Biden-Harris Administration Enacts Law Banning Importation of Russian Uranium

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law H.R.1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act. The passage and signing of this law will ensure the U.S. will no longer be reliant on imported uranium fuel from the Russian Federation. It will ban the … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 14 hours ago

U.S. DOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced eight new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the DOE team to work alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in combating climate change and helping the United States achieve Presi … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 14 hours ago

If Trump Wins, I’m Going to Have to Move to Canada to Be Closer to My Long-Distance Girlfriend, Lisa

This upcoming election has consequences. In 2020, we saw then-President Donald J. Trump refuse to concede after losing reelection to Joe Biden, serving as an exclamation point on a term that was marred with turmoil, crises, and outright lies. As we head into 2024 with Trump as th … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 1 day ago

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $71M Investment to Advance American Solar Manufacturing and Development

18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets for Solar Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $71 million investment, incl … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 day ago

Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $520 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Revitalize Aging Water Infrastructure and Strengthen Drought Resilience

Funding will be provided to 57 projects across six regions to increase drought resilience and improve water delivery systems, advance Biden-Harris administrations’ National Climate Resilience Framework ALBUQUERQUE — Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 day ago

The Trial Against Trump Will Throw the Election into Chaos

The former president has been dragged into court on a flimsy charge that rests on the testimony of a convicted liar. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

SEIA Statement on Biden Administration’s Action to Support American Clean Energy Manufacturing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Biden administration announced the results of its statutorily-mandated review of the Section 301 tariffs on China. Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the admin … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 days ago

Maybe Even Build a Boat

Doug Stowe in The Hedgehog Review: A few years ago, when my daughter was a freshman at Columbia University, one of only a few from Arkansas, I had the audacity to propose to then-president Lee Bollinger that the university add a hands-on component to its core curriculum. The core … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 3 days ago

EU research lobbies team up to ask for R&D budget boost

Photo credits: Maksim Labkouski / BigStock In a flurry of position papers released over the past few months, research lobbies have been calling for a €200 billion budget for FP10. Now, some of those organisations have teamed up to make their requests louder and stronger. “We must … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 3 days ago

The True Cost: Deploying Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Nationwide

When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021, he announced a goal to install 500,000 new electric vehicle chargers across the nation by 2030. The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office has tasked the experts at Idaho National Laboratory to ans … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 days ago

Biden-Harris Administration Announces 3rd Year of SMART Grants, Funding Transportation Technology & Innovation 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it is accepting applications for the third year of its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. The SMART Grants Program was made possible by the Biparti … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 days ago

Nearly $55 Million to Clean Up Legacy Oil & Gas Pollution in North Dakota & West Virginia

Historic funding to plug orphaned oil and gas wells will address environmental and safety hazards, create good-paying jobs in communities across both states WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today awarded $54.2 million from President Biden’s Investing in America a … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 days ago

Biden’s War on Chinese EVs is Heating Up

Current conditions: Indonesia’s Mt. Ibu erupted this morning • Flash floods in Afghanistan killed at least 300 people • Gulf Coast states could see severe storms and hail today. THE TOP FIVE 1. Biden expected to announce 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs President Biden is expected to … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 5 days ago

IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, and Russ Buettner, The New York Times ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re publishe … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 7 days ago

SATURDAY: Termagant's novel hails "sex god!"

SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024 Explains why Daniels did it: If you watch Red America's "cable news" channel, the god can do no wrong. For the record, the god in question is former president Donald J. Trump. The program in question airs at 5 p.m.—and yes, that helps explain why the progra … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 7 days ago

“Is it really ‘the economy, stupid’?”

Political scientist Brian Schaffner writes: If you’ve paid any attention at all to the news recently, you have probably seen more than a few stories about how the economy is weighing down President Biden’s reelection hopes. Many of these stories … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu | 7 days ago

Paul Manfort Working on 'Netflix-Like' Service for China: Report

Paul Manafort, a top Trump associate who pleaded guilty to money laundering and obstruction of justice before being pardoned by the 45th president in 2020, is back in the news with the Washington Post reporting he’s revived his international consultancy business. But there’s one … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 7 days ago

Xbox president Sarah Bond says Bethesda studio closures were ‘extraordinarily hard’

After the closure of three Bethesda-owned game studios and the absorption of another earlier this week, Xbox president Sarah Bond… Continue reading Xbox president Sarah Bond says Bethesda studio closures were ‘extraordinarily hard’ The post Xbox president Sarah Bond says Bethesda … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 8 days ago

