By Lisa Friedman
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » In what officials call a key step to combat climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air co...
By Paul Sullivan
© The New York Times Co.
Wildfires in California and Oregon. Hurricanes that wreak havoc from the Gulf Coast up to the Northeast. Hail in the Midwest that is so big and falls with such intensity that it punctures roofs.
Extreme weather is causing billions of dollars in pr...
The Earth (and your neighbors) will thank you
By Stephen Treffinger
© The New York Times Co.
It’s not easy being green. When you envisioned a meticulously nonchalant drought-resistant front yard, you were thinking “High Line,” the Manhattan green space. Your neighbors, however, pe...
Boulder, CO is now offering a shared electric vehicle at its 1500 Pearl parking garage through a partnership with Colorado CarShare.
Colorado CarShare, a nonprofit carshare organization, will pay the costs to charge the vehicle. The city and the nonprofit will split the cost of the vehicle’s annual...
Aspen wants to create a revolution with solar bicycles
By Sarah Kuta
Special to The Denver Post
Aspen’s abundant sunshine is part of what makes this Colorado mountain town so appealing to skiers, foodies, mountain bikers, hikers, music lovers and other visitors. Now, that same sunshine is helping...
By Annie Mehl
Daily Camera
BOULDER » A coalition soon will release its new e-scooter pilot program in East Boulder with hopes of reducing vehicular travel through shared rides.
The program is part of a collaboration between Boulder, Lime, BCycle, the University of Colorado, Boulder Coun...
By Phil McKenna
April 6, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and leading appliance manufacturers have finally released key chemical refrigerant information that makes it easier for consumers to purchase climate-friendly refrigerators.
Until the past few years, it’s been virtually ...
Polystyrene products banned starting in ’24
By Alex Burness
The Denver Post
Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law Tuesday that’s meant to force Colorado businesses and consumers to reduce their use of single-use plastic and polystyrene products.
“We know that plastic pollution affect...
By Jack Ewing© The New York Times Co.
The French carmaker Renault on Wednesday became the latest to go all in on electric vehicles, saying that by 2030 all but of a fraction of the vehicles bearing its name will be powered by batteries.
During an online presentation, Renault executives outlined a ...
Returnable bottles cut down on waste, and combat climate change
By Eric Asimov © The New York Times Co.
Last month, a 24,000-liter hermetically sealed plastic container, or flexitank, carrying organically grown pinot grigio from Sicily arrived in a cargo container at Filling Station East, a w...
By Annie Mehl
Boulder Daily Camera
Boulder recently began a new subscription-based “Green Bag Giveaway” program to provide businesses with a free supply of compostable garbage bin liners each month for a year.
The city recognized the added expense compostable bags can pose for businesses and bega...
The company was built on gasoline engines but it’s highlighting the ways in which its new EV is a better option.
By Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News
May 26, 2021
Accompanied by throbbing electronic music and the requisite fog machines, the electric Ford F-150 Lightning made its...
In Ford factory visit, he pitches $4 trillion economic agenda
By Jim Tankersley and Neal E. Boudette
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President Joe Biden traveled to Michigan Tuesday to visit the factory where Ford will produce the first electric version of its signature F-150 pickup truck, seeking to ha...
By Cathy Bussewitz
The Associated Press
NEW YORK » Good-paying jobs — many of them.
That’s the seductive idea around which President Joe Biden is proposing a vast transformation of the energy sector, with the promise of making it far more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. A...
By Tom Krisher and David Mchugh
The Associated Press
DETROIT » The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead.
Yet for that to happen, they’ll need to sell the idea to people such as...
If you’re like me, you know that getting rid of your car is one of the best things you can do for the climate, and also that you will never do it. This is a car-oriented country, and a car-oriented time. But in 2019, the private cars and light trucks that ordinary people drive for work and shopping ...
By Hiroko Tabuchi and Brad Plumer © The New York Times Co.
Around the world, governments and automakers are promoting electric vehicles as a key technology to curb oil use and fight climate change. General Motors has said it aims to stop selling new gasoline-powered cars and light trucks by 20...
By Bruce Finley The Denver Post
For drivers, shifting from gas to a zero-emissions electric vehicle means weighing steeper up-front costs against climate benefits and long-term money saved.
EVs don’t need gas, and studies have found they typically require less maintenance, with no oil changes...
By Jack Ewing
© The New York Times Co.
Volvo Cars one-upped larger rivals such as General Motors Co. and added momentum to the movement toward electric vehicles Tuesday by saying it would convert its entire lineup to battery power by 2030, no longer selling cars with internal combustion en...
By Bruce Finley
The Denver Post
A decade ago when electric vehicles first appeared on Colorado car lots, buyers typically were green, the environmentalist hue, motivated to save children and other living things.
Auto dealer Sean Tynan recalled a couple in their 50s, professors, inspecting a Nissa...
