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Elon Musk Gets A Whole New York Times Article For Making Faces At A Chinese Luncheon
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (285+ words) Ah, it's the important stuff. Titans of industry are in China this week with Donald Trump to meet with the most powerful man in the world, Xi Jinping. Something is afoot. Maybe. I'll get to that in a moment. But…...
Have You Seen A Paywall Recently? Support Cleantech Media Here
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (230+ words) Clean Technica On other sites, you get bombarded with obtrusive popup ads, loud video ads, swarms of ads blocking the text. We've done our best this year to improve the reader experience, removing popup ads, trying to find the right…...
Leapmotor Gets Bigger Avenue Into Europe " And Beyond
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (169+ words) Following the theme of the week " Chinese EV producers expanding rapidly around the world " we have another story of a Chinese EV company opening up bigger pathways abroad. Stellantis and Leapmotor have had a partnership helping each other, and that's…...
XPENG's Human Approach To Technology: Part 1
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (396+ words) Beyond all the processes, commitments, awards, and statistics, what really impresses is the humanity that you can in their initiatives. When touring XPENG's campuses, it feels comfortable. People in the headquarters tend to be dressed in blue jeans or athleisure…...
Trump's War On Renewables Wilts As Balcony Solar Rises
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (585+ words) The US Energy Information Agency regularly tracks the addition of utility-scale generating capacity to the nation's electricity grid, meaning facilities with a capacity of more than 1 megawatt. Smaller-scale arrays can fly under the media radar, but EIA reports on those…...
Iowa Waterways at Risk as EPA Allows More Toxic Waste from Coal Plants
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (419+ words) Clean Technica DES MOINES, Iowa " The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-burning power plants from dumping toxic wastewater"including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead"from coal ash waste landfills into U. S. waterways. The discharge of coal…...
Sierra Club & Earthjustice Argue Against Illegal Coal Plant Extensions in Court
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (140+ words) In May 2025, DOE claimed there was an "energy emergency" and forced the J. H. Campbell power plant to remain online past its scheduled retirement. Since then, the "emergency" order has been re-issued four times. According to Consumers Energy, who owns the Campbell…...
In Court, Sierra Club & Earthjustice Argue Against the Illegal Coal Plant Extensions that are Increasing Hoosiers" Bills
21+ hour, 33+ min ago (381+ words) Clean Technica "The Sierra Club will not stand by and let the administration illegally force coal plants to stay online while American families pay the price," said Sierra Club Senior Attorney Greg Wannier. "The Trump administration is using this made-up…...
Jones Act Waiver Exposes America's Shipbuilding Gap
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (223+ words) That is the useful distinction. The waiver can be too small to change U. S. gasoline prices and still large enough to show that the protected fleet is not serving all viable domestic routes. It does not prove that repeal would make…...
Tesla Slashing Down Payments & Loan Terms in China Amidst Dropping Sales
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (381+ words) Clean Technica Tesla Model Y L. Credit: Tesla Like in other countries, and like other companies in China, Tesla has seen its sales drop in the largest EV market in the world this year. Tesla's sales were down 10% year over year…...