nuclear-news

Science and Technology:

¶ Climate change could potentially cause great distress to military operations, according to US military officials. In a statement by the Center for Climate and Security, they say climate change increases risks for international conflict, that it could pose strategic risks, and that inaction against the issue is not advisable. [Science World Report]

USS Chung-Hoon (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class
Daniel Barker. Public Domain. Wikimedia Commons)

Electric Vehicles:

¶ Most of us were probably expecting the all-electric 2017 Chevy Bolt to have an EPA-estimated range nominally above the 200-mile mark, based on comments by GM reps, but it now appears that it is going to have a much greater range. The Chevy Bolt gets right around 238 miles per full charge according to the EPA. [CleanTechnica]

¶ The American electric bus company Proterra has unveiled the Catalyst E2 series of long-range buses…