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Apr 22 2024
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Israeli Attack on Iran 'May Accelerate' Tehran's Nuclear Ambitions
A targeted strike on an air defense radar site that helps protect an Iranian nuclear facility “may accelerate” Tehran’s timeline for obtaining a nuclear weapon, Middle Eastern experts warn. Hours before Israel purportedly carried out a retaliatory drone attack Friday near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran that activated Iranian air defenses, Reuters reported that the Islamic
Newsmax (News)Apr 29 2024
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German captain says he spied for Russia over fear of nuclear war
A German army captain says that he became a spy for Russia over concerns that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war could escalate to involve nuclear weapons. The man accused of espionage, a 54-year-old army captain identified only as "Thomas H." due to Germany's strict privacy laws concerning criminal suspects, said that "it was wrong" of him to share German state secrets with Moscow, as the trial
NewsweekApr 22 2024
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Poland 'Ready' To Have Nuclear Weapons On Its Territory: President
Poland is ready to host nuclear arms if NATO decides to deploy the weapons in the face of Russia reinforcing its armaments in Belarus and Kaliningrad, President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published on Monday.
"If our allies decide to deploy nuclear arms on our territory as part of nuclear sharing, to reinforce NATO's eastern flank, we are ready to do so," Duda said in an
Barron'sMay 02 2024
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Biden Admin Awards Over $26 Million in Clean Energy Grants to US Projects
The funding consists of multiple grants that will go to nine states, 27 local governments, and one tribe. Clean energy projects across the nation are about to receive a $26.9 million boost from the Biden Administration as part of the latest round of grants from a renewable energy program. According to a May 1 press release from the Department of Energy, the funding consists of multiple grants
The Epoch TimesMay 02 2024
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Need for huge natural gas plant in question as solar energy rises across SC
South Carolina’s effort to build a large natural gas plant between Columbia and Charleston has been justified as a way to meet future energy needs. But testimony filed with the federal government last year shows that solar power and battery storage are cutting into the need for natural gas — and critics of the proposed natural gas plant say that’s further evidence against a facility that could
The StateApr 25 2024
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Russia Vetoes UN Resolution To Reaffirm Ban On Nuclear Weapons In Space
On Wednesday, Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution proposed by the United States and Japan reaffirming the obligation of countries that signed the Outer Space Treaty not to place nuclear weapons in orbit around the Earth. The resolution would ban member states from developing nuclear weapons specifically designed to be placed in orbit.
The Outer Space Treaty was signed in 1967
The Daily WireApr 25 2024
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The clean energy race could trigger the biggest mining deal in decades
Mining giant BHP has made a near-$40 billion bid to take over its UK rival Anglo American in what would be the largest mining deal on record. BHP said in a statement Thursday that it valued Anglo American shares at £25.08 ($31.40) apiece, or £31.1 billion ($38.9 billion) in total. If completed, the acquisition would increase BHP’s access to copper reserves, it added. The potential deal would
CNN (Online News)Apr 15 2024
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A look at California's major advancements in renewable energy usage
SACRAMENTO — California has quietly passed a major energy milestone this week signaling advancements in renewable energy usage across the state. For a period of time -- 15 minutes to 6 hours -- each day for the last month or so, the state's energy grid has been fueled 100% by clean renewables. "California has exceeded 100% of its demand on the grid by just wind, water and solar," Jacobson said
CBS News (Online)Apr 07 2024
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Ukraine detonates drone against reactor dome at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Ukrainian forces detonated a drone against the dome covering a shut-down nuclear reactor at the massive Russian-occupied power plant in southeast Ukraine on Sunday, according to Kremlin and international energy officials. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the unmanned device exploded against the dome above one of six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is the
New York Post (News)Apr 28 2024
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Thousands of weather-related outages reported in Bexar County, CPS Energy says
SAN ANTONIO – Sunday morning’s rain and thunderstorms have knocked out power for thousands of residents in Bexar County. More than 3,700 customers (3,733) are currently without electricity as of 9:13 a.m., CPS Energy reported. The majority of current outages include 2,431 customers located within the Harlandale-McCollum neighborhood. Nearly 600 customers (599) north of Leon Springs along
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