A Solar Firm Plans to Build Off-Grid Neighborhoods in California
Sunnova Energy is seeking permission from state regulators to develop microgrids for new housing developments that would not be reliant on established electric utilities. Source link
Day: September 1, 2022
Labor Board Official Says Amazon Effort to Overturn Staten Island Warehouse Election Should Be Rejected
The labor official concluded that Amazon’s objections to the election should be set aside and that the Amazon Labor Union should be certified to represent workers at the warehouse. Source link
Research: Efforts to stop right to repair futile
Chenenko said it’s not Ducker Carlisle’s place to take sides on the issue. Instead, he said, the company is simply interested in studying what might happen to dealerships when these measures inevitably pass. For that, the firm compared its survey with its most recent North American Service and Parts Benchmarking data to look at customer …
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Amid Heat Wave, California Asks Electric Vehicle Owners to Limit Charging
Critics of the state’s push to end reliance on gas-powered vehicles seized on the news. But environmentalists said the extreme weather underscored the need for the E.V. transition. Source link
Things to Do in Seattle: Art Museums, Restaurants and More
The pandemic may have left some gaps in the urban fabric, but a neighborhood-by-neighborhood rundown of new restaurants and art events reveals that recovery is well underway. Source link
Starbucks Names Laxman Narasimhan as Its New Chief Executive
Laxman Narasimhan, who will take over for Howard Schultz in April, will lead the company at a time of a growing unionization movement and rising costs. Source link
In California’s Housing Fight, It’s Newsom vs. NIMBY
Laws to encourage more development and denser housing don’t do much good if no one enforces them. As the state political calculus shifts, Gavin Newsom is trying to change that. Source link
Chairman of Russia’s Luk Oil Company Dies Under Murky Circumstances
The chairman of Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest oil company, fell to his death from a sixth-floor hospital window in Moscow. Source link
EVs build on crash tests for gas-powered cars
NHTSA’s NCAP evaluates frontal, side barrier and side pole crash performance as well as rollover resistance. The agency also evaluates compliance with standard No. 305. Jennifer Morrison, manager of vehicle safety, compliance, planning and development at Mazda North American Operations, likened the compliance test for standard No. 305 to a rotisserie chicken. “They put the …
Stocks slip for a fifth-straight day with jobs report looming.
The pullback preceded the U.S. government’s latest update on the state of the job market on Friday. Source link