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Energy: US scientists announce historic nuclear fusion breakthrough

The US Department of Energy announced Tuesday that its researchers have achieved a "major scientific breakthrough" regarding nuclear fusion, a technology seen as a possible revolutionary alternative power source.

France 24

US nuclear official fired after being accused of stealing luggage from airport

Republicans slam Biden administration’s ‘wokeness’ in hiring Brinton

The Independent UK

US to announce ‘major’ nuclear fusion breakthrough in pursuit of near-limitless energy

Advance may potentially help develop a climate-friendly and renewable energy source

The Independent UK

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EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough

The Department of Energy planned an announcement Tuesday on a “major scientific breakthrough” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of several sites worldwide where researchers have been trying to develop the possibilities of harnessing energy from nuclear fusion

The Independent UK

US nuclear official accused of stealing another suitcase from airport

Sam Brinton, 35, was placed on leave from the Department of Energy after being accused of a first luggage theft from a Minneapolis airport in September

The Independent UK

US nuclear official charged with stealing suitcase from airport

Criminal complaint states official became ‘nervous people would think they stole the bag and did not know what to do’

The Independent UK

How to fix drafty windows before winter

If your energy bills are higher than usual, drafts might be partially to blame . . .

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Why Olaplex Shares Dipped Around 57%; Here Are 75 Biggest Movers From Yesterday

Gainers Amprius Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AMPX) jumped 77.3% to settle at $11.01 on Wednesday after the company announced it was awarded a $50 million cost-sharing grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.

Benzinga

‘Put up or shut up’: can Big Oil prove the case for carbon capture?

Lavish US tax breaks are transforming the case for technology that traps and stores CO₂. Critics say it is still a green boondoggle

Financial Times

More than 160 scientists poached from US nuclear lab to develop Chinese missiles

A study carried out by Strider Technologies found that between 1987 and 2021, 162 Chinese scientists who worked at the top secret Los Alamos National Laboratory have defected to their homeland

Daily Mirror

Biden is releasing 15 million barrels from the strategic oil reserve to tame prices

The Department of Energy has another 400 million barrels in its strategic reserves, which the White House said it can pull from in the future if necessary.

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Using quantum data to create an unhackable Internet: ‘We’re getting close,’ University of Chicago expert leading project says

“No one can hack it because they can’t read it,” David Awschalom says. “Because the act of looking at it changes it. Destroys it.”

Chicago Sun-Times

New York Wind Project Drops Federal Funding To Avoid Federal Permitting Headaches

The Port of Albany will forgo more than $29 million in federal funding for the delayed $300 million project.

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Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?

Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of Americans in recent years for days at a…

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III warns of strange bedfellows in permitting reform fight, but finds his own

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III’s controversial bill that would make it easier to build new power plants, dams, pipelines, transmission lines, wind turbines and solar farms could get a vote in the Senate as early as Tuesday afternoon.

Texas Observer

An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy

The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.

Salon

Trump once called for nuclear moon tests

“Space Policy Directive-6” set the goal of testing nuclear energy on the moon by 2027

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Operators of Diablo Canyon apply for $6 billion federal aid program for nuclear plants

Fresh from getting an extension to keep the last nuclear power plant in California open, Pacific Gas & Electric now looks to receive a chunk of a $6 billion federal program aimed at helping the nation's nuclear fleet remain online.

The Conversation

The most cost-effective energy efficiency investments you can make – and how the new Inflation Reduction Act could help

Energy efficiency can save homeowners and renters hundreds of dollars a year, and the new Inflation Reduction Act includes a wealth of home improvement rebates and tax incentives to help Americans secure those saving.

Reason

Do We Need to Rapidly Convert to Renewables To Save the Planet? A Soho Forum Debate

Texas A&M University's Andrew Dessler vs. Steven Koonin, former undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy

The Independent UK

Deal reached to address 2 leaking nuke waste tanks

A deal to address two nuclear waste storage tanks that are leaking radioactive materials into the soil in Washington state has been reached between Washington state and the U.S. Department of Energy

Bangkok Post

The clean energy race is on but it needs investment

The United States has entered the clean-energy race in a big way with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. Not only will the law subsidise US renewable-energy producers and consumers to the tune of US$369 billion (13 trillion baht) over 10 years; it also authorises the Department of Energy…

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Does turning the air conditioning off when you're not home actually save energy? Three engineers run the numbers

Hot summer days can mean high electricity bills. People want to stay comfortable without wasting energy and money. Maybe your household has fought over the best strategy for cooling your space. Which is more efficient: running the air conditioning all summer long without break, or turning it off during the…

Salon

After the climate bill: Three big steps

Biden's big bill is a breakthrough on energy — but there's a long way to go. These three steps should come next

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