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It's Not Just Texas. The Entire Energy Grid Needs An Upgrade For Extreme Weather
The Texas blackout is a reminder that climate-driven extreme weather stresses the U.S.'s power system in many ways. Much is needed to harden the grid for the future as the number of outages increase.
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The $7 TRILLION cost of upgrading the US power grid
The Texas freeze that led to numerous blackouts has made the state painfully aware of the shortcomings of its power grid, but the real problem is much larger, and goes way beyond Texas.
We have just witnessed the damage caused by poorly designed energy grids-rolling blackouts, skyrocketing electricity prices, people sleeping in their cars and in one insulated room to keep warm. At the same time a weaponized right wing media swings into action blaming wind turbines and the green new deal for Texas's energy woes. There is a pattern here. These are variants of stories told after California's...
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U.S.Italy's Economic Recovery Plan Needs to Think Local
Already a circular economy leader in technology, Italy must involve communities if its “green recovery” is to succeed. Read more ...
‘They both suck': Jake Paul destroys ex-UFC star Ben Askren on widely-mocked...
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul wiped out Ben Askren in the first round of the ex-MMA fighter's first boxing match, providing a suitably farcical ending to a night that was... Read more ...
‘We've got to get more confrontational!' Rep. Maxine Waters shows up in...
Congresswoman Maxine Waters made a sudden appearance in Brooklyn Center, the hotspot of week-long protests over the killing of 20yo Daunte Wright, all but encouraging the crowd... Read more ...
A bad eighth inning leads to a White Sox loss in Boston
BOSTON - There have been a couple of games like this in the early going of the 2021 season, and it's not something that anyone on the White Sox wanted to see. Over the course... Read more ...
Group gathers at state Capitol to protest police shooting deaths of Daunte...
Demonstrators have gathered at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Saturday night to protest the police shooting deaths of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo. Read more ...
KCPD officers injured in two separate crashes Saturday night
Police say all of the officers involved are expected to be okay. Read more ...
Doctors in Louisville Metro seeing more young people admitted to hospital...
Jefferson County remains in a race between the vaccine and the variants with health officials now warning of some new troubling signs. Read more ...
Westroads mall shooting victims identified
Omaha Police identify Westroads mall shooting victims Read more ...
5-year-old child grazed by bullet in southwest Baltimore
A 5-year-old was grazed by a bullet Saturday night in southwest Baltimore, according to city police. Read more ...
Family and friends gather to mourn 10-year-old killed by suspected drunk driver
Family, friends, and the community of Dunn gathered Saturday to honor the life of a 10-year-old girl killed by a suspected drunk driver. Read more ...