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On the ground in Ukraine using Starlink to stay connected

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Starlink is helping many people in Ukraine, including a friend of mine who is on the ground helping to train the military. She recently wrote an article in Vocal titled, Don’t forget how Starlink helped Ukraine since the beginning of the war. Gia Santos shared her story of how Starlink has helped her to stay connected.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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The current proposals by developed countries on the table for the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions do not yet suffice to limit global warming to a rise of 2 °C (based on a long-term 450 ppm concentration of GHG), according to a new report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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Excess death rates were particularly high in eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Ukraine, with more than 200 each year per 100,000 of the population. When they looked at individual countries, the researchers found that air pollution caused an excess death rate of 154 per 100,000 in Germany (a reduction of 2.4

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Where to locate public chargers?

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In contrast, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles can only refuel at a gas station licensed to handle and store an inflammable liquid. Developing our US renewable energy capacity mitigates that risk, helps reduce the nation’s CO2 emissions, and addresses the climate crisis.

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Our Energy crisis is self made in europe

EV Info

While all eyes are on Ukraine and Russia, Europe’s energy woes are largely self-made, not due to outside forces. In the 4th quarter of 2021, the International Energy Agency reported that average European wholesale electricity prices were more than four times their 2015-2020 average. In the U.K.,

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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We will create energy without spewing carbon dioxide into the environment if this power is supplied from renewable sources. Similarly, replacing all grey hydrogen in the globe would necessitate 3,000 TWh/year from new renewables, which is equal to Europe’s current consumption. Hydrogen as Clean Energy.

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What If Europe Loses Russian Natural Gas?

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And the recent revelation of atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine have renewed calls to boycott Russian gas, an action European countries are struggling to figure out how to implement. In the United States, the common perception is that heat pumps are only suitable for comparatively warm climates.

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