Daily Standup Top Stories The “Energy Transition” Won’t Happen July 16, 2024 Mariel Alumit The laptop class has rediscovered a basic truth: foundational innovation, once adoption proceeds at scale, is followed by an epic increase in energy consumption. It’s an iron law of our universe. To illustrate that law, […] China plans low-carbon upgrades for coal power […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Three major solar farms get green light in the East of England July 15, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Secretary of State for Energy has approved the construction of three major solar farms in the east of England. Sunnica on the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border, Gate Burton in Lincolnshire and Mallard Pass in Lincolnshire and […] […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trump shot in ear at campaign rally, world leaders react July 14, 2024 Mariel Alumit Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday (13 July) campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged […] The Green […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Labour Wins Landslide Victory in U.K. Snap Elections July 6, 2024 Mariel Alumit Keir Starmer promises to focus on public service as Britain’s new prime minister. Labour Takes Control The United Kingdom’s Labour Party secured a landslide victory against the Conservatives in snap elections on Thursday, ending […] Has The Extreme […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories 1PointFive Signs an Agreement to Sell 500,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Credits to Microsoft July 10, 2024 Mariel Alumit 1PointFive has signed an agreement to supply Microsoft with 500,000 metric tons of carbon credits for the next six years. Takeaway Points 1PointFive signs an agreement to sell 500,000 metric tons of carbon […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories BP Shares Plummet on $2 Billion Impairment Warning July 9, 2024 Mariel Alumit Shares in BP fell by as much as four percent this morning after it warned it was expected to post an impairment of up to $2bn (1.6bn) and was operating under “significantly” lower refining margins. […] The Left’s $7 Trillion […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories South Dakota clashes with Minnesota on clean energy, coal plant closures July 8, 2024 Mariel Alumit SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A political border war between South Dakota and Minnesota on how to handle tax policies, abortion and the pandemic response could spill over into renewable energy and the future of coal […] ConocoPhillips […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Labour Wins Landslide Victory in U.K. Snap Elections July 6, 2024 Mariel Alumit Keir Starmer promises to focus on public service as Britain’s new prime minister. Labour Takes Control The United Kingdom’s Labour Party secured a landslide victory against the Conservatives in snap elections on Thursday, ending […] Iran to Purchase 10 […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories China Surpasses Europe in Per Capita Energy Consumption June 30, 2024 Stu Turley China’s energy consumption per capita has surpassed that of Europe, driven by decades of economic growth and infrastructure development. China has made significant investments in renewable energy but remains the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse […] Supreme Court overturns […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories French nuclear giant scraps SMR plans due to soaring costs, will start over July 3, 2024 Mariel Alumit The French nuclear giant EdF, the government owned company that manages the country’s vast fleet of nuclear power stations, has reportedly scrapped its plans to develop a new design for small nuclear reactors because […]
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