Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the next five years, US public agencies will spend billions to clean up the transportation sector. A large share of that money is earmarked for training blue-collar workers in disadvantaged communities on the specific tasks of sustaining a zero-emission economy. While the need for worker training is obvious, the specifics of who and how […]
Eleanor Johnstone
Eleanor Johnstone grew up in Rochester, NY and earned her B.A. in Literature and African Studies from Middlebury College. Since graduating she has moved to progressively warmer and sunnier climates, earning a Master's in Environmental Management from Duke University and landing in Los Angeles where she consults on transitioning the transportation sector to clean fuels.
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‘Only YOU can save the grid’ is not enough
Reading Time: 3 minutes At 5:45 pm on September 6th, Californians’ phones screamed with an emergency text: Conserve energy now to protect public health and safety. Extreme heat is straining the state energy grid. Power interruptions may occur unless you take action. Over the next few hours, millions of individuals across the Golden State unplugged cars and appliances, adjusted […]
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E-trucks are rolling—but they’re not from Tesla
Reading Time: 3 minutes Approximately 50 battery electric semis are currently operating on U.S. roads. None of them were built by Tesla. Tesla has long been the de facto name for vehicle electrification, and it deserves credit for sparking the market on which many have pinned their hopes and dreams for a livable planet. But when it comes to […]
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Climate change: Is it really that bad?
Reading Time: 4 minutes “The environment is so important but when I listen to the news about climate change it all sounds, well, scary. I mean – is it really that bad?” Perhaps you’ve heard this question (or variations on them) at a cookout or cocktail party. Perhaps you were the one asking. As a clean energy consultant who […]