Dec 5, 2018 Aides and advisers have tried convincing him how important managing the debt is, but those words have allegedly fallen on deaf ears. … Sources close to Trump say he has repeatedly shrugged it off, … because he won’t be around to shoulder the blame when it becomes even more untenable. … in early 2017 … “Yeah, but I won’t be here,” the president bluntly said, according to. . . CONTINUE
updated 11-06-2018 “Big oil knew for decades …” yet lied and bought politicians (who appointed “business friendly” judges). Now cities and states are going to court. “ExxonMobil’s conduct – promoting uncertainty about climate science it knew to be accurate” Nov 6, 2018 Fossil Fuels on Trial, Major Climate Change Lawsuits: fraud investigations From a trove of internal Exxon documents, a narrative emerged in 2015 that put a spotlight on the. . . CONTINUE
updated 07-23-2019 “Let me make something 100% clear to the American public and anyone running for public office: It is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election.” – Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents FBI Director Christopher Wray: told lawmakers “the FBI would want. . . CONTINUE
It is unanimous: “the press is not the enemy of the people.” No matter how many times Trump yells profanities and lies because he dislikes the truth or because people don’t like his violence and racism and laugh at his ignorance or because he encouraged Russian interference. The Republican party has spoken, every Republican(!) senator has rejected Trumps deliberate distortions of the truth about the news. …”the free press serves. . . CONTINUE
The Trump administration on Thursday put forth its long-awaited proposal to freeze antipollution and fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles and challenge the right of states, California in particular, to set their own, more stringent tailpipe pollution standards. The administration’s plans immediately faced opposition from an unusual mix of critics — including not only environmentalists and consumer groups but auto-industry representatives as well as individual states — who are now launching efforts. . . CONTINUE
April 28, 2018; About 280,000 barrels a day of fuel won’t be needed this year. China adds a London-sized electric bus fleet every five weeks. Hybrids and electrics to hit 22 percent of all buses by 2021. {Freedonia Group est.} Electric bus company Proterra predicted that, in the US alone, electric buses will represent a third of all new transit sales by 2020, 50 percent by 2025, With China leading. . . CONTINUE
“Tesla, Elon Musk, may again be the most powerful motivator that initiates significant, fundamental, change toward reducing our man-made global warming activities.” Tesla’s recently unveiled semi-truck is aimed at the segment of the market that will [otherwise] likely be the slowest to transition to electric drivetrains. Constraints on price, range and payload capacity suggest the long-haul market may [without Tesla] be the last to embrace electric trucks, after urban freight,. . . CONTINUE
Updated Oct 24, 2017 “In 2015, diseases caused by air, water and soil pollution were responsible for 9 million premature deaths, that is 16% of all global death. Exposures to contaminated air, water and soil kill more people than smoking, hunger, natural disasters, war, AIDS, or malaria.” The global financial costs of pollution are huge, totaling “$4.6 trillion per year, 6.2% of global economic output”. The study reported that in. . . CONTINUE
updated Oct 01, 2019 5 features that make the Tesla Model 3 worth considering Inside the steel and aluminum body of the battery-powered car are five features you won’t want to miss. 1. Self-driving capabilities Last year, Tesla introduced a new hardware collection, dubbed Autopilot, in the current models. This hardware includes eight cameras, a radar unit, a set of all-around-the-car ultrasonic sensors, and an Nvidia Drive PX2 computer. Each. . . CONTINUE
atmospheric carbon dioxide failed to drop below 400 parts per million – long been considered a point of no return for the atmosphere by scientists. 2016 was a milestone year in the continued warming of the planet. From unstable agriculture to the drought in California to melting ice sheets to extreme weather events and heat waves, climate change has disrupted virtually every corner of the world. It’s impossible to exhaustively. . . CONTINUE
first Published on Jan 12, 2013 China Smog Creates What Some Call a Kind of Respiratory Nuclear Winter BEIJING — Dec 19, 2016; associated press On Sunday, news websites said the number of children being taken to Beijing hospitals with breathing trouble soared. Photos showed waiting rooms crowded with parents carrying children who wore face masks. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China’s capital in a haze. . . CONTINUE
This map shows temperature departures from average. Areas in bright red indicate temperatures of up to 36° hotter than normal. Siberia in pink is abt. 35 degrees below normal. rawstory.com, DAVID FERGUSON, 11-18-2016 36 degrees above normal Scientists studying Arctic weather patterns say that the region at the top of the world is freakishly hot for this time of year – a whopping 36 degrees F (20 degrees C). . . CONTINUE
first posted 2014-10-06 updated 2016-11-18 BMW announces official Formula E factory entry By Tim Biesbrouck – Jul 12, 2017 After Audi announced its factory status in Formula E, BMW confirmed the same this week. Together with their existing partner Andretti Autosport, the German car manufacturer will develop an electric powertrain for Season 5 (2018/19). BMW already supplied the safety car, medical car and course cars since the inception of the. . . CONTINUE
