Continent is embarking on a huge expansion of power stations, most of which will burn coal Last week the UN secretary general, António Guterres, called for an end to new coal-fired power plants. Many European countries including the UK and Germany are decreasing their dependence on coal, but this is not the case everywhere. Across […]
Ford Ford has revealed some of its upgraded trucks that will be on display at the 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show (SEMA) on November 5-8. Most of the upgrades are geared toward outdoorsy people, with the exception of the Tjin Edition Ford Ranger, which was lowered to a “street-ready stance.” Visit Business Insider’s homepage […]
Courtesy Kelly Burch I work from home full-time as a freelance writer and am on track to break $100,000 this year. I do most of my work from my home office, but also go to coffee shops once a week. I try to get most of my work done without children around, but my daughters […]
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk repeatedly expressed his frustration with a lawyer interviewing him during a June 1 deposition, calling him “a shameful person” and other insults. “You seem like a very, very bad person. Just a bad human being,” Musk said. “And I hope you come to regret your actions in the […]
REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko Alex Tabarrok is the Bartley J. Madden chair in economics and an economics professor at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He’s been writing on the research and economics of gender imbalances in different fields. Notably, he writes, boys have a “comparative advantage” in math because they are generally worse at reading […]
Tesla launched version 3 of its Solar Roof on Friday, with CEO Elon Musk taking questions from shareholders online. Read more: cnbc.com
Green light clears way for payments of £990m to gas, coal and nuclear power firms The UK’s largest fossil fuel generators may be back in line for almost £1bn in backup power subsidies this winter after the European commission approved the UK’s flagship energy scheme, which was ruled illegal last year. A shock European court […]
Zac Ruiz Zac and Katie Ruiz, a New Mexico-based couple, have been living in a 300-square-foot tent with their children for two years. The tent, built in just eight weeks, features a kitchen, two beds, a dining area, and a composting toilet. The tent runs on solar power, and it has an outdoor shower. Zac […]
Strategy includes 30 recommendations including insulation upgrades for every home in UK Labour will unveil plans to create a carbon-neutral energy system by the 2030s including insulation upgrades for every home in the UK and enough new solar panels to cover 22,000 football pitches. The party will set out its fast-track climate strategy on Thursday […]
Documents show government’s plans to prioritise loans in support of major oil companies The UK is planning to invest in Argentina’s controversial oil shale industry using a £1bn export finance deal intended to support green energy, according to government documents seen by the Guardian. UK Export Finance, the government’s foreign credit agency, promised in 2017 […]
