California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at protecting marine life by gradually phasing out the use of set gillnets, a type of commercial fishing gear linked to widespread ocean harm. Assembly Bill 1056 addresses the long-standing environmental threat posed by these nets while providing a pathway for fishermen to transition away from their...
For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including humpbacks, fin whales, and blue whales, have undertaken some of the longest migrations on earth to travel between their warm breeding grounds in the tropics to nutrient-rich feeding destinations in the poles each year. “Nature has finely tuned these journeys, guided by memory and environmental cues that...
Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has strengthened its presence in the Asia-Pacific region by winning a major battery energy storage system (BESS) project with Foxwell Power Co in Taichung. The contract, Saft’s eleventh in Taiwan, will see the company deliver a 356MWh lithium-ion battery system to Foxwell, which is part of Shinfox Energy. The Taichung BESS...
When noted religious skeptic and TV host Bill Maher highlighted the plight of Christians in Nigeria in September during a conversation with South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, he raised a conversation that’s been an ongoing tension for many of us in the humanitarian space: the conflicts that cause the greatest suffering don’t always correlate to the...
Janta Power—a Dallas-based developer of innovative three-dimensional solar tower systems—has closed a $5.5 million seed round led by Los Angeles-based MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Atlanta’s Collab Capital. The funding will be used accelerate the commercialization of Janta’s patented, high-density 3D photovoltaic tower technology, the startup said. Janta said the seed funding will support product...
American cattle ranchers are calling on the Trump administration to abandon plans to buy Argentine beef, as the rift between the two sides deepens. President Donald Trump has been arguing to buy beef from the South American country as an effort to lower beef prices at U.S. grocery stores, while U.S. cattle ranchers are criticizing his plan...
Flint Hills Resources commissioned a new 27-megawatt solar installation at its Corpus Christi West refinery, marking the first project of its kind in Texas. The $53 million facility features 56,728 solar panels across 100 acres and will provide approximately 28% of the refinery’s power needs. The solar installation can generate enough electricity to power more...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history. The Roadmap defines DOE’s Build–Innovate–Grow strategy to align public investment and private innovation to deliver commercial fusion power to the grid...
AgZen—a startup behind a “feedback optimized” smart spraying system utilized on almost a million acres of farmland in its second year of commercial operation—has teamed up with Corteva to explore how the pair can further optimize crop inputs. The agreement includes lab and field testing, says Corteva’s crop protection business & strategy enablement lead Marta Garcia, who said...
With the exception of goldbugs, almost everyone seems to have abandoned their inflation worries. The Federal Reserve is easing again, Wall Street stocks and bonds are rising in tandem, and even the bruised dollar has perked up a bit. The Fed’s strict 2% inflation target seems to be a thing of the past. And yet...
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