Elena Shao reports via the New York Times: Worldwide, growth in renewable power capacity is set to double by 2027, adding as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the past two decades, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. Renewables are posed to overtake coal Read more…
Facing higher prices for natural gas, Germans are now embracing climate-friendly heat pumps, reports the New York Times. “So much so that heat pumps are often sold out, and the wait for a qualified installer can last months.” The German government is among the fans. “This is the technology of Read more…
“Protesters clash with police as unrest rocks cities across China,” reads CNN’s headline. The Guardian calls it “the biggest wave of civil disobedience on the mainland since Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago,” noting one crowd numbered over 1,000 protesters. “Crowdsourced lists on social media claim protests have been Read more…
Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor. — Edgar R. Fiedler
“Our vision is to speed up time, eventually eliminating it.” — Alex Schure
The James Webb space telescope has revealed its latest image of celestial majesty, an ethereal hourglass of orange and blue dust being shot out from a newly forming star at its center. The colourful clouds are only visible in infrared light, so had never been seen before being captured by Read more…
The powerful lithium ion batteries used in small electric vehicles are responsible for a growing epidemic of fires. This year, there have been about 200 fires and six deaths, according to the New York City fire department. This month, an e-bike fire inside a Manhattan high-rise apartment became an inferno Read more…