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Affordable Housing Now Legal By-Right on Commercial Lots in California

One of the nation’s most ambitious and sweeping statewide laws intended to spur affordable housing development was signed into law in California at the end of September.

Flying Delta? Passengers could soon take an electric aircraft to the airport

Delta will begin offering the service in New York and Los Angeles in the next couple of years.

The Death of Parking Requirements – Americans’ Addiction to Parking Lots Is Bad for the Climate. California Wants to End It

More cities and states are recognizing the harmful impacts of minimum parking requirements, which in many cases have accelerated sprawl and raised the cost of housing construction.

Officials say fentanyl crisis in Montana is worsening – John Oliver Explains Why Local TV News is Criminally Bad

“Every week, I feel like we’re seizing a car with drugs in it, and especially with the fentanyl thing on the rise. It’s becoming more prevalent to get a dog that’s taking that stuff off the street,” Peterson said.

Satellite power grid would beam energy around the globe just like data

New Zealand company Emrod says it’s got the technology to enable efficient wireless energy transfer from orbit. It’s proposing a global wireless energy matrix, which would instantly beam renewable energy via satellite between any two points on Earth.

Home buyers backing out of deals in droves in parts of U.S.

Homebuyers backed out of contracts at a much higher rate in Sun Belt cities such as Jacksonville (26.1%), Las Vegas (23%) and Phoenix (21.6%), which “surged in popularity and price during the pandemic,” according to the report.

Microgrids As A Service

Microgrids are more and more popular every year. They offer tremendous benefits in terms of energy security, resilience, and energy independence.

Prototype four-gun EV charger promises full charge in 10 minutes

Zerova estimates the charger would add 93 miles (150 km) in less than five minutes, allowing some drivers to quickly power up and complete their journey before plugging in for a more complete charge at their destination.

The governors of North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, and Wisconsin have signed an agreement to develop a regional clean hydrogen hub.

The governors said Heartland Hydrogen Hub will incorporate clean hydrogen projects from various energy sources across the participating states.

Opendoor’s iBuyer Model Is a Canary in the Economy of Housing Coal Mine

The company is losing huge sums of money on cookie-cutter homes—suggesting a fundamental weakness in the US housing market.

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