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Gen Z Is the Canary in AI's Coal Mine
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome back to The Forecast from Bloomberg Weekend, where we help you think about the future — from next week to next decade. We're back at it after a weekend off, and this Sunday we're looking at:…
Road laying with coal waste
Researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for a high-strength composite material made from coal-mining waste and fly ash, which could be used to build roads capable of withstanding heavy vehicle traffic.
Letter: Environmentalists and rural farmers aren't enemies regarding coal
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Indonesia takes on Malaysia in battle over palm oil pricing
Indonesia produces and exports more palm oil than any other country, but when it comes to setting the price, it still plays second fiddle to Malaysia. President Prabowo Subianto wants to change that. On August 14, he announced a new exchange for…
Is this why close encounters with intelligent aliens have so far eluded us? | Letters
When thinking about why we have not encountered intelligent aliens yet, as Adam Kirsch does (The long read, 11 August), it seems to me that one factor gets neglected: fossil fuels. Alien life could develop intelligence on myriad planets, but to…
How building docks helped Hull punch at a global weight
When the Arctic Corsair, an iconic deep-sea trawler, was carefully manoeuvred up the River Hull to a new home this month, the event carried echoes of earlier times. The Corsair - a museum ship dubbed 'Hull's Cutty Sark' by the team behind it - was…
Nuclear power is China's key for transitioning to a fully renewable grid design
Between late 2016 and August 2026, China connected 27 new nuclear reactors to its grid. In the same period, the United States connected two. As Jacopo Buongiorno—professor of nuclear science and engineering and director of the Center for…
How building docks helped Hull punch at a global weight
Gill Sennett, in Hull and Paul Johnson, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire When the Arctic Corsair, an iconic deep-sea trawler, was carefully manoeuvred up the River Hull to a new home this month, the event carried echoes of earlier times. The Corsair…
'More drilling won't lower our bills': Scotland's top energy expert on the North Sea
The timing was perfect. Dr Ewan Gibbs from Glasgow University is one of Scotland's leading experts on energy. We met on the day the public consultation over new North Sea drilling closed. Andy Burnham faces a big decision. Whatever call he makes…
London's low emission zone is working - so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
Ten years ago, Alastair Harper was an advocate for young people's health sitting in a stuffy meeting room in London planning an air pollution campaign. “My phone started buzzing,” he said. “I took the call, and then told the…
We're Bleeding $730 a Month on a Rental Property. The Worst Part Is We Just Signed Another Lease and Now Selling May Not Be an Option
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Owning a rental property is supposed to bring in money. For Oz and his wife, their Tampa, Florida, townhome is doing the opposite. After all the…
The tunnels built to protect Rochester workers in World War Two
As many as 11,000 workers in Rochester found themselves seeking refuge in a network of tunnels built during World War Two. This network, which remains under the town to this day, was built by the Short Brothers in 1939 and 1940. The aviation…
Why Pennsylvanians care so dang much about regional names, borders
This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. Ask Pennsylvanians to name where in the…
What's really happening on the USS Abraham Lincoln?
What are the basic facts of the case? The Lincoln has been deployed for an extended period, well beyond the planned time at sea. But long naval deployments are nothing new. The Lincoln has been operating at a very high tempo, which places a great…
Secretive, century-old explosives facility approved for expansion
The Bajool Explosives Reserve, one of four state government-owned facilities of its kind in Queensland, will increase operations. Established in 1913, the reserve safely stores and makes explosives, mostly for the mining industry. Initial work on…
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