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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

When Franklin Lombardo arrived at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the summer of 2010 as a newly-minted PhD in wind engineering, he expected to spend his time there developing wind maps of the US. The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change.

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Watery, Peaceful, Wild: The Call of the Mangroves

Baua Electric

Instead, on a kayak tour with Serlon St Jago, a guide from the Curaçao Rif Mangrove Park , we were learning about the country’s mangrove restoration, and the vital role mangrove habitats play in coastal resilience, protection for marine and bird species, and fighting the effects of climate change. Coral reefs get all the attention.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

7 Uncle B said on April 14th, 2009 at 10:17 am This battery is going to absorb peaks from wind-turbines, hitherto dumped to prevent damage to lines! A really significant efficiency increase will be realized, and in combination with the new “variable&# alternators from Vancouver, Canada, major wind power efficiencies can be anticipated!

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Ted Lieu Wants My Money, Wants My Vote, But Doesn’t Want To Talk About AB 920

Creative Greenius

You’ve got to admire the efficiency of a campaign operation that can take a business card I handed Ted a year ago at an event I was a volunteer for and made sure that all my data got entered correctly and that I was including in mailing and e-mailings from both Ted and Betty. That makes it easy to see what Ted’s priorities are.

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The US’s largest renewable developer says it’s ‘unlikely’ GOP would gut clean energy tax credits

Baua Electric

The US’s largest renewable developer on the IRA The Biden administration’s landmark climate change law, the Inflation Reduction Act, has created a US clean energy manufacturing boom, thanks to the generous tax credits and other incentives. The Republican Party says it’s going to work to repeal it. But time will tell.