Stay up to date on industry-related news with Hard Hat Hunter. Here are 5 stories to check out today.
1. Truckers take cautious approach to all-electric vehicles
As large retailers are pre-ordering all-electric trucks for their fleet, drivers are welcoming the technology but have some concerns.
2. The Keystone pipeline just spilled another 210,000 gallons of oil
The pipeline is currently shut down between Alberta, Canada and Oklahoma, USA. It will take days for the below-ground section of the pipeline to be excavated.
3. As Norway sells out of oil, suddenly fossil fuels are starting to look risky
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has recommended that the they pull their funds out of Shell and BP to reduce “the vulnerability of government wealth to a permanent drop in oil and gas prices.”
4. 19 countries just alliance to phase out coal
At a climate summit in Germany, 19 countries pledged to ban coal by 2025. They are Angola; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Fiji; Finland; France; Italy; Luxembourg; Marshall Islands; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Niue; Portugal; Switzerland; and the United Kingdom.
5. Cobalt, Ontario (Mining Ghost Town) May Be Brought To Life Thanks To EV Batteries
The need for cobalt in EV batteries is giving a small town in Ontario hope that it will revive its mining industry.
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