After pictures of old wind turbine blades being buried in a landfill began to circulate online last year, the wind power industry moved to emphasize its commitment to sustainability, with Siemens Gamesa recently unveiling a new recyclable blade for offshore installations—but critics have questioned the industry’s sincerity, as well as its willingness to bear the…
Recycling old Turbine Blades Poses Problems for Harnessing Wind Energy
Illegal Immigrants Emit More Carbon in US Than in Their Home Countries
News Analysis In speeches and executive orders, President Joseph Biden has made the reduction of carbon emissions a central focus, drawing strong support from the Sierra Club and other high-profile environmentalist organizations. Yet as the flow of illegal immigrants ratchets up and congressional Democrats push for mass amnesty for millions of illegal aliens through reconciliation,…
Film Crew Prepares to Make Movie in Space
They look like any crew getting ready to travel into space. But only Anton Shkapleov is actually a real astronaut. By his sides are actress Yulia Peresild and film director Klim Shipenko. They will soon be undertaking the job of a lifetime—filming a movie in space. They will spend 12 days flying above Earth to…
NASA Awards SpaceX, Blue Origin, and 3 Other Companies $146 Million in Contracts to Go to the Moon
By Entrepreneur en Español The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, announced this week the award of five contracts for $146 million to U.S. companies, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, to design lunar landers. As reported by Forbes, these private companies will work over the next 15 months…
SpaceX Capsule With World’s First All-Civilian Orbital Crew Splashes Down Off Florida
The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida’s coast on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience, parachuted into calm seas around 7 p.m. EDT, shortly before sunset, following…
SpaceX Capsule With World’s First All-Civilian Orbital Crew Set for Splashdown
The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission was due to splash down in the Atlantic off Florida on Saturday, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit. To prepare for atmospheric re-entry and return to Earth, the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle completed two rocket…
Jeff Bezos Sends Rare Message to Elon Musk in First Tweet Since February 2020
By Emily Rella Are there olive branches in space? Sure looks like there might be in an unexpected yet, dare we say, seemingly sincere gesture from Jeff Bezos towards Elon Musk on Twitter. Musk, whose space exploration company SpaceX launched a historic all-civilian flight this week, was the recipient of a subtle congratulations by billionaire…
Science Shaky on School Mask Mandates While Harms Ignored
September 18, 2021
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News Analysis Should children be required to wear masks at school? A review of the costs and benefits, including some of the latest science, does not add much to the case for mandating school masks. First, some basics. The risk of death from COVID-19 among schoolchildren is very, very low. How Low? A Nature study…
SpaceX’s First Private Crew Motivates Children With Cancer From Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX’s first space tourists are taking in sweeping views of Earth that few have witnessed and motivating children with cancer. The four passengers showed off their capsule in a live broadcast Friday. They’re flying exceedingly high in the automated capsule, even by NASA standards. SpaceX got them into a 363-mile (585-kilometer) orbit following Wednesday…
UN Releases New Synthesis Report on National-Level Emissions Cuts
The United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) on Sept. 17 released its synthesis report detailing nationally determined contributions to meeting the Paris Agreement’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The report concluded that the planet is on its way to exceeding the Paris targets of 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees C warming above pre-industrial…
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