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4 Dying Nuke Plants vs. Fleet of Gigafactories: Which Will Gov. Cuomo Choose?

4 Dying Nuke Plants vs. Fleet of Gigafactories: Which Will Gov. Cuomo Choose?

By Harvey Wasserman and Tim Judson Elon Musk’s SolarCity is completing the construction of its “Buffalo Billion” Gigafactory for photovoltaic (PV) cells near the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. It will soon put 500 New Yorkers to work inside the 1.2 million-square-foot facility with another 700 nearby, ramping up to nearly 3,000 over the […]

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    Tesla Unveils World’s Largest Battery Storage Plant to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels

    Tesla Unveils World’s Largest Battery Storage Plant to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels

    In an effort to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels, Tesla and Southern California Edison have unveiled a massive battery storage facility at the utility’s Mira Loma substation in Ontario, California. https://twitter.com/SCE/status/826211509948784640 The project—which is being described as the largest lithium-ion battery storage project in the world—consists of 396 stacks of Tesla Powerpack units spread […]

    Pro Race Car Driver Banned From SeaWorld for ‘Mourning Loss’ of Tilikum

    Pro Race Car Driver Banned From SeaWorld for ‘Mourning Loss’ of Tilikum

    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 […]

    Tesla Flips Switch on Gigafactory to Accelerate World’s Transition to Renewable Energy

    Tesla Flips Switch on Gigafactory to Accelerate World’s Transition to Renewable Energy

    Elon Musk‘s Master Plan to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy is becoming reality. Tesla and Panasonic have officially kicked off the mass production of lithium-ion battery cells at the massive Gigafactory outside Sparks, Nevada. Battery Cell Production Begins at the Gigafactory https://t.co/xrFl4tChBx — Tesla (@Tesla) January 4, 2017 “Tesla’s mission is to accelerate […]

    Ready to Buy an EV? Here’s How to Save Big

    Ready to Buy an EV? Here’s How to Save Big

    By Gina Coplon-Newfield If you’re looking high and low for a new set of wheels, now is the perfect time to go electric. With “group buy” discounts, many people are eligible for incredible price incentives to help make the switch from dirty gasoline-fueled cars toward cleaner, electric vehicles (EVs) an easy one. Residents in states […]

    Can Elon Musk Influence Trump to Take Climate Action?

    Can Elon Musk Influence Trump to Take Climate Action?

    Even though Elon Musk once said that Donald Trump “doesn’t seem to have the sort of character that reflects well on the United States,” the Tesla/SpaceX CEO is joining the president-elect’s Strategic and Policy Forum, an advisory board for the president on business issues. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi were also […]

    Anti-Elon Musk Campaign Has Big Ties to Big Energy

    Anti-Elon Musk Campaign Has Big Ties to Big Energy

    Elon Musk is being targeted by the conservative political action committee, Citizens for the Republic. The group’s so-called Sunlight Project is behind an incendiary lobbying campaign and website called, “Stop Elon Musk from Failing Again,” with a mission of divesting the Tesla/SpaceX/SolarCity boss from federal clean energy subsidies. Musk himself has tweeted about the recent […]

    Tesla, SolarCity Power Entire Island With Solar + Batteries

    Tesla, SolarCity Power Entire Island With Solar + Batteries

    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 […]

    Tesla, SolarCity Merger Approved by Shareholders

    Tesla, SolarCity Merger Approved by Shareholders

    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, […]