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The ADHD Canary in the Corporate Coal Mine
People with ADHD often face deficits in executive functions. Planning, organizing, or simply remembering to act upon certain responsibilities are some very common issues that make the day-to-day of individuals with ADHD more difficult. One notable…
In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry
The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the three ran monster-sized drills at the coal mines along with their dad. But learning to maneuver the shiny red drill they use to…
L.A. Kicks Coal As It Fires Up The World's Largest Green Hydrogen Power Plant
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announces the end of the city getting electricity from coal. Los Angeles has officially stopped using electricity generated from coal and is about to fire up the first large-scale plant making power from both green…
India Mulls Extending Coal Power Expansion For Another 12 Years
India is considering an unprecedented increase in coal power capacity, potentially building new plants until at least 2047, according to people familiar with the development. The proposal, currently under discussion between the power ministry and…
Chile's lesson for India's coal conundrum
Despite dramatic gains in renewable energy, India dropped 13 places to 23rd in the Climate Change Performance Index released during COP30 in Brazil in November 2025. The main reason is the lack of progress to phase out coal. Coal presents a…
I hope Crucial's death isn't a canary in a PC memory coal mine
I did not have “Micron kills its consumer business” on my 2025 bingo card. The company announced the shuttering of its Crucial brand on Wednesday morning in unexpectedly simple, transparent language. The short version: Micron is…
LADWP no longer receiving coal-generated power
This Aug. 20, 2019, file photo shows a trio of concrete stacks at the Navajo Generating Station near Page, Ariz., just south of the Utah border. The three towering concrete stacks are the most visual reminder of a coal-fired power plant that…
AGL scraps offshore wind project off Gippsland coast
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Energy giant AGL has aborted a proposal to build huge wind turbines off the Victorian coast, adding to doubts about the viability of…
How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable
Lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from cellphones to cars, are increasingly saving electric grids around the world. Batteries as large as shipping containers are being connected to power lines and installed beside solar panels and wind…
AOC silent on whether she will amend doomsday climate prediction as deadline looms
As top climate activists like Bill Gates shift their focus away from environmental activism, 'Squad' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is keeping silent on whether she still stands by her ten-year deadline for action laid out in the Green New…
European utilities rethink bets in slow-to-go-green Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia's sputtering green transition is prompting European utilities to rethink their investments in the fast-growing region, a shift that underscores investor frustration with what was until recently a promising renewable-energy market.
The Electric Revolution: Dire Consequences For Your Pocketbook
The board chairman and CEO of service provider DNV GL Remi Eriksen. picture alliance via Getty Images The price surge of new electricity in the next few years, plus general pass-along tariff increases, may seriously curtail Donald Trump's promise…
Colombia Is Showing the World How to End Israeli Impunity
Since losing his US visa for comments he made at a pro-Palestine rally in New York City, Colombian president Gustavo Petro has not backed down. After Israel illegally intercepted the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla on October 1, Petro…
Huawei's founder makes subtle dig at lofty pursuits in AI by the US
The United States and China are pursuing artificial intelligence in “different directions”, and the divergence is being reflected in the strategies that the governments and companies are adopting, according to the founder of one of…
What I saw reporting on the American lives cut short by killer heat
Donald Trump's decision to boycott Cop30, withdraw the US from the Paris agreement and illegally terminate a slew of investments in renewable energy will not change the reality of climate breakdown for Americans. In what has become an annual…
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