Climate Change Is Causing Extinction
Human caused climate change has caused the extinction of several species. A new research paper suggests this could accelerate quickly by 2100
Human caused climate change has caused the extinction of several species. A new research paper suggests this could accelerate quickly by 2100
The federal government wanted to auction leases for oil companies to drill on protected land in Alaska. There was very little interest. None of the major oil companies made offers at all? Why, with oil prices high, would major companies rather make huge profits on pumping from existing wells than lose money on new exploration?
According to Climatecrisis247 co-editor-in-chief David Callaway, the oceans represent a huge economy. He writes, “It is the beating heart of the planet’s climate system, a primary source of food for billions, and the foundation of a global blue economy valued at more than $32 trillion, with over $3 trillion in annual output. More than three…
Batteries from Google’s Waymo self-driving cars are being used to power electricity grids. It helps the argument that EVs are not just for drivers.
In May, Hawaii electricity prices rose 22%. Why? Like fossil fuel-poor nations, it has no oil or natural gas of its own.
Flying-car companies have begun raising tens of millions of dollars. Some may even go public. The jury is still out on whether they will save money on gas, even if they are a faster way to get from one place to another — usually.
Airline ticket prices are already higher in Europe and Asia, where most oil is imported. The US is “energy independent.” But that does not mean our refineries are set up to produce a lot of jet fuel. Ticket prices in the US are about to soar.
The F-150 Lightning was Ford’s flagship EV. Last month, it sold barely 1,000 units nationwide and has since been discontinued. Ford has abandoned EVs. The gas-powered F-150 is still the largest-selling vehicle in America.
The Ford F-150 has been the top-selling vehicle in the US for almost half a century. Ford sold almost 300,000 of them in the first five months of the year. High gas prices may not change that. Pick up sales have led the market for decades.
Sales of Ford’s EV flagship, the Mustang Mach-E, were down 44% last month to 2,647. It has gone out of production. It is a sign of the effort American car companies made to launch EVs. It carried the name of a mass market sports car, the Mustang, first produced in 1964. And the gas-powered Mustang…
A new analysis shows how much electricity, land, and water AI data centers will consume by 2030. The area of land for buildings and infrastructure would be about 10 times the size of Mexico City. It is one reason to think that there will be political resistance to their growth
Wildfires threaten cattle herds in the West as their numbers reach historic levels. Additionally, drought has already cut back the grain that feeds these cattle. Meat prices are rising.
EV school bus fleets are going. These are mostly funded locally and by the states. The cost to operate an EV bus is much less than that of a gas-powered one. Electricity is less expensive than gas. And repair costs are much lower.
The high cost of gas is driving people to public transportation because it is increasingly less expensive than driving a car. The question is, will people ever return to their autos?
Self-driving cars are made to lower what people pay for cars. They modulate driving speeds better than humans and are much better at GDS instructions
Chinese EVs will be in the US much faster than most people, including the US car industry, expect. Today, they are essentially blocked by 100% tariffs. The first is that US car compaines could sell them in joint ventures. The American companies cannot build their own EVs efficiently. The other is that tariffs could fall…
Wildfire activity in the US could reach record levels this year. Among the reasons are worsening drought and low snowpack levels. This snow provides water to rivers. And drought has spread from the Southeast to the Southwest.
Some AI data centers are far along in the approval and planned construction process. However, local opposition has shut some of these down, probably permanently. Local opposition to these has changed the entire industry. AI companies need these to fulfill tremendous supply problems.
The federal government is trying to step in where states have not. That is to set a plan to help the Colorado River, which is still drying up. States can’t agree on how much water each can use. The river supplies water to as many as 40 million Americans.
The administration just issued an order allowing off-road vehicles in areas controlled by the Park Service. The affected area covers five million acres of protected land. Trump has made similar decisions about oil drilling and coal mining.
As in 2023, wildfire smoke will almost certainly spread to the Midwest and large cities in the Northeast. Wildfire activity in Canada will continue at recent levels, according to experts. The drought in the US West has spread to the Southeast