Pubmedia https://pubmedia.us Public Media Planet Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:32:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Honda Is Determined To Sell More EVs In The US, One Way Or Another https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/16/honda-is-determined-to-sell-more-evs-in-the-us-one-way-or-another/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:32:37 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=371317 EVs continues to push across the hurdles of a recalcitrant US market, with the Honda venture Fastport providing an example of perseverance in the pedal-powered micromobility sector.

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]]> Heat Pump Water Heater Training for Earth Day with 12 Manufacturers https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/16/heat-pump-water-heater-training-for-earth-day-with-12-manufacturers/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:05:23 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=371353 Heat pump water heaters (HPWH) are one of the key technologies to save this troubled little planet of ours. They are 3–6 times more efficient than other water heaters, save hundreds of dollars on utility bills and 1 ton of CO2 every year compared to water heaters that burn fossil ... [continued]

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]]> Ctrl-Alt-Speech: The Silence Of The LLMs https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/16/ctrl-alt-speech-the-silence-of-the-llms/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:06:17 +0000 http://pubmedia.us/?guid=6f55863add6934a1603eb512658a84c5 Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw.

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In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:

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]]> Electric Hydrofoils Are Intriguing. Electric Catamarans Are Scaling https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/16/electric-hydrofoils-are-intriguing-electric-catamarans-are-scaling/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:42:01 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=371334 The proposed electric passenger hydrofoil from downtown Vancouver to Bowen Island and Gibsons remains a useful hook for thinking about ferry electrification, but it does not need to carry the full analytical burden twice. In the earlier piece on the proposal, I laid out the core challenges in some detail. ... [continued]

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]]> The New Geography Of Wind Power In Canada https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/16/the-new-geography-of-wind-power-in-canada/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:26:26 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=371329 Ontario’s return to renewable procurement is the clearest sign that one of Canada’s largest electricity markets has accepted a reality it spent years resisting. The timing is propitious as I prepare to provide an update to a global audience on North American wind energy through the World Wind Energy Association. ... [continued]

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]]> Environmental Groups Take Trump Administration’s ‘God Squad’ to Court https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042026/environmental-groups-sue-trump-god-squad/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:24:10 +0000 https://insideclimatenews.org/?p=108183 The Endangered Species Committee, known as the God Squad, issued a rare exemption from compliance with the Endangered Species Act for oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Wyatt Myskow

Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from complying with the Endangered Species Act, a move they say threatens both the coastline region and the law designed to protect threatened plants and animals.

]]> Opinion: ‘You just have to accept that public radio really isn’t interested in saving itself’ https://current.org/2026/04/opinion-you-just-have-to-accept-that-public-radio-really-isnt-interested-in-saving-itself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-you-just-have-to-accept-that-public-radio-really-isnt-interested-in-saving-itself Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:53:46 +0000 https://current.org/?p=8007839 There are a few reasons why Eric Nuzum doesn’t write about public radio so much anymore. The notion that it’s beyond saving isn't one of them.

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]]> The Long-Term Plan to Scrub Carbon From the Sky https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/climate/the-long-term-plan-to-scrub-carbon-from-the-sky.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:44:25 +0000 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/climate/the-long-term-plan-to-scrub-carbon-from-the-sky.html Latest Research Suggests AMOC Could Collapse Sooner Than Expected https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/16/latest-research-suggests-amoc-could-collapse-sooner-than-expected/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:10:31 +0000 https://cleantechnica.com/?p=371312 The latest research on the AMOC current in the North Atlantic finds it is likely to collapse much sooner than previously thought.

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]]> Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/climate/hawaii-climate-lawsuit-dismissed.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:45:50 +0000 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/climate/hawaii-climate-lawsuit-dismissed.html