To maintain a livable climate, the United States must make immediate and drastic changes to its energy policies. Perhaps the most important change is the need for a transition away from fossil fuels toward cleaner, more renewable sources of energy. A new report by the Democracy Collaborative has found that community utilities — those that are publicly or cooperatively owned — are better suited for a green transition than their for-profit corporate counterparts. The report also found that many community utilities, as they currently exist, must be significantly reformed to fulfill their full potential. Electric co-ops operate in pretty much the same way as investor-owned […]
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The United Auto Workers And Climate Groups Join Together To Push The USPS To Buy Electric Postal Vehicles To Replace Their Old, Gas-Guzzling Fleet. After nearly 30 years in the labor movement, Cindy Estrada is well familiar with the corporate playbook. “As soon as wages and benefits are decent, they want to move that work somewhere else.” That’s what happened, the United Autoworkers Vice President explained at a recent rally, after Oshkosh Defense secured a huge contract to build postal vehicles. “The ink was still drying,” Estrada said, “when they announced they were moving the work to South Carolina.” UAW members […]
Above Photo: Facing South recently talked with, from left, Catherine Robinson, Benita Wells, and Oleta Fitzgerald, organizers in Mississippi who are working to democratize the state’s electric co-ops. Photos courtesy of the subjects. In 1932, only about 10% of rural America was electrified, as big energy companies had long avoided investing in rural areas for fear it wasn’t profitable. New Deal legislation offering federal assistance to Americans living without electricity led to the formation of electric cooperatives. Thanks to their efforts, 90% of homes, businesses and farms in rural America were electrified by 1936. Co-ops are not-for-profit and made up of […]
Above Photo: A new report from BailoutWatch and the Center for Biological Diversity reveals that leading U.S. utilities took $1.25 billion in pandemic relief funds even as they cut off power to vulnerable households nearly a million times. (Matt Wiebe/Flickr/cc) Washington – The Center for Biological Diversity and BailoutWatch today released Powerless in the Pandemic, a report showing that some of the nation’s top utilities received a collective $1.25 billion from last year’s government bailouts while shutting off families’ electric service nearly 1 million times. The report shows that utilities wielded political power to secure beneficial tax-code changes in the CARES Act but defied calls to grant their […]
Lithuania-based Ostara announced that it is preparing to unveil a futuristic concept of the hybrid electric-diesel special purpose vehicle during the defense biennial IDEX 2021. At the announcement, Darius Antanaitis, Ostara Lab CEO said this exhibition is very important for the Krampus project, as the company will debut with a stealth, fast, hybrid Krampus Mk1 vehicle. “The goal is to showcase our possibilities in constructing and producing hybrid vehicles, what technologies we can adapt to our customers. More precisely what benefits our technological customer and user will have,” Darius Antanaitis said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Ostara Lab CEO […]
General Electric Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, has been awarded a contract worth more than $101 million for the procurement of 21 T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines for a new heavy-lift helicopter from Sikorsky for the United States Marine Corps. The deal, which was a modification to a previous contract, to continue manufacturing engines for the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. “This modification procures 21 T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines and associated engine, programmatic and logistics services in support of CH-53K Lot Five low rate initial production aircraft,” said in the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – […]
The U.S. Navy has given General Electric Co., the world’s largest aircraft engine maker, a contract modification F414 engines, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. General Electric was awarded a $219,9 million contract modification for the supply of 48 F414-GE-400 engines and engine devices in support of the F/A-18 Super Hornet production aircraft for the Navy, the DoD announced. Under the terms of the agreement, Work will be performed in Lynn, Massachusetts (59%); Hooksett, New Hampshire (18%); Rutland, Vermont (12%); and Madisonville, Kentucky (11%), and is expected to be completed in August 2023. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING […]
