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K.M. Kowalski

@kmkowalski.bsky.social
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Intrepid and resilient journalist and lawyer based in Ohio, reporting on energy, climate, science and policy. Posting and commenting solely in a personal capacity. #MissingMichael #MissingBethany

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 3h
NEW: Millions of Americans move every year. Under Trump's voter eligibility lists, those millions of recent movers could face disenfranchisement right before the midterms. But that hasn’t stopped DHS from moving forward with the lists.
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Moved recently? Under Trump’s voter eligibility lists, you could be disenfranchised
The millions of Americans who move states each year could be at risk of losing their right to vote from Trump's eligibility lists.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 13h
Today, the Supreme Court will begin the fall session by hearing the case about climate accountability and if localities can sue Big Oil. It’s the first case and begins at 10am ET. Streaming should be here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Data center proponent Sen. Jon Husted, longtime Les Wexner donation recipient, voted against release of the Epstein sex-trafficking files last year. See them anyway in Columbus Oct. 8-11 at The Bookmobile exhibit. RSVP: bit.ly/4hqB82x @kmkowalski.bsky.social @columbusfreepress.bsky.social
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The Reading Room national tour | Upcoming stops
Follow the national Reading Room and Epstein Files Bookmobile tour. See upcoming stops, details, and free RSVP options.
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Sustainable Cleveland @sustainablecle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re hiring! ⚡The @CityofCleveland’s Mayor’s Office of Sustainability is seeking an Energy Program Manager to advance energy efficiency, renewable energy, building performance, and energy management across City operations and the community. 💰 $80K–$95K 📅 Apply by Oct. 16 🔗: ow.ly/Wj5c50ZTWLF
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Guillotine Hunger Force @handle.invalid · 03/10/2026
incredibly forseeable proud of everyone who took the risk anyway
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ACLU @aclu.org · 03/10/2026
At least 57 people have died in ICE detention since the start of President Trump's second term — more than double the number of deaths recorded from the previous four years combined. ICE must be held accountable before any more lives are lost.
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Deaths in ICE Detention More Than Doubles Under Trump
Death rate could be higher if it includes hidden deaths of people released from detention that ICE is reporting under Trump administration.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After years of slogging through legal and regulatory challenges, Oak Run 800 MW agrivoltaics solar project gets the nod from Ohio Power Siting Board. @kmkowalski.bsky.social @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/4AxuDT8 A bright spot in Ohio's fossil fuels energy darkness. @ccbecker271.bsky.social
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Ohio’s biggest solar project finally gets permit after long legal…
Regulators’ approval of Oak Run Solar after a court forced them to consider more evidence is a rare clean-energy win in a state where it's tough to build…
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
More incompetence from the folkswho also brought us into war with Iran.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/09/2026
Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource. (via @us.theconversation.com) to.pbs.org/4hzjfxh
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Civil rights enforcement cuts mean fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits for students with disabilities
Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource.
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gut Part D Medicare, & many seniors will pay more for prescriptions each month than they get for Social Security. This will affect you, your parents, and/or your grandparents. Regardless of how you voted in 2024, check your registration NOW and be sure to VOTE all the way down the ballot.
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Ofherb 🟦🌈🕎🌻🎶🐈 @bestsurvivor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is really, really, really bad. Look, I am not exaggerating. There are cancer and other patients who take pills that cost well over $1,000, some over $2,000 per pill, on a regular basis - to save their lives. Who can afford that, except for the members of the Kleptocracy? This is CRUEL!