What to Know About the Rare Severe Solar Storm Watch

Current conditions: Central Florida could see severe storms today • The cicadas are out in St. Louis • Kenya’s president declared today a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died in recent flooding. THE TOP FIVE 1. NOAA issues rare severe solar storm watch The Nationa … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 8 days ago

What to Know About the Rare Severe Solar Storm Watch

Current conditions: Central Florida could see severe storms today • The cicadas are out in St. Louis • Kenya’s president declared today a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died in recent flooding. THE TOP FIVE 1. NOAA issues rare severe solar storm watch The Nationa … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 8 days ago

The plot to assassinate Zelensky

Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter, this week led by news that the Ukrainian domestic intelligence service has uncovered a plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia’s war on Ukraine Ukraine this week said it uncovered a ne … | Continue reading


@emerging-europe.com | 8 days ago

Crushed

The Verge’s Emma Roth: Apple has apologized after a commercial meant to showcase its brand-new iPad Pro drew widespread criticism among the creative community. In a statement provided to Ad Age, Tor Myhren, Apple’s vice president of marketing, said the company “missed the mark.” … | Continue reading


@512pixels.net | 8 days ago

Amazon Pumps Brakes on Reviews of Gov. Kristi Noem's Dog-Killing Memoir

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has a new book out that has gotten her some extra attention due to her claim of meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, writing about shooting her own dog, and also seemingly threatening President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander. Luckily for her, Ama … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 9 days ago

May 8, 2024

Today, in Racine, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden announced that Microsoft is investing $3.3 billion dollars to build a new data center that will help operate one of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems in the world. It is expected to create 2,300 union construction j … | Continue reading


@heathercoxrichardson.substack.com | 9 days ago

May 7, 2024

The past two days of former president Trump’s criminal trial for falsifying business records to hide a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, to silence her before the 2016 election have been illuminating in different ways. | Continue reading


@heathercoxrichardson.substack.com | 10 days ago

TikTok Sues U.S. Over Divest-or-Ban Law

Rebecca Kern, Politico: TikTok and its parent company ByteDance sued Tuesday to challenge a law President Joe Biden signed to force the sale or ban of the video sharing app. The petition filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit claims the law viol … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 10 days ago

NASA Director Is Glad Elon Musk Isn't Running SpaceX

NASA plays nicely with privately owned SpaceX, but is that something to be concerned about? In an interview with NPR, NASA director Bill Nelson assuages any fears of an unsupervised Elon Musk running a space agency by reminding us that SpaceX is actually run by its president Gwyn … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 11 days ago

Trump's Former Campaign Manager Is Back and He Wants to Remake American Politics With AI

GOP operative Brad Parscale is credited with using technology—specifically social media—to help get a certain former reality TV star elected President. Now, Parscale is back and he wants to use tech again to disrupt America’s political game. This time, the tech he’s excited about … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 11 days ago

Nintendo Switch 2 news coming ‘this fiscal year’

The President of Nintendo has confirmed the announcement of the Switch 2 will be “within this fiscal year,” as speculation… Continue reading Nintendo Switch 2 news coming ‘this fiscal year’ The post Nintendo Switch 2 news coming ‘this fiscal year’ appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 11 days ago

Nintendo Switch Successor To Be Announced “This Fiscal Year” But Not At June Nintendo Direct

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has announced that the company will be revealing the successor to the Nintendo Switch “within this fiscal year”. However, the announcement won’t be made in the June 2024 Nintendo Direct. That will be focusing still on upcoming games for the Sw … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 11 days ago

Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $147 Million from Investing in America Agenda for Drought Resiliency & Water Supply Reliability Across the West

DURANGO, Colorado — The Department of the Interior today announced a $147.6 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help communities prepare and respond to water reliability challenges due to drought and other water scarcity concerns. The funding … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 11 days ago

More Than $100 Million to Support American Auto Workers & Small Auto Suppliers

Actions announced during the Vice President’s nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour build on the Administration’s historic investments in the auto sector to ensure U.S. leadership in the clean vehicle future Today, as part of her Economic Opportunity Tour, Vice President Harris wi … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 11 days ago

President Sally Kornbluth and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discuss the future of AI

