On the morning of Jan. 6, one of SeaWorld’s most well-known orcas, Tilikum, passed away surrounded by trainers, care staff and veterinarians at the Orlando, Florida ocean theme park where the famous killer whale lived most of his life. Coincidentally on that same weekend, professional race car driver and environmental advocate Leilani Münter was in […]
Ta’u, an island in American Samoa, has turned its nose at fossil fuels and is now almost 100 percent powered with solar panels and batteries thanks to technology from the newly combined Tesla and SolarCity. The microgrid is operated by American Samoa Power Authority and was funded by the American Samoa Economic Development Authority, the […]
Shareholders approved the $2.6 billion bid by Tesla Motors to buy SolarCity, paving the way for the clean energy giant to become a one-stop shop for electric vehicles, rooftop solar and energy storage. Vote tally shows ~85% of unaffiliated shareholders in favor of the Tesla/SolarCity merger! Thanks for believing. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 17, […]
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is one of the most intelligent individuals on the planet, which is why his assertion that humanity has only 1,000 years left on Earth and must find another place to colonize is incredibly frightening. “[W]e must … continue to go into space for the future of humanity,” professor Hawking said in […]
Elon Musk’s grand vision of a Hyperloop system that can transport people and cargo through high-speed vacuum tubes is coming to life in the United Arab Emirates. The near-supersonic railway would connect the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi with Dubai, the area’s most populous city, in only 12 short minutes. This journey normally requires about […]
Elon Musk doesn’t just want to put solar tiles on top of your house, he also wants to put them on top of your car. How @ElonMusk and @TeslaMotors Can Save the World https://t.co/K3VC2RSylq @solarcity @mzjacobson @billmckibben @NaomiAKlein @BillNye @NRDC — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) October 31, 2016 According to Futurism, shortly after the enigmatic Tesla CEO […]
Elon Musk unveiled solar-powered roof tiles and an upgraded PowerWall battery as he prepares for Tesla’s $2.2 billion takeover of SolarCity. During a press event at Universal Studios in LA, Musk announced that Tesla will build and sell its own line of solar panels with integrated batteries. “We’re reaching record CO2 levels,” Musk said as […]
Here’s another thing that Elon Musk is on the verge of disrupting: Ride-sharing. The Tesla CEO is already shaking up the global automobile industry with his fleet of electric cars, but now he’s taking aim at ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft by creating his own car-sharing network—the so-called “Tesla Network.” Elon Musk’s new […]
By Leo Hickman Before the Flood, a new feature-length documentary presented and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, is released in cinemas today. The Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist has spent the past three years asking a wide variety of people around the world about climate change. His collection of interviews in the film—ranging from President Obama and […]