California’s EV-funding proposition 30 “has suffered an unambiguous defeat. The measure would’ve increased taxes by 1.75% on income above $2 million a year (for roughly 43,000 California multimillionaires) to fund electric car rebates and combat wildfires. “In the statewide vote count as of late Wednesday, 59% rejected the proposal.” So Read more…
“Irrationality is the square root of all evil” — Douglas Hofstadter
It’s “a major cause” of our climate crisis. “It’s on course to guzzle half the world’s carbon budget,” writes a Guardian columnist — asking “so why are governments so afraid to discuss it?” They’ve reviewed every agreement announced at 26 different climates. The results? Livestock is mentioned in only three Read more…
After 908 days in orbit, the U.S. military’s X-37B space plane finally touched down today in Florida. And “the Boeing-built space plane also carried a service module on the newly completed mission, a first for the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B program.” “With the service module added, this was the most Read more…
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them WHAT to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. — Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
Carvana, the used car dealer that trusts robotic algorithms to buy your car practically sight unseen, was the third-fastest company to ever make it onto the Fortune 500 — only Amazon and Google did it faster. But for the third day in a row, its stock is trading for just Read more…
The United Nations is betting that satellites could help the world catch up on emissions reductions. From a report: The organization has unveiled a Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) that, as the name implies, will warn countries and companies of “major” methane emission releases. The technology will use satellite Read more…