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Jun 30 2022
Analysis
California passes polarizing energy bill that could help rescue gas plants
California lawmakers passed a sweeping, polarizing energy bill last night, making it easier for state officials to buy electricity from beachfront gas plants and diesel generators, and to approve solar and wind farms over the objections of local governments.
That’s a mouthful, so let’s back up a minute.
The Golden State has an energy crisis — not like the sudden, acute crisis two
Los Angeles TimesJun 29 2022
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Tesla is killing off coal and gas plants with its giant battery projects
In 2019, Tesla introduced the Megapack, a battery the size of a shipping container designed to kill coal- and gas-fired “peaker” power plants.
Peaker plants sit idle for most of the day, but fire up to provide extra energy whenever demand for electricity spikes and the power grid can’t keep up. Tesla pitched Megapack batteries as a more climate-friendly alternative to peaker plants
QuartzJan 18 2023
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
Shares of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. MTD, inched 0.55% higher to $1,539.65 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, falling 1.56% to 3,928.86 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, falling 1.81% to 33,296.96. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. closed $32.32 short of its 52-week high ($1,571.97), which the
MarketWatchAug 25 2022
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California to ban sales of all new gas-powered cars beginning in 2035
California regulators are expected to ban the sale of all new gasoline-powered vehicles beginning in 2035, a major step for the largest auto market in the United States and one that the Democratic government hopes can accelerate the transition toward electric vehicle adoption.
The rule is expected to take effect Thursday following a vote by the California Air Resources Board, according
Washington ExaminerAug 24 2022
Analysis
WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity
True to its name, the Wall Street Journal never fails to lay bare its corporate sympathies. In a recent feature headlined “The Place With the Most Lithium is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution” (8/10/22), the Journal warps anti-neoliberal and Indigenous resistance to ecological destruction and resource plundering into pesky obstacles to green capitalist innovation.
The story is one of
FAIRFeb 22 2023
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States And Localities, Flush With COVID Cash, Are Showering Corporate America With Handouts
State and local governments issued at least eight separate $1 billion subsidy packages to major corporations in 2022, thanks in part to federal COVID-19 spending, according to analysis by the nonprofit think tank Good Jobs First, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
State governments — which have amassed a record-breaking $136.8 billion in cash reserves thanks in part to COVID-19
The Daily CallerJan 12 2023
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors
Shares of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. MTD, slid 1.13% to $1,536.21 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, rising 0.34% to 3,983.17 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, rising 0.64% to 34,189.97. The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. closed $35.76
MarketWatchJan 11 2023
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Domestic Terrorists Could Take Out U.S. Power Grid—and Attacks Have Started
Most people ignore the electrical grid, until it stops working. When that happens, the disruption can be total, but most often is a matter of inconvenience—the lights go out, the internet goes down, there is no place to recharge a cell phone.
But what if power did not return for days, weeks or months? And what if such a lengthy blackout engulfed not just a neighborhood or a county but a
NewsweekFeb 09 2023
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A Second New Jersey Council Member Fatally Shot This Month
A second city council member in New Jersey was fatally shot outside of his car in a parking lot, officials said, a week after a councilwoman was shot and killed inside her car.
The 51-year-old councilman, Russell Heller, who represented the borough of Milford in central New Jersey, was found dead in the parking lot outside his workplace on Wednesday morning, local police and prosecutors
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 09 2023
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Mettler-Toledo International Inc. stock rises Monday, outperforms market
Shares of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. MTD, inched 0.47% higher to $1,456.41 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, falling 0.08% to 3,892.09 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, falling 0.34% to 33,517.65. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. closed $127.82
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