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Biden flirts with the fantasy of small nuclear reactors as the cure for climate change if the nuclear revolution doesn’t happen in the next four years, it’s probably not going to happen The Green Fantasy and Messy Reality of Nuclear Power. TNR, 23 Dec 20, Biden is flirting with the idea of rejuvenating the industry to help decarbonize the economy—and there are skeptics in spades.   Joe Biden will have to do more about climate change than any president before him. He has no choice. Al...

Microsoft, McAfee form task force to tackle ransomware Updated: Updated: December 23, 2020 13:09 IST The task force will assess technical solutions at varying levels of ransomware chain to provide protections during a ransomware attack. Share Article Microsoft, McAfee form task force to tackle ransomware.   | Photo Credit: Reuters The task force will assess technical solutions at varying levels of ransomware chain to provide protections during a ransomware attack. (Subscribe to our Todays Cach...

The Green Fantasy and Messy Reality of Nuclear Power Biden is flirting with the idea of rejuvenating the industry to help decarbonize the economy—and there are skeptics in spades. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images A woman walks past the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island. Joe Biden will have to do more about climate change than any president before him. He has no choice. Already, close U.S. allies are openly expressing their relief about the end of the ecologically disastrous Trump e...

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December 22, 2020 The Covid stimulus bill, passed last night, had some surprising provisions for climate action, that may set the stage for what a Biden administration can do. Significantly, these measures passed with support from Republican members, who have been looking for a way to pivot on climate. This might have opened the door. I get it that we need more Covid relief, and the measly 600 bucks is inadequate, but we’re in an emergency here. UPDATE: Lots of confusion out there. What we pa...

In October 2008, a month before the historical election that would make him the first Black president of the United States, Barack Obama grew worried about the messianic expectations his campaign had invited. For voters electrified by his rallies and political homilies of hope and change, Obama had emerged as MLK 2.0, a savior to deliver the country from the bondage of George W. Bush’s War on Terrorism abroad, from violations of civil rights in the name of national security at home, from the ...

It’s our annual December donation drive. Please give from the heart (and wallet!) by clicking here. Thanks. President-elect Biden’s pathbreaking pick for Transportation Secretary says he’ll reverse decades of discriminatory planning by expanding public transit and, most important, dismantling urban freeways that were built to destroy Black communities and led to decades of health and wealth inequity. US DOT nominee Pete Buttigieg said the Biden administration has an opportunity to change ...

Yves here. Get a cup of coffee. This is an in-depth but accessible discussion of how the Big Tech monopolists abused their powers to secure and perfect their advantaged positions. The good news is that the government sleeping giant has awoken to the threat they pose to its authority, and it pulling out antitrust weapons with the aim of cutting the monopolists down to size. Consider a conversation Alastair Mactaggart had among friends at a social outing. The San Francisco real estate developer ...

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The legislation calls for cutting the use of powerful planet-warming chemicals common in air-conditioners and refrigerators. The legislation requires the nation’s chemical manufacturers to phase out the use of coolants called hydrofluorocarbons, powerful planet-warming chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigeratorsCredit...Core Imagery/Alamy Published Dec. 21, 2020Updated Dec. 23, 2020 WASHINGTON — In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spen...