The world’s largest renewable energy proposal was recently lodged with the WA and Federal Governments and it is mind-bogglingly large. At 70GW and covering a phenomenal 22,690 km2, the Western…
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Trump’s tariffs undermine his energy and manufacturing goals
Energy industry analysts have been scrambling to assess the harms that President Donald Trump’s crushingly high tariffs will impose on the solar, wind, and battery projects now providing the vast…
Medicare Will Not Cover GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced—without explanation—that it would not proceed with a proposal initiated by the Biden Administration to cover weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound…
How Realistic Was the Poisonous Fruit on The White Lotus?
The White Lotus creators started planting seeds about Thailand’s deadly pong pong tree in the very first episode. “What am I supposed to do here all week without my phone?”…
Five years on from COVID-19 – a scenario perspective
Five years ago, in April 2020, much of the world worked from home or had their job impacted in some way by the emergence of the global pandemic. Government spending…
Wind and solar power opponents make headway in state legislatures
This story was originally published by Stateline . WATER VALLEY, Texas — On a recent day when the wind gusted close to 40 miles per hour, 82-year-old George Neill was…
Massachusetts home-electrification pilot could offer a national model
A first-of-its-kind pilot to electrify homes on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard is set to finish construction in the coming weeks — and it could offer a blueprint for decarbonizing…
Feeling the Pressure
By MIKE MAGEE After Trump crashed the markets, citizens worldwide are “feeling the pressure.” But in the spirit of calming us down, let’s consider a story of human cooperation and…