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Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

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gigawatts to Shanghai from a hydroelectric plant nearly 1,300 miles (808 miles) away in southwestern China. China is installing wind power at a faster rate than any nation in the world, and manufactures 40% of the world’s solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. High Speed Rail. Renewable Energy. Solar fuels.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen. The average US residential customer pays 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) , which means the cost to drive one mile in an EV is somewhat less than 4 cents. Agua Caliente PV Plant: Yuma Arizona.

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Mega Dust Storms Spread Diseases Worldwide But Can Help Mitigate Global Warming

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The Sydney storm, which left millions of people choking on some of the worst air pollution in 70 years, was a consequence of the 10-year drought that has turned parts of Australia's interior into a giant dust bowl, providing perfect conditions for high winds to whip loose soil into the air and carry it thousands of miles across the continent.

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MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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In general, the researchers find that when air pollution is generated in one state, half of that pollution is lofted into the air and carried by winds across state boundaries, to affect the health quality of out-of-state residents and increase their risk of early death. —Steven Barrett. Early-death source–receptor matrices for 2011.

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Lawrence Livermore and Navajo Nation to partner in energy efforts

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LLNL and the Navajo Nation plan to collaborate in an array of areas including energy security; carbon sequestration; coal gasification; shale gas; enhanced oil recovery; wind, geothermal and solar; environmental studies and other areas. American Indian tribes in the United States own about 15% of the natural resources in the country.

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2022 Lucid Air: The makers of the first 500-mile EV should be taken seriously

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And Lucid’s Dream Edition Range model includes a feature neither can offer: 520 miles of EPA-rated range, the highest among the dozens of EVs on sale for 2022. Tesla’s Model S Long Range has the smallest battery capacity of the three, at 100 kWh, from which it extracts 405 miles of combined EPA-rated range. How does that work?

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EV Fun Run!

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Help us turn Route 66 into Electric Avenue Historic Route 66 Arizona Fun Run map The 34th annual Historic Route 66 Arizona Fun Run , going electric this year with the sponsorship of the Electric Vehicle Association in partnership with the Scottsdale EVA , is scheduled for Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7.

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