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Why continue burning hydrocarbons? Why did we use leaded petrol for so long? – BBC News
At a press conference in October 1924, Thomas Midgley dramatically produced a container of tetraethyl lead – the additive in question – and washed his hands in it. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40593353.amp Thursday of week before Midgley’s press conference, at … Continue reading
History in the making: Tesla may deliver biggest moment in car industry since Model T
A future where electric vehicles are far cheaper to buy, run and maintain will finally end the era of the internal combustion engine. — Read on thedriven.io/2023/02/26/history-in-the-making-tesla-may-deliver-biggest-moment-in-car-industry-since-model-t/ “This may be why Tesla made over $9500 per vehicle last year, eight times … Continue reading
Why US media is silent on Seymour Hersh’s Nord Stream bombing revelations
If the US media now joins the Biden administration’s silence on the Nord Stream bombings, it is because they too have been exposed by Hersh’s revelations. — Read on http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/02/18/vaoq-f18.html how low will USA go?
Hydrogen to be pumped into main gas pipeline by 2025
Fuel to be carried across country on 4,700-mile network as part of race to go green — Read on http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/02/13/hydrogen-pumped-main-gas-pipeline-2025/ Telegraph dreaming again not knowing problems with hydrogen in pipes and such easy ignition any leakage and oxides of nitrogen. … Continue reading
PV-powered seawater desalination for afforestation carbon capture
Finnish researchers have proposed the use of solar, wind, and storage to provide desalinated seawater to restore forests. Their model predicts that an additional 10.7 TW of PV would be needed to actually do this by 2100, leading to a … Continue reading
Can I use my EV as a battery on wheels to power my off-grid home?
I want to give fossil fuels the finger, emphatically, permanently and with indescribable satisfaction, with an off-grid home and an electric vehicle to act as a battery on wheels. — Read on thedriven.io/2023/02/10/can-i-use-my-ev-as-a-battery-on-wheels-to-power-my-off-grid-home/ Sooner? Or later…
“Dangerous distraction:” Plug-in hybrids pollute up to seven times more than advertised
Real-world testing of plug-in hybrid EVs reveals they pollute up to seven times more than advertised, and are not suitable for clean cities. — Read on thedriven.io/2023/02/09/dangerous-distraction-plug-in-hybrids-pollute-up-to-seven-times-more-than-advertised/ Oh dear, looks like the perfect nowhere near as good as the good!
Adani stock rout enters third week as flagship shelves bond sale
The ramifications of the relentless sell-off are spreading as concerns grow about the exposure financial institutions and investors have to the conglomerate. — Read on http://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/adani-stock-rout-enters-third-week-as-flagship-shelves-bond-sale-20230206-p5cid4 is this Adani decline irreversibly fatal? Here’s hoping.
The Mesopotamian Marshes Are Disappearing, Again | WIRED
The World Heritage site in southern Iraq survived Saddam Hussein’s campaign to drain the wetlands. Now they’re drying up, and biodiversity is collapsing. — Read on http://www.wired.com/story/the-mesopotamian-marshes-are-disappearing-again/ “But ever since Iran, in 2009, completed construction of a 56-kilometer-long weir(!) along … Continue reading
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Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated – DeSmog
Previous efforts to regulate offshore methane emissions stalled, despite role in helicopter crashes. — Read on http://www.desmog.com/2023/02/07/gulf-mexico-offshore-oil-methane-pollution-helicopter-crashes/ “…vented methane gas had been sucked into the engines of helicopters landing on and departing from offshore platforms, causing the engines to fail and the … Continue reading
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