March 6, 2018
CBS Report Exposes The Child Labor Used To Make Lithium Batteries
CBS Report Exposes The Child Labor Used To Make Lithium Batteries
A report from CBS this week revealed the working conditions of tens of thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who work in mines to extract the cobalt needed for lithium batteries.
March 5, 2018
Tesla Fined For Air Pollution
Tesla Fined For Air Pollution
Tesla, a self-proclaimed technology company, has been working tirelessly on its image as a “green” automaker.
February 23, 2018
EVs Have A Child Labor Problem
EVs Have A Child Labor Problem
A recent Bloomberg article has brought to light a harsh reality, the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing child labor rates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): The appetite for electric cars is driving a boom in small-scale cobalt production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where some mines have been found to […]
February 14, 2018
New Coalition In Arizona Seeks To Bring California Energy Regulations There
New Coalition In Arizona Seeks To Bring California Energy Regulations There
A new coalition of groups in Arizona is seeking to force utilities in the state to generate more power from renewable energy beyond the 15 percent the state currently requires, according to a new report this week.
February 7, 2018
Cap And Trade In California Looking More Like A Tax Now
Cap And Trade In California Looking More Like A Tax Now
Orange County Register Columnist Susan Shelley wrote this week that the myth that California’s cap and trade system isn’t a tax is coming apart quickly:
February 6, 2018
CT Lawmakers Push For Carbon Tax
CT Lawmakers Push For Carbon Tax
Amid Connecticut’s revolving budget crisis, a group of Connecticut lawmakers again are exploring a carbon tax:
February 1, 2018
Taxpayer Pay For T-Mobile’s Green Pledge
Taxpayer Pay For T-Mobile’s Green Pledge
This week, T-Mobile proudly announced its pledge to use “100 percent renewable electricity”
January 30, 2018
Oregon Leaders Question Viability Of Carbon Tax Passage
Oregon Leaders Question Viability Of Carbon Tax Passage
Legislative leaders in both the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon Senate cast doubt on whether a proposed carbon tax bill could pass in either legislative body this year, according to the Portland Tribune.
January 19, 2018
LAPD Spending Millions On EVs It Doesn’t Use
LAPD Spending Millions On EVs It Doesn’t Use
A CBS Los Angeles investigation has uncovered that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) are reluctant to use the electric vehicles the department leases as part of a splashy effort to supposedly “go green”: