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Environmental groups look to halt Tesla’s battery plant permits at Gigafactory Texas

Teslarati

In their letter, the groups claimed that the manufacturing process of batteries in the Giga Texas complex would require a substantial amount of water and chemicals. This could result in the formation of a hazardous waste stream , according to the groups. Right now, Tesla is planning to build – in addition to their 4.2

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. Yeah, they can afford it. But I think a big part of that was Moore’s law and things becoming really affordable.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

You’re starting to see some creep up to 1,500, 1,800 volts, but most of them, and most of the volume and affordable ones, are 1,200 volts and under. Number one, it’s a lot better, particularly when you’re working indoors or when you’re working in an urban environment. It’s a huge water-cooled cable. Garbage trucks.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

Yes, even these unfortunate dimwits can still save what’s left of their retirement funds while helping out the rest of us who weren’t fooled by the right wing, unabashed carbon pimps who ran things in the US government from 2000-2008 and did more damage to our environment than any government in history. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Water (1 project). Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Recent academic research has created synthetic analogue molecules for elucidation of CA enzyme mechanisms which are more robust in harsh environments. Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. ENERGY STORAGE.

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

And the work they’re doing brings California’s leading edge fight against global warming right into my neighborhood and into my home. We can’t afford to delay or downscale our response at this critical time in combating global warming and meeting our AB 32 goals.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. It will seat five, be similar in size to Nissans Versa and Sentra and be affordable to a typical family, he said. "We Washington, D.C.

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