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How to Accelerate American Science
Over the holidays this winter, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) solicited information on how “to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking discoveries, and ensure that scientific progress and technological innovation benefit all Americans.” Building on work to accelerate and reform the American scientific enterprise, I offered suggestions for how to effectively direct this effort to improve the function, productivity, vitality, and health of American science. It is a welcome attempt to wrest American science from the grip of malaise that characterizes the status quo. Science is viewed as slowing down, productivity decreasing, and requiring more resources, more grants, and more personnel to achieve tremendous breakthroughs.
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Winter storm tests US electric grid as outages spread
Politico reporter Zack Colman writes about how the major winter storm has put stress on the U.S. electric grid as utilities race to keep power on during extreme cold. Read more in Politico here.
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Gasoline-Starved California Is Turning to Fuel From the Bahamas
Read more in Yahoo! Finance here.
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More interregional transmission could save consumers billions: study
Read more in Utility Dive here.
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Drought-stricken Arizona moves to curb groundwater use in more rural areas
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Removing livestock from grasslands could compromise long-term soil carbon storage
Researchers at the University of Manchester are pushing back on the idea that removing livestock from grasslands is always a climate win. Read more in Phys.org here
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US military flies nuclear microreactor aboard C-17 in Operation Windlord first
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Bees are Essential to Feeding the World. Can This Company Save Them?
Bees are among the most important and best-known pollinators on the planet. Despite their small size, these insects play an outsized role in sustaining the global food supply. That’s why AI-powered beehive company Beewise wants to save them.