How Chinese EV automakers are winning in Mexico
Blocked from the U.S. by tariffs, Chinese electric vehicle makers have looked elsewhere to sell their high-tech cars. But as Mexico has emerged as a hot spot for Chinese EVs, Washington …
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Wineries in Italy, Greece, Spain battle extreme heat, lower production
This year’s wine harvest is in full swing on the perennially popular Greek island of Santorini, but for local winemaker Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, the prospects do not look good. Extreme temperatures …
The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It
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Moqadi Mokoena had been feeling uneasy all day. When he’d left his home on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, for his job as a security guard, he’d had to …
Waymo generation 6 robotaxi Geely Zeekr
Waymo announced their sixth generation self-driving car. Alphabet-owned Waymo revealed details about its newest “generation 6” self-driving technology on Monday. Its new driverless tech, integrated into Geely Zeekr electric vehicles, …
This startup will sell methane-eating microbes to Whole Foods
Much energy and effort is spent on reducing carbon emissions in the fight against global warming, but methane, while less abundant, is more destructive to the planet. It is far …
Elon Musk Is No Climate Hero
WIRED has been writing about Elon Musk—he of the electric cars, space rockets, tunnel-boring machines, implantable brain interfaces, Mars mission, and internet shitposting—for a long time. He’s always been unpredictable. …
How to follow the Democratic National Convention on CBC platforms next week
World Democrats will gather in Chicago on Monday to kick off the Democratic National Convention and welcome U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential candidate to square off against …
Conversations about climate change can quickly go south. Here are 6 ways to make them better
What On Earth27:39Awkward! How to have that cringe convo about climate Conversations about climate change can get really uncomfortable, really quickly, whether they’re happening in a meeting room or at …
WHO names mpox a global health emergency for second time as virus surges in Africa
Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has named mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time, on the heels of a continental emergency declaration from African health …
Denver and the Front Range are failing to lower air pollution
Colorado has three years to lower ground-level ozone pollution to meet federal standards, and this summer’s hazy skies — caused by oil and gas drilling, heavy vehicle traffic and wildfire …