OSTARA’s engineers are working to develop a future high-speed off-road troop transport with a hybrid propulsion system. The new vehicle, called the Krampus, is designed to provide stealth, fast, mobile transportation over demanding terrain to meet the light-mobility needs of light infantry and special operations forces. The new ultra-light combat vehicle can transport a maximum payload of more than 300 kg and up to 2 infantrymen in support of expeditionary missions. It offers high higher speeds over rough terrains and, above all, enemy detection avoidance capabilities. The Krampus vehicle is powered by a hybrid power electric motor coupled with high-performance batteries. […]
There will be two million commercial vans in the UK by 2025 and a company owned by a Russian entrepreneur are planning to seize a chunk of the market. Arrival’s electric vehicles will have zero emissions and should prove popular among delivery firms keen to appeal to green customers. One of the world’s biggest asset management funds, BlackRock, has agreed to invest US$118m in Arrival, a British start-up which is aiming to carve out a slice of the lucrative commercial van market. Arrival – which was set up in 2015 by Denis Sverdlov, a Russian entrepreneur – has already produced a prototype electric […]
In recent years, oil-rich Norway has had the most electric cars per capita in the world and sees itself as “world champion”. Not content with that, the Norwegian parliament has decided on a national goal that all new cars sold by 2025 should be zero-emission. Despite months of declines in new car sales, the share of electric cars sold in Norway has hit a new record high, with numbers spiking in September. Last month showed a marked increase in the number of registered new cars, and electric car sales increased the most, according to recent figures from the Road Traffic Information […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0a/1080422585_0:0:1920:1081_1200x675_80_0_0_643c571511375936f81720a996af327f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009101080422648-us-toddler-tows-mini-horse-with-electric-car/ Arizona, a young kid hailing from Malvern, Arkansas, recently proved that anything can be done when you put your mind to it – even in cases when you’re trying to tow a mini horse via a child-sized electric vehicle. Footage obtained via video licensor ViralHog captures Arizona driving off into the sunset – under the supervision of an adult – while her miniature horse, Hombre, kicks back in a custom, baby-pink trailer. Get in loser, we’re going riding! Source link
When I first got my quip toothbrush, I was immediately smitten. The low profile, sleek aesthetic that the brand adheres to fits my bathroom (and lifestyle) perfectly. It’s easy to use, to store, to travel with, and it’s an affordable electric toothbrush anyone can use. Now, the brand has upped the ante with their newest smart toothbrush. The Smart Electric Toothbrush from quip has all the features that the original quip has, like timed sonic vibrations (to let you know you’re brushing 30 seconds in each quadrant for two minutes total), an easily replaceable battery, and a holder that sticks to […]
Russians bought just 48 new electric vehicles (EVs) in July, which is 17.1 percent more than in the same month last year, according to data from the analytical agency Avtostat. It showed that the Nissan Leaf was the best-selling EV in its segment, with 14 such cars purchased last month. Jaguar’s I-pace crossover was the second most popular electric car in the country, with 10 Russians having invested in one. “The next three positions in our ranking were taken by three Tesla models – the Tesla Model X, sold in the amount of eight units; the Tesla Model 3 (seven units) […]
Lisa Vrooman with her boyfriend John Rock, dog Umar and cat Mochi. They love the high ceilings in their 650 square foot apartment, but keeping it cool is costly. Courtesy of Lisa Vrooman/Lisa Vrooman hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Lisa Vrooman/Lisa Vrooman Lisa Vrooman with her boyfriend John Rock, dog Umar and cat Mochi. They love the high ceilings in their 650 square foot apartment, but keeping it cool is costly. Courtesy of Lisa Vrooman/Lisa Vrooman Summer temperatures in Glendale, Ariz., frequently climb to 110 degrees. “I can go outside and scramble eggs on the sidewalk,” says Glendale resident Leandra […]
Crypto venture capital firm Electric Capital has closed its second fund at $110 million. Of the money raised, 90% of it is institutional capital. “The early-adopter, forward-thinking investors are now significantly off zero and now everyone is looking at those guys and saying, ‘Oh, maybe we should be off zero as well,’” Electric Capital co-founder Avichal Garg told CoinDesk in an interview. The new fund includes multiple undisclosed university endowments, Garg said, a potential bellwether for traditional investors becoming more crypto-comfortable. Electric’s new fund will invest in startup equity, crypto tokens or a hybrid of the two. Checks will be in […]
