Texas lawmakers passed a law earlier this year requiring power plants to winterize — but what does that really mean?
And what about winterizing other things that are needed to make sure the lights don’t go out in a storm again?
39 Ways to Save the Planet - Hydrogen Revolution
It could be the clean fuel of the near future- for homes and for heavy machinery. Lord Bamford, head of JCB, is betting that it will power the next generation of emission-free tractors, diggers and loaders. Tom Heap meets the JCB team and discusses the pros and cons of hydrogen with climate scientist, Tamsin Edwards of King's College, London.
Producer: Alasdair Cross
Researcher: Sarah Goodman
Produced in association with the Royal Geographical Society. Special thanks for this episode to Mickella Dawkins at Loughborough University and from the University of Edinburgh, Dr Katriona Edlmann, Dr Romain Viguier and Dr Ali Hassanpouryouzband.
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - What Have We Voted Ourselves?
Did Paul Gosar deserve to be censured for tweeting out an anime video that appeared to threaten his colleagues? Does Lauren Boebert have a point about Eric Swalwell “sleeping with the enemy?” Did Ilhan Omar go too far with her semi-literate attack on Boebert? Or have we just elected ourselves a nightmarish reality show with no redeeming value? Also, an update on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Source
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Headlines From The Times - Social media’s Latino misinformation problem
Last month, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen revealed she had released thousands of documents that showed how the company knew yet did little to curb harmful content for its billions of users. Those documents also showed that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, knew disinformation on its platforms was particularly corrosive to Latino communities — yet the company did little to stop it. Today, we talk about the damage and what activists are doing to try to stop it.
More reading:
What Facebook knew about its Latino-aimed disinformation problem
Misinformation online is bad in English. But it’s far worse in Spanish
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 11/18
Dramatic testimony and tense deliberations at two closely watched trials. Controversial Oklahoma execution. Apple to allow do it yourself repairs. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 11.18.21
Alabama
- GOP senators including both of Alabama's file a resolution against Biden's vaccine mandate
- The Alabama Baptist Convention elects a Trussville pastor as new president
- State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey wants a delay on implementing part of the Literacy Act
- Partial Lunar eclipse to occur in early morning hours of Friday
- DeKalb county "Bicycle Man" donates 30 more refurbished bikes for kids in need
National
- OSHA to stop their vaccine emergency orders implementation pending litigation
- Israeli report points finger at Pfizer vaccine for breakthrough Covid cases
- Wyoming State Republican Party votes to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a Republican
- Old Dominion University in VA places professor on leave after comments on pedophilia
- Texas Senator Ted Cruz asks DHS secretary about kids in Biden's cages at the border
The Intelligence from The Economist - Georgia undermined: protests and a hunger strike
Mikheil Saakashvili, a former president, is seven weeks into a hunger strike and protests supporting him are proliferating. We ask where the country is headed. China’s state-sponsored industrial espionage is growing more overt and more organised—and little can be done to stop it. And how to figure out the past tense of verbs like “green-light” and “gaslight”.
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First Things Podcast - Mollie Hemingway Talks Rigged Elections
On this episode, Mollie Hemingway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her new book, "Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections."
Bay Curious - More Whales Are Washing Up Dead on Bay Area Beaches. Why?
Kindergartner Caleb Whan is fascinated by whales. He wants to know all about what they eat and where they live. We've got answers for him and for another Bay Curious question asker, Ellea, who wonders why more whales have been washing up dead on Bay Area beaches in recent years.
Additional Reading:
- More Whales Are Washing Up Dead on Bay Area Beaches. Why?
- The Biggest Whales Can Eat the Equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs in One Day
- Sign up for Bay Curious Trivia December 8, 2021!
Reported by Amy Mayer. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Lina Blanco, Christopher Cox, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett.
Omnibus - The Smiley Face Killer(s) (Entry 1177.JB2414)
In which investigators differ on whether binge-drinking or a homicidal conspiracy is killing American college students, and John plays Frogger to get to the East River. Certificate #23582.