Texas cold snap highlights need for improved power systems
With extreme weather events rising in frequency, the need for a prepared modern energy grid grows.
Mar 14, 2022
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Ways to optimize U.S. climate policy design for a just energy transition
In November, inflation hit a 39-year high in the United States. The consumer price index was up 6.8 percent from the previous year due to major increases in the cost of rent, food, motor vehicles, gasoline, and other common ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Chinese pressure pushes bitcoin below $30,000
Bitcoin fell below $30,000 Tuesday for the first time in more than five months, hit by China's crackdown on the world's most popular cryptocurrency.
Jun 22, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Safety concerns determine level of public support for driverless vehicles, finds study
When it comes to the use of driverless vehicles, an individual's support for their adoption hinges on how safe they are, rather than their economic impact or privacy concerns stemming from the data they might collect, a Nanyang ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Community solar could provide an economic a path forward
A new report released by the UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) gives a positive outlook for proponents of community solar initiatives.
Feb 11, 2021
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Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor
South Asia has made tremendous progress in connecting rural areas to the electricity grid but the number of people in Africa without access has scarcely changed since 2010. More than a half-billion people in Africa don't ...
Dec 30, 2020
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Business
Big week for Big Tech as earnings, hearings loom
Big Tech is bracing for a tumultuous week marked by quarterly results likely to show resilience despite the pandemic, and fresh attacks from lawmakers ahead of the November 3 election.
Oct 25, 2020
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Utility-scale solar could provide significant economic impacts to Ohio, study finds
Installing utility-scale solar energy in Ohio could support more than 54,000 construction jobs, generate up to $67.5 million in local tax revenues annually and power over 1.5 million Ohio homes, according to a new study by ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Facebook zeroes in on tourist photography habits
Facebook researchers scanned 57,804 photographs of popular tourist destination spot Cuzco, Peru, that were posted on Flickr over a 15-year period and made two key observations:
Jul 14, 2020 report
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Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employees
State-owned Kuwait Airways said Thursday it will lay off 1,500 expatriate employees due to "significant difficulties" caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
May 28, 2020
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