by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Feb 24, 2020 | Clean Energy, Climate Equity - Just Transitions, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Externalities, Transportation
A major talking point of electric vehicle naysayers is that lithium-ion batteries are bad for the environment and not able to be recycled. This is mostly correct, and is leaving out the biggest problem. The materials for these batteries are coming primarily from... 
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jan 11, 2018 | Clean Energy, Climate Equity - Just Transitions, Electricity, Externalities, Fossil Fuels, Transportation
Do you want cheaper energy? Maybe you need to go clean. Google “fossil fuels aren’t cheap” (with quotations) and you get something like 300+ results. Why is that? Lots of fossil fuel folks say we need to keep them around because they’re so... 
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 12, 2017 | Buildings and Shelter, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Finance and Investment, Energy Efficiency, Food, Land Use and Agriculture, Start, Transportation, Waste
We humans kind of need planet Earth to be healthy so that we can all, well, survive. If the planet gets really sick, the only ones who will survive will likely be those hydrothermal vent creatures and super rich who can escape to the moon or Mars. Do you fall into... 
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Apr 3, 2017 | Decarbonization, Electric Vehicles, Illinois, Transportation
Just today we’re hearing: Tesla Passes Ford by Market Cap Before Musk Delivers Model 3. Ouch, who would’ve thought! Now you never know if that will stick but it’s a pretty substantial moment. Why should we be thinking about electric vehicles...