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Did Something Happen to Our Necks?

  • May 9, 2024
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It used to be that whenever someone on TV or in a movie fell off the roof or had a skiing mishap or got into any sort of auto accident, the odds were pretty good that they’d end up in a neck brace. You know what I mean: a circlet of beige foam, or else […]

EnviroSpark just got $50M, and it’s ready to hire Tesla Supercharger team talent

  • May 9, 2024
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Photo: IHG Hotels & Resorts Thanks to a new $50 million investment, Atlanta-based EV charging company EnviroSpark wants to hire as many of the Tesla Supercharger team as possible. The $50 million investment from mid-market infrastructure equity investment firm Basalt Infrastructure Partners will allow EnviroSpark to rapidly grow its owned and operated network across the […]

This new Texas power company’s electricity comes with a home battery

  • May 9, 2024
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Image: Base Power Base Power just became the only licensed electricity provider in Texas to offer customers an all-in-one monthly energy service, home battery, and installation, and solar isn’t required. Base Power operates in deregulated areas of Texas, and Base Beta is available now to customers near Austin who can choose their power provider. Customers […]

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How Poor Tracking of Bird Flu Leaves Dairy Workers at Risk

  • May 9, 2024
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Even as it has become increasingly clear that the bird flu outbreak on the nation’s dairy farms began months earlier — and is probably much more widespread — than previously thought, federal authorities have emphasized that the virus poses little risk to humans. Yet there is a group of people who are at high risk […]

Sunrun sets a record in California with the US’s largest virtual power plant

  • May 9, 2024
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Image: Sunrun Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN) has networked more than 16,200 customers’ solar + storage systems to support California’s electrical grid during the summer months. Sunrun’s CalReady virtual power plant will play a key role in supporting California’s grid, providing essential energy to communities when it’s most needed to help cut costs and prevent power outages. […]