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ohio’s biggest solar project, Oak Run, finally gets its permit after the state supreme court sent the case back to regulators for review of additional evidence. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Ohio’s biggest solar project finally gets permit after long legal…
Regulators’ approval of Oak Run Solar after a court forced them to consider more evidence is a rare clean-energy win in a state where it's tough to build…
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ohio’s biggest solar project, Oak Run, finally gets its permit after the state supreme court sent the case back to regulators for review of additional evidence. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Ohio’s biggest solar project finally gets permit after long legal…
Regulators’ approval of Oak Run Solar after a court forced them to consider more evidence is a rare clean-energy win in a state where it's tough to build…
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A win for solar in rural SE Ohio: 149 MW Recurrent Energy project gets nod from Ohio Power Siting Board. Likely reason? Project sits atop a coal mine brownfield. @kmkowalski.bsky.social @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/4rhSFgv @ccbecker271.bsky.social @amyactonoh.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social
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Coal-to-solar project lands a rare clean-energy win in Ohio
The solar-plus-storage project faced no opposition despite growing pushback to clean energy in the state — likely because of its brownfield location.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
UCLA Emmet Institute study: Trump donor Energy Transfer of Dallas is world's largest methane gas emitter. Oliver Milman The Guardian: bit.ly/3TBne4n U.S. methane gas emissions 64% higher than official EPA figures. @ccbecker271.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social @kmkowalski.bsky.social
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US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ysph.yale.edu/news-article... Single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1.04 trillion or 20% less than the system it would replace, according to new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In a rare case with no opposing parties, Ohio regulators approved the Hamden Energy solar + storage project last month. The Vinton County development will sit atop remediated coal mine land once clean-up work is complete. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Coal-to-solar project lands a rare clean-energy win in Ohio
The solar-plus-storage project faced no opposition despite growing pushback to clean energy in the state — likely because of its brownfield location.
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 10/09/2026
Ohio utilities want to upgrade the grid to prepare for data centers. But just how many of them will actually get built?
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Questionable data center forecasts are driving up Ohio power bills
Critics question sky-high electricity demand predictions for Ohio, which rely on ambitious data center plans and put upward pressure on utility bills.
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In a rare case with no opposing parties, Ohio regulators approved the Hamden Energy solar + storage project last month. The Vinton County development will sit atop remediated coal mine land once clean-up work is complete. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Coal-to-solar project lands a rare clean-energy win in Ohio
The solar-plus-storage project faced no opposition despite growing pushback to clean energy in the state — likely because of its brownfield location.
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"It is estimated that for every $1 invested in integrated climate change and air pollution action about $15 is generated in economic benefits... In contrast, every year of delayed action would forgo more than $1.5tn annually — 0.5 per cent of GDP."
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Strong economic case for tackling pollution and climate change together, UN finds
Combined action could lift global growth by 2.8% by 2035, report estimates
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s important to remember these are RETALIATORY tariffs. The U.S. administration started all of this by violating a trade agreement negotiated during Trump’s first term. www.npr.org/2026/09/08/n... Make sure you’re registered to vote.
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What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the U.S.
Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada.
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The Rooster @rooster.info · 06/09/2026
We have our first look at the specimen.
beefy guy in all black handcuffed with a knife and pistol next to him on a bench
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If I were the chair of the DNC and a Democratic gubernatorial candidate was attacked in the critical midterm election year, I’d probably highlight the fact that Donald Trump and the right have been stoking political violence for years with conspiracy bullshit and civil war rhetoric.
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sounds like a Carla Neggers suspense book I read maybe 20 years ago.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/08/2026
Voting by mail would become much more difficult, if not impossible, for tens of millions of Americans if the U.S. Postal Service is allowed to implement a restrictive rule governing mail voting that President Trump has demanded. Here’s what to know.
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Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting By Mail
A judge temporarily blocked the agency from refusing to deliver ballots in noncompliant states, which could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Way to go Costco💥👍
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I heard an Ohio congressman remark today that it’s challenging to pass legislation, esp. with 435 egos in the House & 99 in the Senate. Immediately I wondered if that was an admission about someone from Kentucky.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fake comments on fracking, solar projects erode trust in Ohio government, regulators. @kmkowalski.bsky.social @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/4gufAAb @saveohioparks.bsky.social: front group CEA's 2023 fake comments inspired state rule change; OGLMC still rubberstamps fracking. @ccbecker271.bsky.social
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As Ohio grapples with fake comments on clean energy, some want…
Apparently fake public input has promoted fossil fuels and attacked clean energy in Ohio and beyond. Here’s what officials could do to try to stymie the…
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Randi Pokladnik of Ohio Valley Environmental Advocates to host Aug. 29 Cadiz library talk on environmental, health dangers from data centers and CCS wells-- 10 planned for Harrison County. Your Ohio News: bit.ly/4irAjao @kmkowalski.bsky.social @maxfilby.dispatch.com @sarahedon.bsky.social
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Public talk set on data center impacts in Harrison County
Ohio Valley Environmental Advocates will host a presentation Aug. 29 at Puskarich Public Library on data center issues.
