state-funded project to measure…
Einride’s driverless, cabless electric trucks are moving freight on Ohio roads
Swedish transport company Einride was an early pioneer in the development of autonomous electric trucks—the company has a cabless autonomous truck that has been running in pilots for several years. However, the company hasn’t…
Practical gate driver considerations for modern switches
Modern insulated gate semiconductor switches such as Si- and SiC-MOSFETs and Si-IGBTs are far easier to use than the bipolar junction transistors and GTO (Gate Turn-Off) thyristors of decades past. A primary reason is…