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19 May 2021 Federal energy minister Angus Taylor has confirmed the federal government will spend $600 million on a new gas fired generator in the Hunter Valley, continuing a remarkable fossil fuel spending spree that flies in the face of advice of climate scientists and energy experts. The funding commitment for the 660MW peaking gas generator comes on the very same day that the International Energy Agency called for investment in new fossil fuel projects to stop immediately if the world has an...

The BVI Beacon Cabinet Briefs (March 31, April 7 and April 14, 2021) Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three … Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commission’s Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three meetings. March 31 meeting On March 31, the Cabi...

There are ways for the Department of Defense to fight the information war, Lin told Congress. The Pentagon, he said, “is well positioned to address the cyber-enabled information warfare threat for at least one important segment of the US populace—the US armed forces and their families.” You can read Lin’s statement here or watch video of the House Armed Services Committee’s Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems subcommittee hearing. As the coronavirus crisis shows, w...

US intelligence report paints a grim picture of a post-COVID-19 world By Austin Williams UK COVID-19 variant now ‘most common lineage’ in US, CDC says During the White House’s COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, April 7, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the agency’s most recent estimates indicate the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in the United States. LOS ANGELES - A recent intelligence forecast from the National Intelligence Council paints a grim picture of a w...

Loading The federal government abandoned its National Energy Guarantee policy in 2018, which was designed to co-ordinate the rise of renewable energy with dispatchable energy from batteries and gas peaking plants that can be deployed to immediately fill gaps when solar and wind power isn’t available. Since then NSW and Victoria have announced ambitious plans to reduce emissions and grow renewable energy, with some analysts warning not enough is being done to ensure growth in dispatchable powe...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. There has been significant recent growth in Australias energy storage sector and indications suggest that the pace of development is only going to increase. Recent examples have included the expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve, commencement of work on the 300MW/450MWh Victorian Big Battery, and announcement of a pipeline of nearly 3GW of new battery storage projects by other developers. ...

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. In Australia, scientists collect buckets of coral sperm, mixing one species with another in an attempt to create a new “super coral” that can withstand rising temperatures and acidifying seas. In Nevada, scientists nurse a tiny colony of one-inch long “Devil’s Hole pupfish” in an uncomfortably hot, Styrofoam-molded pool. And in Massachusetts, Harvard University scientists research injecting chemicals into the atmosphere to dim the sun’s light—and slow down the runaway pace of gl...

February 8, 2021 America is building a new weapon of mass destruction, a nuclear missile the length of a bowling lane. It will be able to travel some 6,000 miles, carrying a warhead more than 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It will be able to kill hundreds of thousands of people in a single shot. The US Air Force plans to order more than 600 of them. On September 8, the Air Force gave the defense company Northrop Grumman an initial contract of $13.3 billion to ...

Timeline IT IS 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT Civilization-ending nuclear war—whether started by design, blunder, or simple miscommunication—is a genuine possibility. Climate change that could devastate the planet is undeniably happening. And for a variety of reasons that include a corrupted and manipulated media environment, democratic governments and other institutions that should be working to address these threats have failed to rise to the challenge. Faced with a daunting threat landscape and...