The conversation in Kresge Auditorium touched on the promise and perils of the rapidly evolving technology. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 12 days ago

Kurt Cobain and the Spectacle of Authenticity

by Mindy Clegg In retrospect, the year 1994 seems a momentous one. That year: the genocidal war in Bosnia continued. NAFTA began and Mexico saw the Zapatista uprising emerge in rebellion against it. The Rwandan Genocide began and ended. The Republic of Ireland recognized Sinn Fei … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 12 days ago

I have been following the Gaza student protests across the US, starting at Columbia University (AP timeline, FOX5NY TV timeline). As a graduate of the University of Texas, I have been saddened to see its students being harrassed and intimidated by local and state police, with the … | Continue reading


@andysylvester.com | 12 days ago

Trump Inc. on trial

Marie Morelli in Syracuse.com: Former President Donald Trump testified in the New York civil fraud trial, earning rebukes from the judge for his off-topic comments. In the editorial cartoon gallery’s lead image, Nick Anderson pokes fun at Trump’s courtroom theatrics by showing hi … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 14 days ago

Biden administration introduces new regulations targeting toxic chemicals found in everyday products: 'It's long past time for the polluters who poisoned all of us to be held responsible'

"President Biden understands the threat that forever chemicals pose to the health of families across the country." Biden administration introduces new regulations targeting toxic chemicals found in everyday products: 'It's long past time for the polluters who poisoned all of us t … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 14 days ago

IRS Guidance On Electric Drive Incentives Will Provide Clarity For The Stakeholders Throughout The Value Chain

WASHINGTON — Following the IRS release of guidance on Section 30D and 25E incentives, Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) President Genevieve Cullen said, “The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) shares the Administration’s vision for an electrified flee … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 14 days ago

President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana visits the Legatum Center at MIT

His delegation’s trip to campus includes a conference on entrepreneurship and a meeting with Institute President Sally Kornbluth. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 15 days ago

The Oil Money Funding Trump’s Legal Defense

With $6.4 million, you could pay to remove 4,923 tons of carbon from the atmosphere. You could buy 533 used Chevy Bolts — far more than enough to give one to every incoming freshman at Swarthmore College — or supply an entire county with low- and no-emissions buses. Or, if you’re … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 15 days ago

More Than $26 Million to 37 State, Local, & Tribal Governments to Support Clean Energy Projects

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Helping Upgrade Public Infrastructure in Communities Across the Country to Deploy Even More Cleaner, Cheaper Power, Build Up Energy Resilience WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. De … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 15 days ago

Biden Signed the TikTok Ban. What's Next for TikTok Users?

Over the last month, lawmakers moved swiftly to pass legislation that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States, eventually including it in a foreign aid package that was signed by President Biden. The impact of this legislation isn’t entirely clear yet, but what is clear … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 15 days ago

The grand pooh-bah problem: How to spot “executive ego dysfunction”

About fifteen years ago, I had what I’ll charitably call a crisis of confidence. After spending years successfully climbing the corporate ladder, I hit a wall. Hard. I had been on a pretty awesome professional trajectory for more than two decades, which included being named the y … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 16 days ago

EIB appoints Greece’s Ioannis Tsakiris as vice-president

Tsakiris, a former Greek deputy minister, joins the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank New Vice-President was also an executive at the European Investment Fund The European Investment Bank (EIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ioannis Tsakiris to its M … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 16 days ago

KERC: Korea and Romania to further nuclear and energy cooperation

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Dukgeun Ahn met with Romania’s Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja on April 23 on the occasion of the Romanian President Klaus Iohannis’ state visit to Korea and signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on bilateral nuclear energy cooperation … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 16 days ago

$78 Million to Further Drive Down Energy Costs and Enhance Energy Security in Rural & Remote Communities Across America

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports 19 Community-Led Clean Energy Projects Across 12 States and 13 Tribal Nations to Deploy Cheaper Power, Support Local Economic Development, and Build Up Climate Resilient Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Bid … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 16 days ago

$71 Million to Electrify Tribal Homes with Clean Energy

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $71 million in funding through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities electrify their homes. This investment is a critical step toward the goal of electrifying all ho … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 16 days ago

Speaking Freely: Rebecca MacKinnon

*This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Rebecca MacKinnon is Vice President, Global Advocacy at the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that hosts Wikipedia. Author of Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom (2012), she is co-founder … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 17 days ago