Communities in states like New York and California are rejecting large-scale lithium-ion battery storage facilities due to safety concerns, including fires and toxic emissions. Lithium-ion batteries used in these facilities are highly flammable and release toxic fumes, posing significant risks to nearby residents and the environment. A massive fire at …
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WFP, FAO Warn of the Severity of the Climate Crisis and Food Insecurity — Global Issues
An infant and young Child Feeding Nutrition programme in the Sidama region of Ethiopia, which has been considerably affected by climate-induced disasters. Credit: UNICEF/Bethelhem Assefa by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) – Over the past few years, climate shocks have …
Trump’s Energy Secretary Comes Out Swinging With Plan That Takes Sledgehammer To Several Biden-Era Policies
Chris Wright By Ireland Owens Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright moved to overturn many of former President Joe Biden’s green energy policies and restore “energy dominance” in America. On Wednesday, he issued an order that aims to reduce energy costs in the U.S. and expand domestic energy production. …
BREAKING: Apocalyptic Nuclear Escalation Alert!
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‘Areas Essential to the Global Climate Are Being Threatened by Economic Projects’ — Global Issues
by CIVICUS Friday, January 31, 2025 Inter Press Service Jan 31 (IPS) – CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder and coordinator of the young environmental volunteer movement Extinction Rebellion Rutshuru. François Kamate In October 2024, climate activists in …
Mexico’s New Economic Plan Lacks Energy — Global Issues
The first phase of the Puerto Peñasco photovoltaic plant, with a capacity of 120 megawatts and located in the northern state of Sonora, has been operational since 2023. The Mexican government included the project in its multi-billion-dollar investment for the energy sector. Credit: Government of Mexico by Emilio Godoy (mexico) Friday, …
energize.am Consortium Aims to Reinvent and Reshore Energy Supply Chains via 3D Printing – 3DPrint.com
If the past half-decade has taught us anything, it’s that supply chain disruptions can shake the foundation of the global economy. The year 2020, in particular, witnessed the most dramatic supply chain crisis in history. While efforts have been made to address the vulnerabilities of globalization, one issue remains central: …
Trump’s Administration Can Supercharge America’s Energy Comeback Even Further
By Curtis Schube One of the first executive orders President Trump issued was “Unleashing American Energy.” It begins an effort to undo the harm caused by the Biden administration’s unprecedented assault on the American energy sector. It overturns President Biden’s own destructive executive orders, including those canceling oil leases and …
Solar Kitchen Initiative Aims to Expand Access to Clean Energy in Angola — Global Issues
Opinion by Judite Toloko da Silva, Heila Monteiro (luanda, angola) Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Inter Press Service LUANDA, Angola, Jan 28 (IPS) – Access to energy is essential for sustainable development, but for many rural communities, it’s still out of reach. In Angola, according to the 2019-2020 agricultural census, most rural …
This Ransomware Hacked an Energy Supplier: Lynx
Lynx Ransomware: A Malware that hacked and infected an energy company, publishes its victims and the money they extort on … source
Eco-friendly artificial muscle fibers can produce and store energy
Graphical abstract. Comparison of the conceptual diagram and major performance of biomass-based artificial muscle fiber that can produce and store energy. Credit: Chemical Engineering Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158850 A research team has successfully developed innovative artificial muscle fibers capable of producing and storing energy. The team anticipates that these findings …
Los Angeles and Maui infernos likely started using PATENTED ENERGY WEAPON that lights anything on FIRE unless it’s blue – NaturalNews.com
BOMBSHELL: Los Angeles and Maui infernos likely started using PATENTED ENERGY WEAPON that lights anything on FIRE unless it’s blue People in China are covering their rooftops with blue tarps, a phenomenon observed almost everywhere in the country. A theory emerged after the Maui wildfires in August …
‘Immediate And Decisive Action’: Trump Will Reportedly Declare Energy Emergency To Roll Back Biden Policies
By Nick Pope President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly declare an energy emergency to help roll back Biden administration energy policies after being formally sworn in on Monday, according to Bloomberg News. It is not immediately clear how Trump may use an emergency declaration to pursue his “energy dominance” goals, but …
New training technique opens the door to neural networks that require much less energy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain AI applications like ChatGPT are based on artificial neural networks that, in many respects, imitate the nerve cells in our brains. They are trained with vast quantities of data on high-performance computers, gobbling up massive amounts of energy in the process. Spiking neurons, which are much …
Germany and the EU: A Crisis of Governance and Economy
The European Union (EU) finds itself at a crossroads as internal tensions and economic challenges ripple across its member states. Germany, often seen as Europe’s economic powerhouse, is at the epicentre of this turbulence. With rising bankruptcies, political unrest, and energy woes, the question arises: Can the EU navigate these …
Wearable energy harvester achieves 280 times efficiency boost
Optical images of the compressive buckling process. Credit: ACS Nano (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c09933 A team led by Prof. Jang Kyung-In from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (DGIST) has developed a three-dimensional stretchable piezoelectric energy harvester that can harvest electrical energy using body movements. The device is to be …
10 Things Trump Can Do In The First 100 Days For Energy Independence
By David Blackmon President-elect Donald Trump has a big job ahead of him in restoring common sense and sanity to federal energy policy when he takes office on January 20. The last four years in this realm can more accurately be characterized as a series of ill-considered, irrational scams than …
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond | MIT News
Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a decade-long journey filled with unexpected challenges and new insights. The seemingly simple phenomenon is extremely hard to study in complex systems like nuclear reactors, and yet it sits at the …
Expert Insight: Cryptocurrency Mining Accounts for Nearly 1% of Russia’s Energy Resources
Alexey Zhikharev, director of the Renewable Energy Development Association (REDA), revealed that cryptocurrency mining accounts for almost 1% of Russia’s energy consumption. He stated that as the industry grows, miners will increasingly employ renewable energy sources. Russia’s Cryptocurrency Mining Energy Expenditure Nears 1% of the Nation’s Total The growth in …
