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South Australia Hasn’t Lost One Hour Of Electricity In 5 Years Thanks To Renewables & Batteries

Here’s an interesting coincidence. This morning, I was reading the latest email from Bloomberg Green about how Europe is struggling with high energy prices...

Sports

NHL goalie tandem rankings: Why the Islanders reign supreme

7:00 AM ET Ranking the NHL’s goaltending tandems used to be a predictable process: Pencil in the Boston Bruins, Vegas Golden Knights, Dallas Stars...

Business

Three more energy firms cease trading amid rising gas prices

Energy firm Igloo, along with two others, have confirmed they are ceasing to trade as the record surge in wholesale energy costs continue to...

Sports

Don’t look now, but there’s a new No. 1 in the Bottom 10

7:30 AM ET [Editor’s note: A trio of Power 5 programs join our list of Bottom 10 regulars, all setting up this week’s colossal...

Politics

Keir Starmer bats away hecklers as he gets personal during Labour Party conference speech

Sir Keir Starmer batted away hecklers during a mammoth speech in which he used his personal experiences to show off his human side as...

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Katie Price pleads guilty to drink-driving over crash near home after telling police ‘I took drugs’

Katie Price has pleaded guilty to drink-driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance after a crash near her home in Sussex. The former...

World

La Palma residents told to stay indoors amid toxic gas fears as 1,000C lava reaches ocean

People on the Spanish island of La Palma have been urged to stay indoors due to toxic gas fears after lava from an erupting...

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Quick Charge Podcast: September 28, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

Here’s why Brits are panic buying gasoline

BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM – 2021/09/25: People filling their cars up at BP petrol station during the fuel crisis in Bury St...

Science

Swiss Researchers Develop Wooden Flooring That Generates Electricity When You Walk on It

Wood is a bad conductor of electricity. But scientists in Switzerland have found a way to generate electricity using wood and it is said...

Images show Sarah Everard with her killer moments before he abducted her, court hears

A police officer used COVID lockdown regulations to falsely arrest Sarah Everard before he kidnapped, raped and strangled her and then burned her body,...

Science

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Data Suggests Increased Wind Speed in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has given new insights into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Researchers have noticed that the speed of the winds in the...

Sports

Postseason: Who is in, who can clinch next and must-watch games

12:30 PM ET October is right around the corner. Wondering which teams will be playing in the 2021 MLB playoffs? Well, we’re about to...

Treat all missing cases equally, urges father of woman killed on road trip

The family of a missing woman found dead in a US national park have urged the media and public to give the same attention...

World

Five times the speed of sound: North Korea claims successful test of hypersonic nuclear-capable missile

North Korea has claimed it has developed a new hypersonic missile following a test flight on Tuesday. If true it would represent a significant...

Environment

U.S. DOE Signs Up 125+ Local Governments to Fast-Track Solar Permits

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has achieved its summer goal of signing up at least 125 communities...

Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says U.S. government should avoid regulating crypto

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said the U.S. government should steer clear of trying to regulate the crypto market. “It is not possible...

Court set to rule on ending Britney Spears’ father’s control of her life

A judge is expected to decide today whether Jamie Spears should be removed from his controversial role running his superstar daughter Britney’s life. The...

Business

Amazon announces Astro home robot that will guard the house and help with caregiving

Amazon has created a home robot designed to guard the house as well as help with caregiving. Named Astro, the device works with Amazon’s...

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Sun Joe’s $101 cordless blower/vacuum/mulcher makes leaf cleanup easy, more in New Green Deals

Now that we’re well into fall, it’s time to prepare to pick up leaves as they begin to clutter our yards. Well, Sun Joe...