Alternative Energy
Chart: The US clean energy backlog is getting bigger… | Canary Media
A mountain of solar, storage, and wind projects are waiting for permission to plug in. The interconnection queue is now double the size of the entire U.S. grid.
Media
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” Was Larry David’s Book of Manners - The New York Times
He’s a wild, monomaniacal jerk. He’s also our greatest interpreter of American manners since Emily Post.
Health/Biotech
Peter Attia’s Quest to Live Long and Prosper | The New Yorker
The average American celebrates just one healthy birthday after the age of sixty-five. Peter Attia argues that it doesn’t have to be this way.
Transportation
How Amazon Became the Largest Private EV Charging Operator in the US - Bloomberg
To install 17,000 delivery van chargers at 120 warehouses, the company had to be flexible, patient and spend a lot of money.
Science
They Experimented on Themselves in Secret. What They Discovered Helped Win a War | WIRED
The untold, top-secret story of the British researchers who found the key to keeping humans alive underwater—and helped make D-Day a success.
Environment
‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought | Environment | The Guardian
In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town – and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away
10 Surprising Facts About Earth Day | TIME
For Earth Day on April 22, interesting facts including who invented it, why it's on that date, and how it turned into a global movement.
Technology
How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I. - The New York Times
OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.
Culture
Scams are on the rise — and so are the influencers who bait them : NPR
Livestreamers who bait scammers find creative ways to waste their time. This makes for entertaining viewing. But as scams spike, one streamer, Kitboga, wants to protect as many victims as possible.
Social Responsibility
Boeing whistleblower hearings in the Senate reveal the company’s problems were as bad as you thought - Vox
Experts and whistleblowers testified before Congress today. The upshot? "It was all about money."
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