In a recent article, I covered an impressive e-bike ride through the streets of Los Angeles. While the bike had a top speed of 33 MPH, it still moved faster than the cars because it could pass cars in the bike lane or along the curb when cars were stuck in traffic. But, as I […]

The bill would be the largest climate spending package in U.S. history.

Goldman Sachs says there are two areas in the energy transition that offer investors a big opportunity, and names two clean energy stocks that could benefit.

Not too long ago, I saw a terrible copypasta floating around about EVs. It looked at the prices of DC fast charging (which only takes about an hour at maximum for most vehicles), then multiplied that per-minute cost over 8 hours (because people charge while they sleep). They then took that 8-hour cost and divided […]

New cars are as much about software as they are about hardware. But drivers don’t own the software. They subscribe to it.

Governor Newsom’s new targets will accelerate the deployment of super-efficient heat pumps, helping to keep people safe from extreme heat while cutting their energy bills and eliminating fossil fuel pollution. To achieve these goals, the California Legislature and the Governor need to fund equitable building decarbonization programs in the State budget in August. California Governor Gavin […]

I recently started a new project called Beyond Preparedness. My goal with the project is to get people (especially “preppers” who tend to come from the political right) to understand that safety and preparedness goes far beyond just having the right toys and some limited training on fighting and maybe first aid. (If you love […]

The Union of Concerned Scientists, known as UCS, has released a study that shows emissions from EV are half those of ICE vehicles.

Toledo Solar, a major US producer of what the company says are “the world’s most innovative, powerful, and durable solar panels and solar glass,” is teaming up with SEDC Solar, a company that focuses on socially progressive Community Solar, to provide Toledo Solar’s American-made and ethically produced solar products to local residences, churches, and enterprises. […]

Courtesy of the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) Washington, D.C. — Steel produced by electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers in the U.S. has a carbon intensity that is approximately 75% lower than traditional blast furnace steelmakers. This is the finding of an independent study of steelmakers worldwide conducted by CRU Group, a global business intelligence firm specializing in […]

Through Evolve KY, Kentucky’s nonprofit electric vehicle group, one of the things I do is install Level 2 community EV chargers. In the approximately 7 years we’ve been around, we’ve installed about 125 chargers at 60 locations throughout Kentucky and neighboring states. They’re in places like parks, farmers’ markets, coffee shops, centers of town — […]

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the move was tantamount to a “gas war.”