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Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition

15/03/202515/03/2025 - Leave a Comment

Kern County is betting on carbon capture to replace oil jobs and tax revenue. But will the county’s new economy repeat the sins of the old one? es Clark III …

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How a Chinese battery factory sparked a political meltdown in a small Michigan town

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The ambitious executives at Gotion wanted to join America’s EV gold rush. Then came geopolitics. The ensuing fight fractured the town — and raised new questions about whether America can …

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Why didn’t the balloon go up?

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When the US military shot down an unmanned Chinese aircraft many thought the worst. Joshua Brown looks at why things might have even grown better. When a Chinese surveillance balloon …

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‘Stop Union-Busting’: After 1,000+ Days Without Contract, NBC News Workers Walk Out

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After working more than 1,000 days without a contract, more than 200 unionized NBC NewsDigitalworkers on Thursday launched a 24-hour walkout to protest the media giant’s ongoing “unfair labor practices,” including …

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Returning to the Roots of Community Resilience in Hawai‘i

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“There are four things you should know,” says David Fuertes to the youths he mentors. “You should know your origins, because your ancestors have paved the way. You should know …

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Defunding the past

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The time has come to pucker up and give Trump a kiss. Our collective sanity is being assailed by an unrelenting locust-swarm media and the groaning end of a socioeconomic …

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Extinction Rebellion Hunger Strike in its 10th Day

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Hunger striker Eric Tien says they will not eat until Nancy Pelosi agrees to a one hour public meeting to publicly acknowledge that we are in a climate emergency https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=cLtWUFYRkac&feature=emb_logo

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U.S. Mayors Pressure Congress on Carbon Pricing, Climate Lawsuits and a Green New Deal

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The U.S. Conference of Mayors opposed any limits on suing fossil fuel companies over climate change, which would rule out a carbon tax plan supported by industry. The mayors of …

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Homeland Security admits it’s using abhorrent conditions at detention centers to deter migration

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It isn’t working and no one wins. Poor conditions including overcrowding, flu outbreaks, and a lack of clean clothes are just par for the course at an El Paso border …

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Trump Awards Kook Art Laffer for Inventing Fake Curve

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Last year, famed Republican economist Art Laffer co-authored a hagiographic tribute to President Trump and his agenda. Trump habitually bestows his most slavish supporters with pardons or — in the event they …

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