Environment – Page 30 – California Globe

Ringside: Floating Offshore Wind – An Environmental Catastrophe

August 22, 2024 4:00 pmAugust 22, 2024 4:23 pm

Last week we examined California’s plans to install between 2,500 and 10,000 floating offshore wind turbines approximately 20 miles off the coast of San Luis Obispo and Humboldt counties. The estimated cost to install 25 gigawatts of capacity, which equates...

NTSB To Investigate EV Truck Crash, Battery Fire That Shut Down I-80 For Nearly A Day

August 22, 2024 12:28 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:20 pm

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Wednesday that it will be investigating the Tesla EV truck crash that occurred on Monday in Placer County, as the fire was one involving a lithium-ion battery and closed Interstate 80...

Republicans Confront Gov. Newsom’s Advanced Clean Fleets Mandate Following Multiple EV Vehicles’ Lithium Battery Fires

August 22, 2024 2:56 amAugust 22, 2024 2:57 am

Republican Lawmakers from both the California Senate and Assembly increased pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom this week to change up his Advanced Clean Fleets mandate because of multiple electric vehicle fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that occurred in the past...

OPINION: Fighting Fire With Fire – The Demise of Prometheus

August 19, 2024 2:45 amAugust 19, 2024 2:46 am

As the wildfire crisis in the American West reaches a tipping point, it’s time for a candid conversation about the role of federal agencies in managing forests and fighting this plague of devastating fires. LAKE TAHOE, NV. As the American...

Ringside: Floating Offshore Wind – A Financial Catastrophe

August 15, 2024 2:08 pmAugust 15, 2024 2:08 pm

When it comes to looming financial and environmental catastrophes, nothing can compare to floating offshore wind. It is energy policy at its worst. In an analysis earlier this year (WC #36), using cost estimates published by a European energy consulting firm, I...

Chevron, City Of Richmond Agree On $550 Million Settlement Over Refinery

August 15, 2024 1:24 pmAugust 15, 2024 1:24 pm

Oil and gas company Chevron and the city of Richmond in Contra Costa County agreed to a settlement on Wednesday, with Richmond agreeing to drop a ballot measure that would have added a huge refinery tax on the company, in...

Ringside: How to Achieve Water Abundance in California

August 8, 2024 7:00 amAugust 8, 2024 7:01 am

A study released in May, The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges, anticipated annual statewide water supply losses in the coming decades as follows: ending groundwater overdraft 2-3 million acre-feet (MAF), less from the Colorado River 0.5-0.8 MAF, climate change 1-3 MAF,...