Chile is poised to adopt South America’s first carbon tax Andrew Breiner 29 August 2014 0 Chile to become the first country in South America to institute a carbon tax, and the second in Latin America after Mexico.
Renewables provide 99% new US grid capacity in October Andrew Breiner 29 November 2013 0 Study shows 694 of the 699MW new electricity capacity added in US in October came from renewable sources; 5MW from oil.
Arizona regulators vote to keep solar revolution going Andrew Breiner 18 November 2013 0 Regulators voted for affordable net metering in Arizona Thursday, letting consumers with rooftop solar panels sell excess power back to the utility.
Say hello to the first-ever all-electric school bus Andrew Breiner 4 November 2013 0 The US has seen electric sports cars, electric vans, SUVs, and public buses, but 2014 will be the first time for an electric school bus.
A Tesla Model S catches fire after a crash. So what? Andrew Breiner 7 October 2013 0 More than 194,000 vehicles caught fire on US roads last year. But one fire – in a Tesla EV – last week made headlines everywhere.
Graph of the Day: The climate denier ranks in Congress Andrew Breiner 14 July 2013 0 Around 90 per cent of the Republican leadership denies climate science. It’s no coincidence that deniers are funded in large part by fossil fuel companies.