A law in Michigan designed to speed up the permitting process for renewable energy is facing strong opposition from local communities.
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Why I Am A Vegetarian: A Life Journey Toward Interconnectedness
A vegetarian diet seems unusual at best and anti-patriotic at worst to many folks. But I haven’t eaten red meat since 1980, and I’ve been able to accrue a whole lotta benefits from my decision to focus on eating plants — and so has the planet. Here’s the story of … [continued]
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Baltic Nation Deploys Solar Power For 100% Energy Independence
Solar power is featured in the reconstruction of the historic Estonian National Library in Talinn, deploying building-integrated solar panels that match the original roofing material.
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How To Get The Benefits Of Powerwall On A Shoestring Budget
Ideally, we’d all have a rooftop full of solar power and a big bank of batteries in a large garage. This would not only power our homes 24/7 with clean solar power, but it would also keep the power bill down, feed clean energy to the grid, and keep your … [continued]
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Connecticut Police Departments Test Out Electric Vehicles — With Some Naysayers In The Crowd
What great news it was to learn that a handful of police departments in Connecticut are piloting electric vehicles (EVs) for their workday needs. With EV prices near parity with internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and highly efficient batteries providing more than adequate range, it makes sense that more municipal … [continued]
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An Environmental & Budgetary Defense Of The F-35
In recent posts to his social media site, Elon Musk took aim at a tough target: the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II. Not only is it stealthy (something Musk claims to have a workaround for), but he also thinks it’s a monetary boondoggle that his unofficial “government agency” should try to get … [continued]
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Now Is The Time To Buy Used Electric Cars, Too!
We’ve written a few times about the US EV tax credit likely being cut in 2025 by Donald Trump and Republicans, and the point that you should probably buy an electric car ASAP (by the end of 2024) if you want to benefit from the $7,500 EV tax credit. Even … [continued]
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Some EV Drivers Were Thankful For NACS Adapters This Thanksgiving
About a year ago, I wrote an article warning people to stay away from Electrify America’s Quartzsite, Arizona station. Why? Because busy holiday weekends have been getting worse and worse. With all of the traffic that’s constantly on the I-10 corridor between Los Angeles and Phoenix (not to mention all … [continued]
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Always Get The Seat Heaters. They Could Save Your Life!
Recently, I came across a post on X/Twitter that I know will be retweeted (or reposted, or whatever) a bunch of times by anti-EV propagandists. Why? Because everyone knows that EVs can’t handle the cold! It has been 2.5 hours and these vehicles going westbound on I-90 have not moved. … [continued]
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