July 10, 2017
Tesla Sales Collapse Without Subsidies
Tesla Sales Collapse Without Subsidies
The Wall Street Journal reports that on April 1, Hong Kong slashed a tax break on electric vehicles, and Tesla’s electric vehicle sales dropped to zero: Not a single newly purchased Tesla model was registered in Hong Kong in April, according to official data from the city’s Transportation Department analyzed by The Wall Street Journal.
July 5, 2017
Would Environmentalists Support Rare Earth Mining In The U.S.?
Would Environmentalists Support Rare Earth Mining In The U.S.?
The Bismarck Tribune reports that “North Dakota coal companies are hoping to have a hand in solving the nation’s supply problem of rare earth elements.”
June 28, 2017
New Study Reveals Solar Industry’s Environmental Problem
New Study Reveals Solar Industry’s Environmental Problem
A new study by Environmental Progress revealed a dirty secret of the supposed “clean energy” sector, solar panels. The study found that increased usage of solar panels pose a global threat due to the toxic waste created when solar panels are disposed.
June 26, 2017
No Tesla Without Congo’s Cobalt
No Tesla Without Congo’s Cobalt
The CEO of a Canadian mining company that is set to invest in mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was refreshingly honest about electric vehicle maker Tesla’s dependence on Congo’s cobalt:
June 22, 2017
Tesla To Open China Plant To Avoid Taxes
Tesla To Open China Plant To Avoid Taxes
Bloomberg reports that Tesla plans to open a manufacturing plant in China in an effort to avoid taxes:
June 13, 2017
Electric Vehicles Are Creating A Huge Demand For Copper
Electric Vehicles Are Creating A Huge Demand For Copper
A recent report predicts a “nine-fold increase in copper demand” by 2027 due to electric vehicles.
June 12, 2017
Electric Vehicles Rely On Child Labor
Electric Vehicles Rely On Child Labor
Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) highlighted the rampant use of child labor in mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: According to the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, about 40,000 children work in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For a shift of up to 24 hours underground, most earn less than $2 […]
June 8, 2017
Research Report Exposes Costs Of Rare Earth
Research Report Exposes Costs Of Rare Earth
An op-ed from America Rising Squared’s (AR2) Executive Director Brian Rogers published in RealClearEnergy marked the release of a new AR2 white paper that exposes the very serious human and environmental costs of materials that are critical to so-called “clean energy.”
June 1, 2017
U.S. Companies Face Shortage Of Ethically Sourced Cobalt
U.S. Companies Face Shortage Of Ethically Sourced Cobalt
American technology companies are facing a shortage of “ethically sourced cobalt,” a metal critical to products like electric vehicles and solar panels, and demand for cobalt is rising: Major manufacturers like Tesla and General Electric are facing a severe shortage of ethically sourced cobalt, and the metal is expected to increase in demand by 500%, […]