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Los Angeles County, CA

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48 percent in the past five years due to the expansion of its data centers that underpin artificial intelligence systems, leaving its commitment to get to “net zero” by 2030 in doubt. The Silicon Valley company’s pollution amounted to 14.3 million...

Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Business Insider

Offshore drilling could help fight climate change in the future. Instead of extracting oil from the sea floor, scientists want to trap carbon there.

Scientists want to pump carbon into a hole at the bottom of the ocean in a $60 million pilot project to help stop climate change

Colorado State

Basalt, CO

USA TODAY

Cities are harnessing smart appliances to avoid overloading the electrical grid and address climate change

Cities are shoring up electrical grid by making 'green' moves

IFLScience

It could literally power a small country on its own.

The Largest Solar Power Plant In The World Just Got Switched On

247 Tempo

Everyone needs air to survive. Thus, the air we breathe must be of good quality. According to the American Lung […]

The 20 Cities With the Dirtiest Air Right Now

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People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

The Independent

Scientists have discovered a way to store electrical energy in liquid fuels in what could be a major boost for transitioning to renewable energy sources.Batteries are essential for optimising the potential of solar and wind, allowing energy to be stored during periods of overproduction and fed back into the grid when there is low production.Current lithium-ion batteries – which are found in everything from laptops to electric vehicles – are costly for such large-scale purposes, leading scientists to search for alternative systems.A team from Stanford University in the US have now unveiled a new way to use liquid organic hydrogen...

‘Liquid battery’ breakthrough could supercharge renewables transition, scientists say

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Turner Construction is the largest general contractor in the US, and it has a presence in 20 countries. Charged talked to Abby Roberts, Turner’s Sustainability Program Manager, to discuss the company’s goal of achieving net zero emissions on its job sites. Part of Turner’s strategy involves the use...

Turner Construction: Electrification is one of our most promising tools to reduce job site emissions

The next Republican Party platform will be written behind closed doors. In a break from decades-long precedent, reporters and spectators will not be allowed to watch next week’s party platform committee proceedings in Milwaukee. C-SPAN, which has previously broadcast the committee’s work, was never offered access this year, and told that the three-day meeting will be closed to the press.

In a shift, the RNC will decide its platform behind closed doors

Interesting Engineering

The company has demonstrated its technology at pilot plants in LA and Singapore.

World’s largest carbon capture plant to suck CO2 99,000x faster than seas

The largest sodium-ion grid battery project so far has been put into operation as a harbinger of things to come for electric utilities. They are now facing the ungrateful task of balancing the intermittent supply from renewables with energy storage systems on the cheap, and the affordable sodium-ion battery technology offers a way forward.

Largest sodium-ion battery system comes online to balance renewable electricity production at grid level

Imagine a world where your old phone or laptop doesn't end up clogging a landfill but instead gets a new lease on life. That's the promise of an exciting breakthrough from researchers at the University of Washington, according to Anthropocene Magazine. The heart of an electronic device is the circuit...

Scientists make technological breakthrough that could prevent tons of hazardous e-waste: 'We have created a new formulation'

The Hill

The Biden administration announced Friday the availability of $850 million in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) grants aimed at reducing methane emissions. In remarks to reporters, Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk said the funds will be offered across three categories: those cutting emissions from current oil wells, those focusing on leaks from other equipment such as…

Biden administration announces $850 million in grants to cut methane emissions

China explicitly declared that rare-earth resources belonged to the state, its latest move to consolidate control over minerals needed for the green energy transition. The announcement came after Beijing this year placed restrictions on the exports of gallium and graphite, which are key to the manufacture of semiconductors and electric vehicles, respectively.

China tightens grip on rare earths in race for green energy transition

Former U.S. Rep. John Larson once remarked, “Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences — some good, some bad and some unintended.” Nowhere is this more evident than in the global initiatives aimed at transitioning to clean energy. This transition brings its...

Clean Energy’s Impact on Piping Systems

Utah State

The largest new geothermal power development in the US has received the backing of a major utility company, in what is being hailed as a major boost towards addressing climate change.Houston-based geothermal firm Fervo Energy is developing a plant capable of generating 400 megawatts of clean electricity – enough to power around 400,000 homes – in southwest Utah.On Tuesday, Fervo announced that the utility company Southern California Edison utillty would be purchasing electricity from its new renewable energy facility.The clean electricity will reduce the need for traditional power plants that cause climate change. The boost could go a long way...

Massive new geothermal power plant marks major milestone towards clean energy

The US Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has unveiled a $5 million fund aimed at accelerating the commercialization and adoption of water power systems and solutions, underscoring their role in achieving a clean electricity sector by 2035. Water power technologies, including hydropower and marine energy, are recognized...

US Department of Energy Launches $5 Million Fund to Boost Water Power Technologies

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California’s carbon capture projects

Two innovative carbon capture projects got underway in Los Angeles County, as global emissions hit record levels. A wastewater treatment plant that removes carbon dioxide from...

California’s carbon capture projects

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