The Texas grid operator’s plan to prepare for extreme winter weather failed to attract any proposals from companies to bring shuttered power plants back online. Debate over the reliability of the grid continues, with some experts expressing skepticism about its current state.
The “Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter” is a voluntary pledge that aims to cut upstream emissions of methane and end routine flaring. However, it is criticized for being a greenwashing ploy by government leaders and fossil fuel giants, and not addressing the root cause of the climate crisis: fossil fuels.
The Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) is a $6.4 billion federal program in the U.S. aimed at reducing tailpipe emissions and combating global warming. This program will fund various transportation alternatives such as pedestrian and cycling trails and electric street sweepers. States are required to submit carbon reduction strategies and identify specific projects to reach their CRP goals.
The Biden Administration has announced that two hydrogen hubs partially located in Pennsylvania will receive slices of $7 billion in federal funding. The proposed Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub is based primarily in West Virginia but will span parts of Western Pennsylvania. In Eastern Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, or MACH2, will also receive funding. The two projects are among seven nationally to be designated for funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. The Biden Administration expects…
Hydrogen energy hub faces backlash from environmentalists. The White House wants to spend money on a new energy project that uses hydrogen to make electricity. Some people who care about the environment do not like this idea. They think it will make the air dirty and take money away from other clean energy sources.
Louise Curran, TBS Education In her State of the Union address on 13 September, president Ursula von der Leyen announced a new anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles (EVs) from China, claiming that the market is being flooded by cheap imports at prices that are kept artificially low by “huge state subsidies”. The move was widely reported to be a reaction to pressure from France; other member states, notably Germany, were opposed. The commission will now undertake the investigation and…
Andrew Leonard 12 Eylül 2023 Emory Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi’nde dördüncü sınıf oftalmoloji asistanı olarak Riley Lyons’un en büyük sorumlulukları arasında triyaj yer alıyor: Bir hasta gözle ilgili bir şikayetle geldiğinde, Lyons aciliyet durumunu hemen değerlendirmelidir. Sık sık hastaların zaten “Dr. Google.” Lyons, internette “yaşadıkları semptomlara bağlı olarak çok sayıda korkunç şeyin meydana gelebileceğini” bulacaklarını söyledi. Bu nedenle, Lyons’un Emory’deki iki göz doktoru arkadaşı ona gelip yapay zeka sohbet robotu ChatGPT’nin gözle ilgili şikayetlerin teşhisinde doğruluğunun değerlendirilmesini önerdiğinde, o bu…
