Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Michael Moore’s electric vehicle myths only benefit the fossil fuel industry
Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ isn’t just wrong. It’s actively denying a range of quality-of-life improvements.
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Global emissions plunge as working-from-home slashes transport emissions
Dramatic fall in vehicle emissions due to Covid-19 pandemic provides a glimpse at the long-term opportunities to cut emissions.
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The world is now on hold for Tesla’s revolutionary EV battery
Battery Day now on hold as reports of new Tesla battery to bring cost of electric cars down are put on high rotation.
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Taylor’s response to King review reeks of political and fossil fuel cronyism
Angus Taylor seems intent on bastardising the renewable energy mandates of CEFC and ARENA in name of “technology neutral” approach to support failed technologies.
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Taylor seeks to push ARENA and CEFC towards gas and CCS
ARENA may win funding reprieve from Morrison government, but it comes with a catch, with Taylor seeking to push renewables agency towards carbon capture and storage.
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Copperstring 2.0 renewables project fast-tracked in Queensland post-Covid plan
One of Australia’s critical renewables mega-projects, the Coppertring transmission line in north Queensland, could begin construction next year after winning $14.8m state funding.
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The remarkable growth of wind and solar projects paired with big batteries
The number and scale of battery storage installations paired with large scale wind and solar projects in the world’s biggest electricity market continues to grow.
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One year after election win, Scott Morrison is still Coal-Mo to the core
Morrison chooses not to stand with scientists and independent experts when it comes to climate and energy, as he has done with Covid-19, but with lobbyists and vested interests.
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Coalition’s reward to Australia’s big polluters: Just don’t call it an ETS
Morrison government to establish a new mechanism to reward big emitters. It looks and smells like an emissions trading scheme, even if they won’t say it.
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Northvolt and Vattenfall launch mobile battery system to replace diesel generators
Vattenfall launch their Voltpack Mobile System, a versatile, mobile, and modular lithium-ion battery system designed to provide a zero-emission alternative to diesel generators.
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Australian investors launch big-hitting solar and battery project developer in US
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners launches spin-off company to specialise in “critically important” solar and battery project development across North America.
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JinkoSolar unveils 580W Tiger Pro module
JinkoSolar takes aim at the super-competitive global utility-scale solar market, with the launch of an industry-leading 580W PV module.
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