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Congress Provided $7.5B For Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built So Far: Zero.

"Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change. Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger."

Source: Politico, 12/06/2023

"A Crypto Mine Comes To Town And A Coal Plant Gets New Life"

"A pollution-spewing power plant in western Indiana that was set to close this year is getting a reprieve after being purchased by a coal company and landing a new energy-guzzling neighbor hoping to cash in on the international cryptocurrency boom."

Source: Indianapolis Star, 12/06/2023

"Air-Conditioning Use Will Surge in a Warming World, U.N. Warns"

"Sixty nations committed on Tuesday to improve the efficiency of new air-conditioners by 50 percent and reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to those cooling machines by almost 70 percent, the latest in a flurry of global promises that aim to tackle climate change."

Source: NYTimes, 12/06/2023
April 3, 2024 to April 12, 2024

Science Talk ’24

The Association of Science Communicators' 2024 annual conference takes place in person April 11-12, 2024 in Portland, OR and virtually everywhere April 3-12. The theme is "Opening Doors."

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January 16, 2024

DEADLINE: George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop

Mid-career journalists who want to write a novel or fictional prose are invited to apply for this workshop, Jul 10-17, 2024, at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications in Evanston, Ill. Fully funded by "Game of Thrones" author Martin, pictured left. Deadline: Jan 16.

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