Articles by
Johnna Crider
Tesla Opens New Factory For Battery Manufacturing Equipment In Canada
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Johnna Crider
Tesla has opened a new factory to produce battery manufacturing equipment in Canada, Reuters reports. Frank Scarpitti, the mayor of Markham, Ontario, took to Twitter to share his excitement about Tesla’s presence in his city. He tweeted an official statement and added his thoughts on the positive news, noting that Tesla has been up and running there since the summer.
City of Sudbury Purchases Small Fleet of Teslas for Earth Day — for Paramedic Use
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Johnna Crider
In a media release, the city noted that this purchase “makes Greater Sudbury one of the first municipalities in Canada to add electric vehicles to its Paramedic Services fleet in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Big Oil May Make US Taxpayers Take Care Of Its Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells
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Johnna Crider
In a report by Carbon Tracker, we learn that there are billion-dollar orphans that the oil and gas industry will most likely abandon — and these wells will become wards of the state. This means that taxpayers will be left with another bill. There are a total of 2.6 million unplugged onshore wells in the US, and there are an estimated 1.2 million that could be undocumented.
Another Win For Clean Energy: NextEra Surpasses ExxonMobil In Market Cap
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Johnna Crider
The Financial Times has reported another win for clean energy. NextEra, the world’s largest solar and wind power generator, has surpassed ExxonMobil in market value. NextEra is now more valuable on the stock market than ExxonMobil. This reflects that investors believe that the energy system is changing in favor of renewables and fossil fuels are starting to become a thing of a past.
Coal Rolling Diesel Brothers Tampered With Truck Emissions Systems, Fined $851,000
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Johnna Crider
In addition to the $851,451 fine noted above, the Diesel Brothers also have to pay $1.2 million in court fees and, of course, halt their pollution promotion.
Top 3 Advantages of EVs
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Johnna Crider
There are many electric vehicle (EV) advantages, but the top benefit according to EV drivers in survey after survey is the environmental benefit of driving electric. Our friends at Third Row Podcast recently broke that out into three distinct advantages. Those advantages are that they are energy efficient, reduce air pollution, and help prevent climate change.
Rolling Coal Is A Stupid Stunt — And Dangerous
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Johnna Crider
The driver of this truck was driving very aggressively and intentionally coal rolling the owner of a Tesla while on a highway traveling at high speeds. The owner of the Tesla tries to get away, but the truck driver just cuts in front of the Tesla to do it again.
