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Environment
With the recent launch of its new carbon credit service, Amazon is reinforcing its climate leadership by offering its suppliers, business customers, and Climate Pledge signatories access to scientifically verified carbon credits.
Policy
Indiana Michigan Power recently announced plans for a nuclear power plant in Spencer County, Indiana. They seek to build the state’s first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) near Rockport. Although this project is 10-15 years from completion, it should excite all Hoosiers.
Culture
The island may boast only 1,300 residents, but it handles more than its fair share of problems. Perpetually battered by big storms, the community has faced power outages where even the backup generators failed.
Science & Tech
However, the United States can now boast of being the only country that has been able to couple nuclear power with desalination. Better yet, the nuclear reactor itself desalinates the water.
Policy
A revolution in the West's electric power grid is on the horizon, offering consumers potential reliability and economic benefits. However, those benefits will only be realized if we prevent special interests from hijacking the process.
Tech
On February 12th, Shell released a report detailing three visions for how the future of energy security could proceed. The report included the new scenario, “Surge,” and re-published two modified scenarios, “Archipelagos” and “Horizon,” describing the future of the energy economy. Each scenario describes a vision for the energy economy based upon a narrative foundation of the world.
Tech
From the ferries that cross the Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest to the commuter ferries that let people travel to and from their Manhattan workplaces in New York City, these small ships use coastal waters to get Americans where they need to go. Now, a city in Georgia is launching America’s first ferries powered by waterjet propulsion.
Science & Tech
Battery production is a highly energy and water-intensive process. Lithium-ion batteries, which power everyday devices like smartphones, laptops, watches, and even electric vehicles, are sourced from critical materials like cobalt, graphite, and lithium.
Science & Tech
Only recently has fusion achieved net energy gain—producing more energy than it took to initiate. However, recent advancements and increasing private investment have sped up progress, making fusion seem closer to reality than ever before.
Tech
While more approvals are necessary to begin operations, recommissioning nuclear power plants will play a vital role in meeting America’s growing energy demand and increasing nuclear energy capacity in the U.S.
