Tesla Gigafactory - A Big Deal in the Works

States Competing for Tesla Gigafactory to Build Within Their Borders

Economically speaking, the Tesla Gigafactory promises to be a boon to, not only Tesla Motors, but also to whichever state Tesla Motors ends up...
Is Emissions Reduction Too Expensive?

Power Producers Overestimate Emissions Control Costs

Carbon dioxide emissions are the latest focus of the EPA, including transportation and power production sectors. Power producers say it’s too heavy of a...

U.S. Government’s Climate Data Initiative Aids Climate Change Preparedness

The climate change debate is one that has been going on for years, and regardless of all the evidence, it seems there will always...
+2°F by 2036, We're Well on Our Way!

By 2036, Climate Change Will Reach Critical Mass

Right now, climate change seems to be future in the minds of many, but some predict that, by 2036, it will reach a critical...

Used Electric Vehicle Batteries to Power European Data Centers

It is well known that large data centers account for quite a large portion of the total energy consumption around the world, and the...
Carbon Dioxide Measurements Over the Last Fifty Years

Carbon Dioxide Hits 400 PPM for the Second Time in Human History

Last year, carbon dioxide crossed what may be an arbitrary threshold, 400 ppm (parts per million), in the middle of May, and stayed there...
Bird's Nest Hosts First Formula E Races

Beijing to host First Race in 2014 Formula E Championship Racing Series

The Beijing National Stadium, perhaps better-known as the Bird’s Nest, was built for the 2008 Olympics. The Bird’s Nest might be getting a new...
Ricardo HyBoost Could be the Future of Hybrids

Ricardo HyBoost, “The Future of Hybrids?”

Do we really need a “new kind of hybrid?” Perhaps we do, since most people complain about two things in current hybrid vehicle technology. First,...

North Carolina Legislation Allows Coal Power Pollution

Coal power plants, aside from generating electricity and the worst carbon dioxide emissions of any power plant. As if coal power wasn’t dirty enough, from...
MS Türanor PlanetSolar solar-powered boat getting ready for 2014 expedition

MS Türanor PlanetSolar Planning 2014 Solar-Powered Expedition

Over the winter, docked at the Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly, in Lorient, France, the MS Türanor PlanetSolar solar-powered catamaran has been retrofitting...