Electric Vehicle Weekly News Roundup – Aug 24
Electric Vehicles This week, Interesting Engineering highlights fourteen electric vehicles in What Are the Best Electric Cars of 2018? The article also takes a trip back-in-time sharing with readers a little history lesson on…
Electric Vehicle Weekly News Roundup – July 13
Electric Vehicles The movie Field of Dreams gave us the phrase “if you build it, they will come.” Chevrolet realized the opposite is true too. If they come (asking for a product),…
How the Trump Administration and Congress Should Use Science to Govern
This blog is a guest post by Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The original post ran here on November 30, 2016. The election of Donald Trump raises many questions about the future…
Coal's Decline and New Possibilities
This post was written by Kailie Melchior, High Risk Energy Intern with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) with contributions from SACE's High Risk Energy Coordinator, Adam Reaves. In April of this…
How Electric Cars Trump Gasoline
With the Southeast's heavy reliance on coal power, the emissions benefit of electric vehicles (EVs) has been brought into question in recent years. Not only that, but what about the associated emissions…
New Report: Power Infrastructure Faces Increased Vulnerability From Climate Change
A report released earlier this week by the Union of Concerned Scientists examines the vulnerability of electricity infrastructure as global warming increases the likelihood of extreme flooding. The report, titled Lights Out:…
Is Your State Betting Too Much on Natural Gas for Electricity? A New UCS Analysis Takes a Look
This is a guest post written by Union of Concerned Scientist's staffer John Rogers. The original post can be found here. To read press releases specific to Alabama, Georgia and Florida, visit the SACE news…
Your Top 4 Questions on Electric Vehicles, Answered
National Drive Electric Week kicked off Saturday with more than 30+ events scheduled across the Southeast. If you haven’t checked one out yet, you still have a chance. Find an event near…
Celebrate National Drive Electric Week - September 12-20
National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) kicks off its fifth year this Saturday with hundreds of events scheduled throughout the week to celebrate electric cars (EVs). NDEW, nationally presented by Plug-In America, Sierra Club, and…
EPA Expands the Role of Renewable Energy in the Final Clean Power Plan
This guest post was written by Jeff Deyette, Assistant Director of Research and Analysis for Clean Energy with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The original posting can be found here. On…