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How sustainable are EVs, really?

Chrystal Batteries, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Energy Usage, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Transportation July 11, 2023March 28, 2024Carbon Emissions, carbon emissions reduction, Carbon Footprint, driving range, Electric Vehicles, emissions, EVs, ICE vehicle, internal combustion engine vehicle, lithium-ion battery, minerals, mining, MPGe, nickel, range anxiety

Two electric vehicles charging at a station

We should all aim to drive less. Or use public transport or cycle. But what if driving is your only option? Should you get an EV? How sustainable are they, anyway?

Natural Resources: What is the Earth Running Out Of?

Meghan Sustainability, YouTube Channel December 3, 2020August 21, 2021Earth Overshoot Day, finite resources, fossil fuel energy, Fossil Fuels, metals, minerals, mining, natural resources, non-renewable resource, nuclear energy, ore, population growth, Sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

Today, we’re talking about resources. Specifically, non-renewable resources or finite resources which cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a quick enough pace to keep up with our current rates of consumption.

Where Your Computer Goes to Die…

Meghan Pollution, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Solutions January 3, 2020February 7, 2020Air Pollution;, e-waste, electronic waste, electronics, emissions, ground water pollution, mining, Recycling, reduce reuse recycle, salvage, Sustainability, urban mining

Truck full of old electronics including computer hard drives, monitors, fax machines, headphones, wires, etc.

Every year the world produces approximately 50 million metric tons of electronic or “e-waste” according to the UN University. This is more than the weight of all the commercial aircraft ever made, looks like 4,500 Eiffel Towers, is enough to completely cover an area the size of Manhattan, and is roughly worth $62.5 billion USD.