Daily Standup Top Stories We’re Burning More Climate-Warming Coal Than Ever. Why? August 12, 2024 Stu Turley There’s little doubt that avoiding the most dire effects of climate change requires phasing out power stations that burn coal, the biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions. Yet the opposite is happening. Even as temperatures […] India’s Oil Ministry Wants […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report August 9, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Drax power station was responsible for four times more carbon emissions than the UK’s last remaining coal-fired plant last year, despite taking more than £0.5bn in clean-energy subsidies in 2023, according to a report. The North […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How Conflict in the Middle East Could Send Oil Prices Soaring August 5, 2024 Mariel Alumit Rising tensions between Israel and Iran are threatening to disrupt oil supply chains and could send oil prices soaring. The World Bank has already outlined just how high oil prices could go if Iran and […] Israel, […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Power-Hungry Data Centers Are Gobbling Up Texas Amid AI Boom July 31, 2024 Stu Turley One business may finally be getting too big for Texas: data centers, those whirring warehouses packed with the electricity-sucking computer servers that power the modern internet and the development of artificial intelligence. Up until now, the […] Texas Pipeline […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Global Tech Outage Wreaks Havoc July 20, 2024 Mariel Alumit The disruption underscores just how reliant much of the world is on key software providers. Digital Disruption International air travel, financial services, medical systems, and television broadcasts briefly ground to a halt on Friday after […] Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily 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 […] Western […]
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 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 ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories EU Sanctions 17 Ships that Carried Oil for Russia June 25, 2024 Mariel Alumit The European Union placed sanctions on more than two dozen vessels, including 17 that hauled oil for Moscow. The sanctions follow similar steps taken by the UK, which included so-called dark fleet ships on a list of […] Fervo Energy Announces […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero June 16, 2024 Stu Turley Electric vehicles have swiftly gone from a bright spot in the global climate fight to cause for concern, leading BloombergNEF to slash sales estimates and warn that the auto industry is falling further off the track toward [… […]
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