• Bill would ban utilities from using customers’ money for politics

    A local state lawmaker says it’s time Ohio’s residents stop having to pay for their utility companies to spend money on political issues.

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    California reject bill to crackdown on how utilities spend customers' money

    By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal aimed at cracking down on how some of the nation’s largest utilities spend customers’ money. California’s investor-owned utilities can’t use money from customers to pay for things like advertising their brand or lobbying for legislation. Instead, they’re supposed to

  • Dutch police to stop using appearance, origin as reason to stop and check people

    Dutch police officers are no longer allowed to use appearance or country of origin as a reason to stop and check someone. The police have changed its guidelines to that effect in order to eliminate discrimination by employees, the police told NU.nl.

  • Eight Advanced Google Docs Features You Should Be Using

    Beneath their surfaces, word processors like Google Docs have a treasure trove of hidden features that make it easier to draft large documents and collaborate on them with coworkers. I have covered a few Google Docs tips before, but now I have a few more to share.

  • BP money aims to bolster workforce training

    Tallahassee - Triumph Gulf Coast earlier this month surpassed the milestone of distributing more than $550 million in grant awards stemming from the BP oil spill settlement, with much of the funding going toward schools in an effort to boost the North Florida region’s local workforce.

  • Why we need to stop using ‘pro-Palestine’ and ‘pro-Israel’

    The safety and security of Palestinians and Jews are interdependent, so we should use language carefullyIn reporting on the encampments springing up on college campuses across the US, the media seem to have convened a terminology confab and agreed on two descriptions: “pro-Palestinian” and “anti-Israel”. These labels oversimplify Americans’ opinions on Israel’s onslaught against Gaza, which marked its 200th day on Tuesday with no end in sight. But the error is worse than semantic.“Universities...

  • Hanwha Ocean Moves to Advance Ammonia Fuel in Shipping

    One of the world’s leading shipbuilders, Hanwha Ocean of South Korea, is joining forces with New York-based Amogy to fast-track the implementation of Amogy’s zero-emission ammonia-to-power technology for ammonia-fueled vessels.

  • How I use the AutoEq app to get the perfect custom sound

    Choose from a database with over 700 headphones' frequency responses to get ideal sound for your favorite headphones.

  • Woodside revenue dives as fossil fuel prices dip

    Sluggish production and falling fossil fuel prices have slashed revenues at Australia’s largest oil and gas producer Woodside by almost a third. The Perth-based company’s revenue for the first quarter fell 31 per cent compared to the previous year to $US2.97 billion ($A4.66 million), it announced on Friday. Over the same period, production dropped by […]

  • Clock ticking on using rescue plan money in Youngstown

    It has been just over three years since the Biden Administration released billions of dollars to states and local governments to spend on various projects through the American Rescue Plan.

  • Venezuelan Opposition Politician Warns of Crypto Use for Money Laundering

    Venezuela is reportedly expected to increase its use of cryptocurrency when the United States reimposes oil sanctions on the country beginning June 1. A Venezuelan opposition politician, Leopoldo Lopez, and a national security leader at New York-based blockchain data firm Chainalysis, Kristofer Doucette, released a report Monday (April 29) saying that democratic governments should set up structures to […]

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    Green energy plan includes fossil fuels, sparks controversy

    The Lansing Board of Water and Light continues to push for more clean energy. Officials say it will help attract high tech businesses like battery and micro-chip manufacturing.