March 2 NEC Energy News
¶ “Iran Can Manufacture Six Nuclear Weapons With Newly Enriched Uranium, UN Atomic Agency Report Says” • The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency announced that Iran has produced dramatically more uranium that can be used in six atomic bombs and stressed that Tehran has made no progress on resolving outstanding issues. [AOL.com]
¶ “US Electric Vehicle Sales Up 480% Vs Q4 2019, But Fossil Fuel Vehicle Sales Down 2%” • In the 4th quarter of 2024, pure battery EV sales were up 15% from the 4th quarter of 2023, up 61% from the 4th quarter of 2022, up 146% from the 4th quarter of 2021, up 284% from the 4th quarter of 2020, and up 480% compared to the 4th quarter of 2019. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Lobster Catch Drops As They Migrate To Colder Canadian Waters” • The US lobster catch is falling as waters warm and they move northward. Maine’s haul of lobsters declined every year from nearly 111 million pounds in 2021, to 2024, when it was only a little more than 86 million pounds, according to data released by state regulators. [ABC News]
¶ “Why Vermont Farmers Are Using Urine On Their Crops” • Urine was used as fertilizer in ancient Rome and China. Now Vermont farmers are using it again to boost harvests and grow crops more sustainably. The Rich Earth Institute, a non-profit based in Windham County, collects, pasteurizes, and distributes the urine to farmers. [BBC]
¶ “Global Warming Threatening The Future Of Dog Sled Races” • Climate change could complicate dogsledding races around the country as rising temperatures make snowpack in traditionally cold climates less reliable. The start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks due to a lack of snow. [ABC News]
¶ “Energy Dominance Will Make Americans Sick” • The key to energy dominance is fracking, injecting water containing a stew of toxic chemicals deep underground to force more oil and methane to the surface. What is in that water? Nobody knows, because the fracking industry got state and local officials to pass laws that let them keep that private. [CleanTechnica]
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