New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) Soldiers have begun testing electric utility bike developed by the UBCO. According to a company news release, the NZDF is running battle-lab experiments using the UBCO 2×2 Utility Bike, Portable Power Supplies and Accessories for use in reconnaissance, surveillance, and other applications. Branches of the NZ Defense Force will each trial the fleet under various simulations to assess the vehicles. The trial is part of the Defense Force’s wider programme towards a more sustainable operation, which also fits with the Government’s goal of having 64,000 EVs on New Zealand roads by the end of next year. […]
Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract to integrate Hybrid Electric Drive onto a U.S. Army combat vehicle. The contract award from Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office enables the company to integrate a Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) system onto a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. BAE Systems has won a contract valued at as much as $32.2 million to increase Army’s vehicle efficiency and boost power generation to support integration of future technologies and greater mobility for combat vehicles on the battlefield. BAE Systems and teammate QinetiQ will use an existing Bradley Fighting […]
Police in the US are testing a new tool to capture criminal suspects: an electric lasso. Despite being presented as a harmless alternative to more violent methods of apprehension, netizens were immediately skeptical. Washington, DC police have been testing out the controversial electronic lasso, designed to take suspects down without hurting them, NBC reported. The ‘BolaWrap’ is a handheld device that looks like a Taser and shoots a cord as far as 25 feet that wraps around a person’s legs. Robert Liberati, the Landover Hills town police chief has already ordered one lasso for each of his officers. “You’re immobilized temporarily […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted General Electric for an unspecific number of F110-GE-129 engines for the newest U.S. Air Force F-15EX fighter jets. The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $101.3 million. Work on the contract will be performed at GE’s Cincinnati worksite and has an expected completion date of Nov. 30, 2022. – Advertisement – The Pentagon said in Jun. 30 press release that the “award is the result of an unusual and compelling urgency acquisition.” The F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighter jet, commonly known as Strike Eagle on Steroids, is the latest […]
The Freightliner eCascadia and the eM2 are two of the first electric semi-trucks to hit the highways for test driving Courtesy of Daimler Trucks North America hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Daimler Trucks North America The Freightliner eCascadia and the eM2 are two of the first electric semi-trucks to hit the highways for test driving Courtesy of Daimler Trucks North America In another first-in-the-nation move to tackle climate change, California will require automakers to sell more electric trucks starting in 2024. The measure, approved unanimously Thursday by the California Air Resources Board, says that by 2045 all new trucks sold […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107479/52/1074795212_0:363:4536:2914_1200x675_80_0_0_f033974ac78e8f21f704bb6972068f24.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202006231079693001-general-dynamics-electric-boat-wins-869-million-deal-on-columbia-class-submarines/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation has won an almost $870 million US Navy contract to continue design and engineering work on the new Columbia Class fleet ballistic missile submarines, the Department of Defence said in a press release. “General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation [of] Groton, Connecticut is awarded an $869,043,785 … contract”, the release said on Monday. “This modification includes continued design completion, engineering work, affordability studies and design support efforts for the Columbia Class fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs)”. The main work on the contract will be performed in Groton […]
“We have concluded at the time Mr Brooks was shot that he did not pose an immediate threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or officers,” Howard said. I want everyone who tried to justify the shooting of #RayshardBrooks to look at this photo of how the cop who shot him KICKED him afterwards and then I want you to gfy pic.twitter.com/3KK3VXJpkn — Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) June 17, 2020 Guardian: The Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction faces 11 charges, including felony murder, a […]
If you doubt that the current peaceful protests are being turned into riots, not only by over-zealous Israeli-trained police thuggery, but also by a number of white extremist Klan types urged on by Trump to start the ‘boogaloo’ then you haven’t been paying attention. Ian Greenhalgh is a photographer and historian with a particular interest in military history and the real causes of conflicts. His studies in history and background in the media industry have given him a keen insight into the use of mass media as a creator of conflict in the modern world. His favored areas of study include […]