Tag: Environment
Electric utilities face billions in liability with old lines
Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023.Mike Blake | Reut [...]
India Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission lands on moon’s south pole
India staked new claim as a national superpower in space on Wednesday, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon's unexplored south pole.Th [...]
Redwire, Sierra partner to make drugs on inflatable space habitat
An ADSEP with blue PIL-BOXs, hardware which will be delivered to Sierra Space for the LIFE habitat pathfinder mission.RedwireSpace infrastructure comp [...]
Nikola recalls all battery-electric trucks following a fire
A battery-electric Nikola Tre semitruck. Nikola is recalling all of the battery-electric Tres to repair a flaw in their battery packs that could start [...]
Digital Bank Revolut Suspends U.S. Crypto Operations Citing ‘Regulatory Environment’
The platform said it took the "difficult decision" with its U.S. banking partner because of an "evolving regulatory environment" in the country. Regul [...]
Longtime Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr Not So Sure Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment
"At the very least, environmental argument should not be used as smokescreen to curtail freedom to transact," wrote Kennedy Jr, who is a long-time env [...]
Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't Better for the Environment
Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn't Better for the Environment
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The Honest Truth About Bitcoin Mining, Energy and the Environment
Third, miners with access to cheaper energy enjoy a tremendous advantage. If energy is 70% of your cost and you can find a 50% savings on energy, you’ [...]
Ghost From the Well: Is Crypto Mining With Associated Gas Better for the Environment?
Oil and gas companies are keen to use gas that would normally be flared off to run bitcoin mining operations. But environmentalists claim the practice [...]
XRP-SEC Court Ruling Fails to Clarify Regulatory Environment for Wider Crypto Industry: Bank of America
Bank of America says it continues to differentiate between the trading of blockchain-native crypto tokens, for which regulations are still being estab [...]
No major tornado damage to drug manufacturing in NC facility
In this aerial image, damage is seen to a Pfizer pharmaceutical factory after a tornado hit the facility two days earlier, on July 21, 2023 in Rocky M [...]
Astranis Alaska internet satellite malfunctions, backup planned
The Arcturus satellite is seen en route to geosynchronous orbit.AstranisSatellite internet service provider Astranis said Friday its first commercial [...]
Amazon Kuiper to build satellite prep facility in Florida
An artist's rendering of the Project Kuiper satellite processing facility in Florida.AmazonAmazon will invest $120 million to build a satellite proces [...]
Astranis satellite internet coming to the Philippines next year
A visualization shows an Astranis satellite over the Philippines in orbit.AstranisAstranis, a San Francisco-based company with an alternative approach [...]
What you need to know
Barrington Sanders, a Miami-Dade Mosquito Control Inspector, sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle [...]