Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 2017 Download: Executive Summary Download: Full Report View: video and slides from the webinar Listen: a series of paired podcast episodes about electric vehicles… Executive Summary The U.S. vehicle market will undergo a massive technology disruption from electric vehicles in the coming decades. Many analysts see the potential for surging sales of these efficient vehicles to enable smart grid management, …
“Hydrogen: It’s the fuel of the future — and it always will be.”
By Zach Shahan, EV Obsession “Hydrogen: It’s the fuel of the future — and it always will be.” That’s the longstanding joke about hydrogen fuel cell cars, and it’s probably the best way to sum up the story. But this isn’t a short summary. This is the article I intend to reference every time I feel I need to respond to …
Case against energy company for causing melting proceeds: “Even people who act according to the law must be held responsible for damage they cause to property,” the judges said.
German court to hear Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE: Decision to hear Saul Luciano Lliuya’s case against the energy giant is a ‘historic breakthrough with global relevance’, campaigners say Saul Luciano Lliuya, a farmer from Peru, at the UN climate talks in Bonn earlier this month. Photograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Agence France-Presse Thursday 30 November 2017 10.04 EST A German court …
Connecting With Nature Improves Minds and Moods
By Marlene Cimons Nexus Media Nov. 22, 2017 11:02AM EST Twentieth Century German social psychologist Erich Fromm first advanced the notion that humans hold an inborn connection to nature. Later, it was popularized by biologist E.O. Wilson as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life.” In the ensuing years, support for the positive effects of nature has gained considerable …
Austin’s “Next Wave Mobility Plan”
excerpt from John Farrell, ILSR and Clean Technica… Karl Popham’s vision lines up with an innovative, wholesale push for electrification approved by the Austin City Council last year. The “next-wave mobility plan” prioritizes electric, shared, and autonomous vehicles in the city’s transportation plans. City leaders and staff, including Popham, are working together now to map out specific solutions that further …