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Kia's affordable EVs are catching on fast, but this could be the one to sell like 'hotcakes'

June 3, 2026
Kia credited its growing lineup of mass-market EVs and hybrid SUVs after posting its third straight month of sales growth in May. The Kia EV2 is poised to sell like hotcakes The Korean automaker sold 277,715 vehicles last month, up 2.7% from May 2025, marking Kia’s third straight month of year-over-year global sales growth. Kia’s SUVs and electrified vehicles led the demand, including the…
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We could all learn from Australia's brewing movement to tax gas

June 2, 2026
During a global moment where oil prices are spiking tremendously, a movement to increase gas taxes is brewing in Australia. And if it does succeed, it could provide a template that could help other countries not only fund their own prosperity, but reduce the tremendous damage done by fossil fuels. At issue are Australia’s exports of petroleum gas, largely in the form of liquified methane. While…
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Republicans devise another way to make electricity more expensive with new fees

June 1, 2026
As everything gets less affordable, republicans are proposing big new inspection fees for cheap energy projects, trying to protect their fossil fuel masters from the rise of better options. Wind power is one of the cheapest and most environmentally friendly forms of electricity generation. And offshore wind is great, too, because wind blows more consistently on the ocean, and the land use of…
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Pine Point Schools cuts the ribbon on new, 2.7 MWh microgrid project

May 29, 2026
The Pine Point School district serving Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation community has taken a huge step towards energy independence this month, with the commissioning of a new solar + BESS microgrid project that will help insulate the district from energy rate hikes caused by new data center construction. The Pine Point Schools’ latest microgrid project from Ziegler Energy Solutions is the…
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