Posted by Arden Henley | Apr 1, 2019 | climate change, energy, international news, lifestyle, sustainability, technology, urban horticulture
There is a big shortfall between the amount of food we produce today and the amount needed to feed everyone in 2050. There will be nearly 10 billion people on Earth by 2050—about 3 billion more mouths to feed than there were in 2010. As incomes rise, people will...
Posted by Arden Henley | Mar 21, 2019 | e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, opinion, policy, sustainability, technology
It’s official: gas-guzzlers are out and electric cars are in—at least if Canadians get their way. Long gone are the days when EVs were loved only by wonky environmentalists. According to a new poll from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data, most Canadians (64%) want...
Posted by Arden Henley | Feb 6, 2019 | energy, international news, news, sustainability, technology
A team of researchers from Michigan State University managed to develop a fully transparent solar panels – a breakthrough that could lead to countless applications in architecture, as well as other fields such as mobile electronics or the automotive industry. Previous...
Posted by Arden Henley | Jan 11, 2019 | climate change, international news, news, sustainability, technology
2018 temperatures expected to be the hottest yet, breaking 2017 record The oceans are warming faster than previously estimated, setting a new temperature record in 2018 in a trend that is damaging marine life, scientists said on Thursday. New measurements, aided by an...
Posted by Arden Henley | Dec 10, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, news, technology
Travis Hester says no immediate plan for changes at other Ontario plants GM Canada’s president says “there isn’t anything to build” after 2019 at the company’s Oshawa plant as the automaker bets big on electric and autonomous vehicles....
Posted by Arden Henley | Nov 29, 2018 | e-vehicles, international news, news, technology
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Volkswagen VOWF_p.DE is deciding where to locate a new factory in North America to build electric vehicles for the U.S. market, the German automaker’s new head for the Americas said on Wednesday. Scott Keogh, the newly appointed CEO of...