EV charging while on the move, microbiomes getting forgotten in climate talks, critical minerals for national security, and more!
Reading Roundup
Tech
Energy
Updates and articles from the week on our nation's energy transition.
Some hard hitting articles about what's going on with our near-future energy mix.
Just how critical is graphite to advancing our country's clean technologies and national security? Read on to learn the backstory.
Mining
Digging into the solution for the solution of EVs.
Care to test your website's footprint?
A Look Inside
From the Supreme Court to AI improving supply chain, here's what we are following this week.
A deep dive into cerium and space travel.
Stories about court cases, permafrost and an electronic nose(?!). Happy Friday.
If you're planning on getting an EV and are banking on a big tax kickback, you might want to do it immediately. Or hold off.
We have to inject a large supply into the system. Is the deep sea where we will find it?
A highlight of one of the most important metals you didn't know you should care about.
A nuclear SIMs, a pro-high gas prices economist, and what ever happened to 1.5ºC.
Take a look at the history, physics and chemistry of a celebratory phenomenon.
Just a list of some of our favorite stories from the past year, served up with even more context. Enjoy!
Concrete is everywhere. And emission intensive. Or is it?
Carbon
Come along with us and learn about rare earth materials: what they are, why they come from, and how important they are in our everyday life.
On copper surfaces, bacteria and viruses die. Find out how.
What does 2022 have to say about what we will look forward to in 2023?
Can we have our electric cars, and feel good about driving them too?
Ever wondered what's *actually* under the hood?
Skis. How they're made, and why you might want to thank an oil worker the next time you hit the slopes.
RNG (Renewable Natural Gas) is one of the newer additions to oil majors' green portfolios, but is it all just gas?
A look inside the tech behind LEDs.
Have you every wondered how oil and gas get from here to there?
Ethereum's Merge has them finding solutions to crypto's big energy problems.
Carbon-emission-based shoes, how much land is required to decarbonize and high heating costs this winter.
A tale of haw eco-extremism thwarts green initiatives. Also, mining?
Gadolinium is certainly not a metal to forget!
A need for clean tech workers in mining, nuclear fuel, and unpopular solar opinions.
Good news and iffy news about the state of carbon in the UK. Plus a Friday bonus.
These "forever chemicals" are here to stay. At least for now.
From headphones to wind turbines, neodymium is everywhere.
Bitcoin’s annual power consumptions is comparable to that of Finland. But should it be?
NIMBYism is not new. But it sure is making it difficult to go green.
Pipelines are integral to our nation's energy landscape. But they weren't always so high tech.
What’s all the fuss about carbon? And what’s the deal with Carbon Capture and Sequestration?
New phone who this? Also, how did this get built.
Lanthanum is the namesake of the first row of the "lanthanide" metals. But just how special is it?
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