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Energy Department briefs senators on COVID-19 origins

WASHINGTON — Department of Energy and intelligence community officials briefed members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on classified information related to COVID-19’s origins Thursday but offered no definitive revelations, according to lawmakers.

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Energy department briefs senators on COVID-19 origins - Roll Call

The briefing follows the news that DOE now concludes with “low confidence” that the virus more likely originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.

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Editorial: How an ideologically blinded media failed to take the COVID lab leak theory seriously

Citing a classified intelligence report provided to members of Congress, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that the Energy Department has now concluded with “low confidence” that the COVID-19 pandemic most likely began after an unintentional laboratory leak in China.

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How did the Covid pandemic begin? We need to investigate all credible hypotheses

The news has reignited the overheated public debate over the two prevailing hypotheses for the origin of Covid-19, but the case remains far from closed

The Guardian - US

Reports on COVID origin reignite conspiracy theories about virus

FBI director, US Department of Energy say virus originated in a lab, but other US officials say there’s no consensus.

Al Jazeera

COVID-19 conjecture soars after latest report on origins

Online speculation about the origins of COVID-19 are soaring following a new report from the Energy Department that concluded the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab

The Independent UK

Joe Battenfeld: Origins of COVID the latest 'conspiracy theory' proved right

A report that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a lab in China is the latest former right wing “conspiracy theory” that’s gaining traction and undermining trust in government.

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FBI chief confirms Covid-19 originated from lab incident in Wuhan

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday (local time) confirmed that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, China. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hasan Minhaj on Covid lab leak report: ‘How can you conclude with low confidence?’

Late-night hosts discuss the energy department’s Covid lab leak report and new evidence that Fox News anchors knowingly lied

The Guardian - US

U.S. Energy Department Endorses Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19's Origins

The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.

Reason

'Accidental exposure' to Covid-19 from Wuhan lab likely source of the global pandemic, US report says

Officials had previously dismissed a leak from the virus lab in the Chinese city as the origin of coronavirus

Nottingham Post

COVID-19 ‘likely’ came from lab leak – US intelligence

US authorities say the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic most likely leaked out of a Chinese research laboratory.

The New Daily

Covid most likely DID leak from Wuhan virus lab causing pandemic, US report says

A US government agency has concluded that Covid-19 was likely leaked from a virus lab in Wuhan after the FBI previously came out in support of the once-widely dismissed theory

Daily Mirror

US energy department now believes Covid may have been result of a lab leak, report claims

US government agencies remain divided on the controversial ‘lab leak’ theory, with two in favour and five against

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Energy Department believes lab leak was most likely the source of COVID, report says

A laboratory leak was the most likely origin of the COVID-19 virus, according to findings by the U.S. Energy Department, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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What is carbon capture and storage? Where is it happening in the US?

Carbon capture is getting increasing attention as a part of the nation’s long-term climate goals. New Energy Department data identifies 58 active projects across the US

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US to sell 26 million more barrels from strategic oil reserve

The Biden administration plans to sell more crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, fulfilling budget directives mandated years ago that it had sought to stop as oil prices have stabilized.

The Independent UK

Battery recycling firm wins $2B loan from Energy Department

A Nevada company that recycles batteries for electric vehicles has won a $2 billion green energy loan from the Biden administration

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Attacks on US power grids rose to all-time high in 2022

Attacks on U.S. power grids rose to an all-time high last year, further straining the sprawling and aging network.

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At 'fun' House Science, Lucas sees CHIPS aid as potential model for AI, quantum computing - Roll Call

Rep. Lucas, the House Science chair, says success with funding for semiconductors could mean big investments for AI, quantum computing.

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With EV batteries in demand, some in GOP say 'no' to China - Roll Call

As Americans snap up electric cars, some Republicans take a tough-on-China stance even for projects that would create jobs for Americans.

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House GOP aims to tie oil reserve sales to public land drilling

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday may begin consideration of a bill that would alter the president’s authority to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. President Joe Biden has said he would veto it.

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House GOP aims to tie oil reserve sales to public land drilling - Roll Call

The House is expected to consider legislation that would limit sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

The Independent UK

Biden’s next climate hurdle: enticing Americans to buy green

President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change

The Independent UK

Lithium miner cited for violating endangered flower habitat

Five days after the U.S. Energy Department announced a $700 million conditional loan to an Australian company for a lithium mine in Nevada, federal land managers cited the developer for trespassing within the habitat of an endangered wildflower

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