Energy
Macron says France will build new nuclear energy reactors
France will build new nuclear reactors to help the country lessen its dependence on foreign countries for its energy supplies, meet global warming targets and keep prices under control, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
Weatherwatch: when the wind drops – keeping renewable energy supplies steady
When the weather is calm, wind turbines stop turning. That’s obvious, but as the UK increasingly relies on wind power generation, so an energy crunch looms if the wind doesn’t blow.
Environment
U.S. airlines and Amazon join push to reduce aircraft emissions
Major U.S. airlines and Amazon.com’s aviation unit are joining an effort to speed development and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to decrease emissions in air transport.
Volvo CEO says fossil fuel car end date pledges a ‘clear signal’ to market
The chief executive of Volvo said that government’s decision to end production of fossil fuel-driven cars and vans by 2040 was crucial in sending “a clear message” to the market.
Health
Paul Marik, MD, one of the most highly published critical care physicians in the world and the Director of the ICU at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, was recently told by Sentara Healthcare that he could no longer administer a range of highly effective COVID-19 treatments to critically ill patients—the same treatments he has successfully used to reduce COVID deaths in the ICU by as much as 50%. The result of the prohibition has been a sharp increase in patient mortality.
Family health care coverage at work tops $22,000 a year
Getting family health insurance on the job now costs workers and their employers more than $22,000 a year, on average. And companies have not been able to do much to make coverage more affordable, even though the coronavirus pandemic has reinforced the importance of health benefits.
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