'The addition of the two new units makes Plant Vogtle the country’s largest generator of carbon-free electricity, Georgia Power says.'

ajc.com/news/breaking-…

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Perhaps the NYPD should think about why a bicycle lock manufacturer would name their heftiest lock after their city.

Given Tesla's troubles with EV sales, it would make so much sense to bolster its charging business But that's not what they're doing.

electrek.co/2024/04/29/tes…

My guess is every G7 country except Japan is going to exit coal well before the 2035 deadline.

reuters.com/business/energ…

It's time for #SciFri 📻

We kick off with Umair Irfan, who joins guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross to discuss why Flint's water crisis isn't over and other top science news from this week.

sciencefriday.com/segments/flint…

Always interesting to see where and when riding a bicycle is faster than driving.

I had 40 messages in my inbox when I started checking my mail and now I have 60.

The UK is on the verge of closing its last coal-fired power plant:
theguardian.com/business/2024/…

My dad’s side is from Iraq, where Jews lived for 2,000 years and were deeply integrated into Arab society. Jews spoke Arabic and made up 1/3 of Baghdad’s population. We were everywhere — in parliament, the judicial system, the music scene. Here’s what my family looked like. 2/18

Didn't expect to start my week listening to a slow jam about heat pumps but here we are

youtu.be/kxvCSvjXlRw?si…

The Columbia University journalism school is having its alumni get-together this weekend and is studiously avoiding saying why there are more security hurdles in place.

Always fun to jump on a government press call and see how many bylines I recognize.

Today, @TaylorSwift13 released #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment , her 8th album in the 4 years. We haven’t dropped any albums (yet) but we do release new episodes of our podcast, The Watchdog Report, each week.

Listen now: gao.gov/podcast?utm_so… #TTPD #TaylorSwift

Saw one of the most popular EVs in the world for the first time in Brazil. Here, they cost about $20k new and BYD sells two Dolphins every five minutes.

But because of tariffs, you can't get them in the US. dylan matthews explains why that's silly.

vox.com/climate/2024/3…

Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have all declared national emergencies. nyti.ms/3W5tRe6

This is a really funny way to structure a ban, just ratcheting up the age limit so it's always out of reach. Real Looney Tunes-ass health policy.

Also, imagine being in your 80s and still being too young for something.

washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

“As the world’s oceans continue to warm, coral bleaching is becoming more frequent and severe,” says said Derek Manzello, coordinator for NOAA's Coral Reef Watch.