A House subcommittee is scheduled to hold next week the first open congressional hearing on unidentified aerial vehicles in more than half a century, with testimony from two top defense intelligence officials. The hearing comes after the release last June of a report requested by Congress on “unidentified aerial phenomena.” Read more…
During a press conference Monday morning, NASA provided an update on the status of the Webb Space Telescope and released images from the telescope that put Webb’s progress on dazzling display. “I’m delighted to report that the telescope alignment has been completed with performance even better than we had anticipated,” Read more…
Last week California’s Attorney General accused the fossil fuel/petrochemical industries of “perpetuating a myth that recycling can solve the plastics crisis,” Reuters reports, and even launched an investigation into their role in “causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.” And meanwhile, “The rate of plastic waste recycling in the Read more…
California energy officials on Friday issued a sober forecast for the state’s electrical grid, saying it lacks sufficient capacity to keep the lights on this summer and beyond if heatwaves, wildfires or other extreme events take their toll…. California has among the most aggressive climate change policies in the world, Read more…
Summer has arrived in South Asia WAY too early. A punishing heat wave has pushed temperatures past 120F (50C) in some areas. Some schools have closed early for the summer. Dozens of people have died of heatstroke. The region is already hard-hit by climate change. Extreme heat is common in Read more…
Volvo will only sell electrified cars in the US beginning with the 2023 model year, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. “Electrified” means that in addition to EVs, Volvo will continue to offer gas-powered cars, but they’ll all either have mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid technology. Volvo will continue to offer plug-in hybrid Read more…
According to the Irish Times, citing new figures from the Central Statistics Office, data centers used up a greater share of electricity consumption than rural homes in the State last year. The overall share of metered electricity consumed by data centers has almost tripled in just six years, from 5 Read more…