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Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action
Funds will be targeted at disadvantaged areas to create 200,000 jobs, after last week’s oil and gas lease restrictions in Alaska
Joe Biden marked Monday’s Earth Day by announcing a $7bn investment in solar energy projects nationwide, focusing on disadvantaged communities, and unveiling a week-long series of what the White House say will be “historic climate actions”.
The president was speaking at Prince William Forest Park, in Triangle, Virginia, touting his environmental record and unveiling measures to tackle the climate crisis and increase access to, and lower costs of, clean energy.
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UK government’s climate action plan is unlawful, High Court rules
Judgment upholds four of five grounds for legal challenge brought by campaign groups against net zero strategyFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
The Mandatory Solar Panel
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All The Best Star Wars Day Video Game Deals
George Lucas struck merchandising gold with Star Wars. Basically any type of product you can think of probably has a Star Wars-themed version. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but the Star Wars media empire is staggeringly vast, including in ...GameSpot - Tech -
Mark Hamill joins White House press briefing before "Star Wars" day
Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" franchise, made an appearance at the top of the White House press briefing Friday. Hamill praised President Biden's legislative accomplishments and recounted a meeting where he asked Mr. ...CBS News - Top stories -
Some NASA Satellites Will Soon Stop Sending Data Back to Earth
Three long-running satellites will soon be switched off, forcing scientists to figure out how to adjust their views of our changing planet.The New York Times - World - NASA -
Video of sun’s surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss
Ethereal scenes of flowing super-heated material may help explain why atmosphere is hotter than surface. The sun’s otherworldly landscape, including coronal moss, solar rain and 6,000-mile-tall spires of gas, is revealed in footage from the Solar ...The Guardian - World -
Government defeated in High Court over climate plans
Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Mark Hamill calls Biden 'Joe-B-Wan Kenobi' in White House press room appearance
Mark Hamill says the force is with President Biden — the actor made a surprise visit Friday to the White House briefing room and offered a "Star Wars"-inspired nickname for the commander in chief. "How many of you had 'Mark Hamill will lead the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Here's what's driving Friday's stock action in Apple, Coterra and Eli Lilly
The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.CNBC - Business -
Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action
Arsenal host Bournemouth in Saturday’s early kick-off while Tottenham visit Anfield to take on Liverpool on Sunday. Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Emirates Stadium Continue reading...The Guardian - World
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Actor brings force of Hollywood to trumpet Biden’s legislative record in briefing that both delighted and bemused journalists. “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” But enough about Washington. The Star Wars actor Mark ...The Guardian - World -
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