Google employees upset over the company’s decision to remove heated bidets from its offices may get some relief, after all. Tushy, a New York-based bidet maker, has offered to step in after Bay-area Google employees, who are scheduled to return to the office beginning on April 4 — reportedly raised a stink over the company’s plans to remove heated bidet toilets from the office premises. The tech giant started removing the Toto-branded toilet seats because… Source link
Read More »China plans to build the first ‘clean’ commercial nuclear reactor
Are you intrigued by the possibility of using nuclear reactors to curb emissions, but worried about their water use and long-term safety? There might be an impending solution. LiveScience reports that China has outlined plans to build the first ‘clean’ commercial nuclear reactor using liquid thorium and molten salt. The first prototype reactor should be ready in August, with the first tests due in September. A full-scale commercial reactor should be ready by 2030. The technology should not… Source link
Read More »US clean energy production is ‘an economic imperative’: Georgia senator
New legislation that would grant tax credits to accelerate solar energy manufacturing in the U.S. aims to make America competitive with China, in an industry China dominates globally. Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff (D), the bill’s sponsor, said it could also create up to 60,000 new jobs in the next decade. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Ossoff framed the race to manufacture clean energy domestically as a ‘national security imperative’ and a ‘major’ job creation… Source link
Read More »Geo Group, Clean Energy Fuels shares soar
Online traders have found new targets during this week’s “meme stock” resurgence. Geo Group (GEO), a company that owns and manages private prisons, saw shares soar by as much as 73% intraday on Wednesday for the stock’s biggest one-day gain on record. Shares pared some advances after reaching as high as $11.00 apiece and closed 38% higher, or at $8.80 per share. Natural gas service provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE), likewise, rose as much as 46% on Wednesday before ending the day up… Source link
Read More »Foundry’s Mike Colyer on US-China Mining Rivalry and Why Clean Bitcoin ‘Makes No Sense’
Mike Colyer leads one of North America’s biggest crypto mining companies, Foundry. Owned by Digital Currency Group (CoinDesk’s parent company), the startup emerged in 2019 and has quickly come to exemplify a trend: the comeback of U.S. crypto mining after years of living in the shadows of China’s greater hash power. We caught up with Colyer for a preview of his thoughts on the China vs. U.S. rivalry in bitcoin mining, institutional adoption and the controversial concept of “clean… Source link
Read More »Google to power Virginia data centers with 24/7 clean energy from AES
Dive Brief: AES announced on Tuesday a 10-year agreement to be the sole supplier of energy to three Google data centers in Virginia, providing clean power around the clock through a 500-MW portfolio of resources. Through the partnership, AES will decarbonize Google’s load in Virginia. The partnership “lays a blueprint for other companies looking to decarbonize their own operations,” Michael Terrell, Google’s director of energy, said in a statement. AES assembled a… Source link
Read More »Google, 23 others urge round-the-clock clean energy for federal facilities – Yahoo Finance
TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks That Could Go Boom Arguably the most controversial on the Street, penny stocks are a hot-button issue. Usually, there isn’t a lot of middle-ground with respect to these tickers priced for less than $5 apiece. Dividing market watchers into two distinct groups, both sides present valid arguments laying out the pros and cons. Sure, there is reason enough to be skeptical. Often, a cheap stock is cheap for a reason, with the low share price potentially… Source link
Read More »Biden’s Grid Plans Can Clean Bitcoin
My brother posed a tough question on Zoom recently. How could I, as someone working in the cryptocurrency industry, justify bitcoin’s energy footprint in the age of climate change? Didn’t I used to write about global warming and the dangers it poses? (I did). A lot of people are having some version of this discussion at the moment. With BTC’s price rising and lots of green-minded VIPs, like Elon Musk, endorsing the idea, the long-running bitcoin energy debate is seeing new life. I… Source link
Read More »Why Costco may clean up long after the pandemic ends
Costco’s stock may be down 12% this year as investors fret about growth slowing down after months of consumers stocking up during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s unlikely the usually strong market performer will stay stuck in neutral for too long. That inevitability for Costco (COST) reflects several byproducts of the pandemic that play right into the hands of the warehouse giant’s very business model (and by extension, its bottom line), argues Wells Fargo analyst Edward Kelly. One is… Source link
Read More »Following Google’s footsteps, Des Moines pledges 24/7 clean electricity by 2035
Dive Brief: The Des Moines City Council on Monday approved a resolution outlining a series of carbon emission goals, including a 24/7 clean energy by 2035 pledge modeled after Google’s round-the-clock energy plan. Des Moines is already well on its way to 100% clean energy, according to the council resolution; 83% of the city’s energy came from clean sources in 2020. While Des Moines may benefit from factors that enable it to pursue ambitious energy targets,… Source link
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