CelloMomOnCars

CelloMomOnCars, 6 days ago to random

There are safety rules about e-bike batteries, but they are widely flaunted and not enforced.

" Records obtained by THE CITY reveal widespread disregard of summonses for retailing batteries without safety certification. Scofflaws range from Amazon, Best Buy and Target to corner e-bike shops across the five boroughs. "

https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/05/16/ebike-shops-flout-ban-batteries-fire/

E-bikes are transportation, and need - and deserve - the same level of safety scrutiny and enforcement as cars.

CelloMomOnCars, 6 days ago to random

"Searing #heatwaves could be a common theme this summer in parts of the United States and might make it one of the hottest on record, according to an updated outlook released Thursday by The Weather Company and Atmospheric G2.

The West Coast, from California to southwest Washington, might be the exception. "

https://weather.com/forecast/national/news/2024-05-15-summer-forecast-temperatures-united-states

CelloMomOnCars, 6 days ago to Batteries

Everyone is talking about building very large #batteries for energy storage, for when the sun doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow. Turns out, that is the most expensive solution. There are faster solutions that yield money.

"Lovins and many other #EnergyEfficiency experts have spent decades pointing out that an integrated system approach that focuses as much or more on consumption than supply will be so much cheaper than the current approach focused on supply."

https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-biggest-grids-could-be-powered-by-renewables-with-little-or-no-storage-if-we-are-smart-enough/

CelloMomOnCars, 6 days ago to california

"#SouthAustralia and #California signed a letter of cooperation on Thursday, to advance their “shared leadership” in renewable energy and clean hydrogen technology.

The two states will also work together on strategies to advance electrification, grid flexibility, demand response, and vehicle-to-grid technologies, all of which are considered crucial to make the best use of distributed energy resources including rooftop solar and batteries in homes and electric vehicles."

https://reneweconomy.com.au/world-leaders-south-australia-and-california-agree-to-collaborate-on-final-stretch-to-100-pct-renewables/

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to climate

"Students across the United States look to #CommunityColleges for up-to-date training for the increasing number of #jobs in #climate solutions — from electrification, to wind and solar, to energy efficiency, weatherization, protecting water and farmland and more."

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-education-community-colleges-1cfe5a102a7b15f0fea0c3f06ce4a37f

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to baltimore

Spurred by climate protests in art museums, #Baltimore Museum of Art unveils sustainability plan

"The climate plan, expected by year’s end, could evaluate how the museum could relax its stringent indoor climate controls to reduce energy use, ways to implement composting for food scraps and strategies to reduce waste associated with packaging artwork and setting up exhibitions, Naeem said."

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/16/bma-sustainability-plan-climate-protests/

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to thailand

Indonesia is moving its capital to Kalimantan island. And now,

"#Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital #Bangkok because of rising sea levels.

Bangkok’s city government is exploring measures that include building dikes, along the lines of those used in the Netherlands, he said.

But “we’ve been thinking about moving”, Pavich said, noting that the discussions were still hypothetical and the issue was “very complex”."

https://borneobulletin.com.bn/climate-change-could-force-bangkok-to-move-official-warns/

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to random

"Schmitz said the team had looked at nine species in detail, including tropical forest elephants, musk oxen and sea otters, and had begun to investigate others. He added: “Many of them show similar promise to these #bison, often doubling an ecosystem’s capacity to draw down and store #carbon, and sometimes much more. This really is a policy option with massive potential.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/bison-romania-tarcu-2m-cars-carbon-dioxide-emissions-aoe

#NatureBased #CarbonStorage

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to random

"The Southern Ocean acts as a climate “shock absorber”. Its cold waters and vast area capture up to 40% of human-generated carbon dioxide (CO₂) absorbed by the planet’s oceans each year.

We uncovered a direct link between the supply of dust-derived iron and #phytoplankton growth. Importantly, we also found the dust doesn’t just coincide with phytoplankton growth – it actually fuels it by supplying iron."

https://theconversation.com/floating-robots-reveal-just-how-much-airborne-dust-fertilises-the-southern-ocean-a-key-climate-shock-absorber-225793

anirvan, 7 days ago to random

"Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a letter to the state’s 14 public universities alerting them that protesters could be charged with a felony under the state’s little-used anti-mask law, which carries penalties of between six to 18 months in prison. An Ohio legal expert, Rob Barnhart, observed that he’d never heard of the state’s law being applied previously, even to bank robbers wearing masks."

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/states-dust-off-obscure-anti-mask-laws-to-target-pro-palestine-protesters

CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago (edited 7 days ago) to random

"A bombshell complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week reveals that Scott Sheffield, the former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources—one of the largest oil producers in the Permian Basin—colluded with OPEC officials in an attempt to artificially limit supply and jack up prices. "

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-oil-price-gouging

That sounds bad.
But how un/American is price fixing, really?

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CelloMomOnCars, 7 days ago to China

5 takeaways from Biden's tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles

"Biden wants to cut emissions in a specific way, which is why EVs and other clean industries are getting both giant subsidies and protectionist tariffs. He wants a U.S.-based green energy supply chain — from raw materials all the way to finished products — with American jobs, preferably union jobs, at every step."

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251096758/biden-china-tariffs-ev-electric-vehicles-5-things
#EVTariff #China #EV #WhatBidenDid

CelloMomOnCars, 8 days ago to climate

"While belief in #ClimateChange has waned a bit nationally, 90% of Floridians still believe it’s real, according to a recent survey by #Florida Atlantic University.

Most Floridians — nearly 70% — want both the state and federal governments to do more to address climate change, the study found."

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/14/90-of-floridians-think-climate-change-is-real-much-higher-than-across-the-u-s/

CelloMomOnCars, 14 days ago to random

What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign
"Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/trump-oil-industry-campaign-money/

CelloMomOnCars, 1 month ago to climate

Biden administration puts $830M to helping protect #infrastructure from #climate-fueled #ExtremeWeather

"Most of the funding, $621 million, will go toward 36 projects aimed at bolstering the resilience of existing infrastructure through things like improving draining, moving roadways, and lifting up bridges.

An additional $119 million will go toward protecting, strengthening, or removing at-risk coastal infrastructure like highways."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4587007-biden-administration-puts-830m-to-helping-protect-infrastructure-from-climate-fueled-extreme-weather/
#WhatBidenDid