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The world’s only coal-to-nuclear reactor plant just broke ground in Wyoming

Baua Electric

It’s being constructed near the retiring coal-fired Naughton power plant and is the world’s only coal-to-nuclear project under development. TerraPower, which will employ between 200 and 250 people at the Natrium facility, wants to hire the 110 former coal workers to tap into their transferrable skills. Get started here.

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No More Leg Day: South Carolina Squat Ban Goes Into Effect Soon

The Truth About Cars

People still alter diesel trucks to “roll coal,” and loud exhausts – not always a bad thing – remain a problem for some communities. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our newsletter. Image: Myrtle Beach Cam via YouTube] Become a TTAC insider.

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VW Says ‘Nein’ to ID.7 in America – For Now

The Truth About Cars

This could be another canary in the coal mine that is EV sales in America, a segment whose take rate remain apace but not at the leaps and bounds of the last couple of years. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

I even got him to buy a Tesla,” said Martinson, explaining that Hirt was an advisor and co-producer of the ARP film, Nation in Transition , an examination of the coal-to-renewables transition on the Navajo Nation and across northern Arizona. I take EV road trips and blog about sustainability wherever I go,” he said. “I Email Address.

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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

The Truth About Cars

Presently, the vast majority of hydrogen is produced using coal or natural gas as feedstocks. Germany even had to pivot back toward coal for energy production after realizing there was no way to build enough wind and solar farms. But such a breakthrough seems a long way off.

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China’s GAC Debuts Ammonia-Powered Car Engine

The Truth About Cars

Corn-based ethanol was big for a while and the Germans have recently shown a renewed interest in carbon monoxide and hydrogen-based synthetic fuel stemming from the gasification of coal, biomass, and/or methane. Ammonia is hellish to handle,” said Colin McKerracher, head of transport and automotive analysis at BloombergNEF. “I

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

Creative Greenius

Greenius Blog Fires Daily Breeze Editors, Takes Over Environmental Coverage. In a surprise to to all but the most savvy readers of this blog, Joe Galliani, the Creative Greenius, today fired the editors of The Daily Breeze newspaper and took over responsibility for all local environmental news coverage and analysis.