Category: Environment

Giant Asian Invasive Spider Likely to Spread Along East Coast: Study

March 14, 2022
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The Joro spider, an invasive arachnid species that is native to eastern Asia and first spread across Georgia in 2013, is expected to “colonize” through most of the East Coast, according to a new study. The good news is that the bright yellow spider, which is about the size of a child’s hand and has blue-black…

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Manchin Nixes Raskin’s Fed Nomination Due to Her Stance on Energy

March 14, 2022
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has declared he will not vote for Sarah Bloom Raskin, dealing a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden and other Senate Democrats in their effort to confirm Raskin as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve. “Now more than ever, the United States must have policy leaders and economic…

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Manchin Opposes Raskin’s Fed Nomination Over Her Stance on Energy

March 14, 2022
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has declared he won’t vote for Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, potentially dooming the confirmation efforts of President Joe Biden and other Senate Democrats. “Now more than ever, the United States must have policy leaders and economic experts who are focused on the…

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A Boy Who Started His Own Recycling Business at 3

March 11, 2022
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He is doing an excellent job protecting the environment and is build a career at the same time.

Renewables Now Make Up a Third of Australia’s Energy

March 11, 2022
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Australia has set a new record for renewables output for the fifth year in a row, with solar, wind, and hydropower now making up around a third of Australia’s energy mix. It coincides with 2021 being a record year for solar uptake, with more than one in four Australian homes decorated with rooftop solar panels….

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Biden’s Crypto EO Weighs Climate Change, Ponders Digital Dollar

March 10, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s Wednesday executive order on cryptocurrency outlines a range of new policy objectives and measures, including language on the climate-related effects of cryptocurrencies and on the potential for a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC). “We must take strong steps to reduce the risks that digital assets could pose to … climate change and…

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Airbus, Fortescue to Pioneer Hydrogen Planes

March 10, 2022
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Aerospace giant Airbus and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) have allied with the goal of creating a hydrogen-based aircraft by 2035. FFI, the green energy brainchild of mining billionaire Andew Forrest, has followed its founder’s ambitions in advancing carbon-free hydrogen as a fuel of the future. Both of the companies have ramped up efforts to research…

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Uyghur Forced Labor Widespread in Solar Supply Chain: Hudson Institute

March 9, 2022
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A March 9 Hudson Institute talk has drawn renewed attention to the role of Uyghur forced labor in the Chinese-dominated supply chain for solar panels and related technologies. Nury Turkel, a Hudson Institute senior fellow and Uyghur-American human rights activist, spoke with Laura Murphy, a professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at the United…

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LME Halts Trading After Nickel Prices See Record Run

March 9, 2022
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The London Metals Exchange (LME) said it was forced to cancel all nickel trades on March 8, after the contract spiked as much as 111 percent to more than $100,000 per tonne, before trading was halted. The LME said the halt was due to the conflict Ukraine as well as the low-stock environment and high…

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Groundbreaking Conference Reveals Health Risks of Seed Oils

March 9, 2022
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Medical doctors, researchers, and other experts spoke on March 3 at the “Future of Fat” virtual summit, the first-ever meeting dedicated exclusively to the harmful effects of oils made from vegetables or seeds, including canola oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil. Such oils have been linked to heart disease, diabetes, weight…

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