Tag: Alternative and sustainable energy
Honda to phase out gas-powered cars by 2040 in N. America
NEW YORK — Japanese automaker Honda said Friday that it plans to phase out all of its gasoline-powered vehicles in North America by 2040,...
Biden working group targets jobs for fossil fuel communities
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six large regions nationwide that have economies reliant on fossil fuels have been targeted for federal investment and aid to create...
Jobs are make-or-break argument for Biden in climate plan
WASHINGTON — The White House is bringing out the billionaires, the CEOs and the union executives Friday to help sell President Joe Biden's climate-friendly...
Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green...
Mexican president wants work visas, citizenship for farmers
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to give work visas to Mexican...
Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovar biologist Halil Ibrahimi believes the pandemic restrictions haven't all been bad — as a result of them, he completed his...
Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden summit
LONDON — The U.K. government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990 levels...
Firm plans line to bring future wind energy ashore in NJ
KEYPORT, N.J. — A Massachusetts company plans to build a high-voltage line to bring electricity from a future New Jersey offshore wind farm onto...
AP sources: Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes as a...
Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs
WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other...
