Tesla sued by 25 California counties over hazardous waste handling

Tesla sued by 25 California counties over hazardous waste handling

An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla was sued by district attorneys representing 25 counties in California over the company’s alleged improper handling of hazardous waste materials at facilities throughout the state. Although Tesla is now headquartered in … Read more

Activist investor urges oil giant to scale back green pledges

Activist investor urges oil giant to scale back green pledges

A general view of the BP logo and petrol station forecourt sign on January 22, 2024 in Southend, United Kingdom. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is pushing for BP to urgently change tack, saying it is “highly debatable” whether the oil major’s strategy of reducing fossil … Read more

World’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami

World’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami

Royal Caribbean’s “Icon of the Seas,” billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, on its maiden cruise, January 27, 2024. Marco Bello | Afp | Getty Images The world’s largest cruise ship set sail from Miami, Florida over the weekend, embarking on a seven-day island-hopping trip … Read more

Norway defends deep-sea mining as a necessary step into the unknown

Norway defends deep-sea mining as a necessary step into the unknown

ROTTERDAM, SOUTH HOLLAND, NETHERLANDS – 2022/02/08: The deep-sea creatures on board the Luciana and the mining vessel Hidden Gem seen in the background, during the demonstration. Ocean Rebellions protest The Deep Sea Says No Why the deep sea? The deep seabed is largely unexplored, many areas have unique marine life (an estimated 10-million life forms … Read more

Texas Is Already Running Out of Water

Texas Is Already Running Out of Water

“However, if a system is permanently impaired it is also possible that recovery will not reach former levels,” Montagna said. Studies suggest that systems around Corpus Christi may already be “permanently impaired,” Montagna said, largely due to a sustained lack of fresh water. Similar problems span the lower Texas coast. The Rio Grande hasn’t flowed … Read more

CEOs bemoan archaic systems in Europe that curb climate solutions

CEOs bemoan archaic systems in Europe that curb climate solutions

Steam rises from the Niederaussem coal-fired power plant operated by German utility RWE, which stands near open-pit coal mines that feed it with coal, on November 13, 2017 near Bergheim, Germany. Lukas Schulze | Getty Images News | Getty Images In order to drive the progress and development of innovative solutions that tackle climate change … Read more

GM, Honda begin U.S. fuel cell production toward replacing diesel

GM, Honda begin U.S. fuel cell production toward replacing diesel

An employee assembles a fuel cell system in the module final assembly at Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC, GM and Honda’s fuel cell joint venture in Brownstown, Michigan. Courtesy image BROWNSTOWN, Mich. – General Motors and Honda Motor have begun commercial production of hydrogen fuel cell systems in a step toward offering alternative zero-emissions solutions … Read more

Tesla (TSLA) 2023 Q4 earnings

Tesla (TSLA) 2023 Q4 earnings

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc and X (formerly Twitter) Ceo speaks at the Atreju political convention organized by Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), on December 15, 2023 in Rome, Italy.  Antonio Masiello | Getty Images Tesla is set to report fourth-quarter earnings for 2023 after the bell Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are … Read more

Exxon Mobil sues activist investors to stop shareholder proposals

Exxon Mobil sues activist investors to stop shareholder proposals

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against U.S. and Dutch activist investors in a bid to stop them from submitting climate proposals during the oil giant’s annual shareholder … Read more

UN chief warns of ‘serious unintended consequences’ in AI development

UN chief warns of ‘serious unintended consequences’ in AI development

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the assembly during the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on political and business leaders to prioritize … Read more