Headline News:
- “The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Trains Are Here” • The future of environmentally friendly travel might just be here – and it’s Germany that’s leading the charge, with the first ever rail line to run entirely on hydrogen-powered trains. Five are now running, and nine more are being manufactured by Alstom for use in Lower Saxony. [CNN]
Hydrogen-powered train (Alstom image)
- “The ‘Spongy’ Cities Of The Future” • Two parks in Auckland are designed to collect excess stormwater, soak it up like a sponge, and slowly release it back into a creek. The parks are flanked on both sides by public housing. The parks are “designed to flood so that the houses don’t,” says Julie Fairey, chair of the Puketāpapa local board. [BBC]
- “California Can’t Count On Diablo Canyon’s Nuclear Power, So It Should Spend Now On Renewables” • Governor Newsom’s proposal to extend the life of California’s last nuclear plant would cost at least $1.4 billion. That money should be used to accelerate renewable energy, transmission, and storage projects, instead of nursing an old power plant. [Yahoo News]
- “Solar Power Is Booming In Germany As Russia Turns Down The Gas” • People on the frontlines of Europe’s gas crisis are scrambling to get solar panels for their homes and businesses as they confront a “perfect storm” that’s sending energy prices to record levels. The crisis results from pressure applied by Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. [CNN]
- “Four Months Into ‘Danger Season,’ Here’s Our Extreme Heat, Flood, And Fire Tally” • The US is four months into Danger Season, and we have another two months or so to go before the season hopefully starts to wind down. Meteorologists did a study of the weather events that have taken place this year. Here is what they found. [CleanTechnica]
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