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Don’t tell the old snowflake that there are FIVE Great Lakes bordering Ontario and the United States. This is what happens when people can’t read maps and don’t value public education.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Growing political partisanship at OPSB? Oak Run solar decision may provide answer. State blocked 5.3 GW of wind, solar projects over 12 years, enacted laws restricting renewables, but not fossil fuels. @kmkowalski.bsky.social @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/4xT18ZN @dispatch.com @ccbecker271.bsky.social
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After a 2-year wait, will Ohio’s largest solar project get the OK?
The Oak Run solar and storage project has been in legal limbo since 2024, showing local opponents’ power to delay clean energy. A decision may come soon.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Including visas for spouses of U.S. citizens, which is unconscionable.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 22/08/2026
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
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‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
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Alerts from NWS Cleveland OH (UNOFFICIAL) @cle.nws-bot.us · 22/08/2026
CLE issues Marine Warning [wind: >34 KTS, hail: >.75 IN] for Avon Point to Willowick OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border, Willowick... at Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:31:07 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
ICE agent, Christian Castro, shot a MN resident, fled the state, & was caught in TX. @ag.state.mn.us sued Gov. Abbott for ignoring his extradition demand. He joins me on the case & updates us on the investigations into the murders of Alex Pretti & Renée Nicole Good. youtu.be/Asvit5TMFhU?...
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Yikes! Texas FACES LEGAL NIGHTMARE as Minnesota SUES Over ICE Agent!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
JD Vance, who lied about Springfield Haitian immigrants eating cats during 2024 election, comes to Cleveland-Cliffs in Middletown Aug. 21 at noon. He'll be with Energy Department head Chris Wright. Wonder what he'll talk about? @kmkowalski.bsky.social @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/4z5cETf
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Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project
Cleveland-Cliffs got $500M for a big green-steel push. Under Trump, the firm is “rescoping” to work that perpetuates coal use and will boost local…
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Last year, I filed a FOIA request with the EPA for documents about the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. What I got back led me down a rabbit hole of industry influence on our government’s emissions reporting. My latest for @nsarchive.bsky.social and @desmog.com: nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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Inside the Struggle to Dismantle America’s Greenhouse Gas Data
Washington, D.C., August 18, 2026 – The fossil fuel industry is trying to weaken methane reporting requirements while simultaneously fighting to preserve the related federal emissions database it reli...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/08/2026
"Ultimately, the gadflies don’t seem to actually understand how being a transgender athlete works. The idea that cisgender men like Enes and Royce would voluntarily undergo chemical castration to try to join the WNBA and make a minuscule rookie salary is farcical on its face."
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Transgender athletes are a red herring
It's a non-problem meant to exclude people from public life.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I was told we were eliminating the entire national debt and that it would be so easy.
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The same government that is telling Haitians it's safe to return tells you not to travel to Haiti for any reason and does not let commercial flights go to Port au Prince
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Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Federal regulators have decided that curbing runaway costs in PJM, the biggest U.S. energy market, requires a fix to a utility data-sharing Catch-22 that's preventing companies like Voltus from enlisting gigawatts of homes as virtual power plants: www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir... #energysky
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Federal ruling hands virtual power plants a win in PJM
Firms that enlist homes to reduce energy demand — and costs — have long complained that utility data rules prevent them from helping in PJM. FERC agrees.
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The draft permit for emissions from the “rescoping” of work at Cliffs’ Middletown Works in Ohio will raise pollution in the area to levels higher than those for almost all times in the last five years. @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/gre...
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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Cleveland-Cliffs won a $500M grant for a big green-steel push at the Middletown Works. "Rescoping" the work under Trump's Dept. of Energy will instead perpetuate coal use and will boost local pollution, draft permit shows. @ejtodaynews.bsky.social @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/gre...
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Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project
Cleveland-Cliffs got $500M for a big green-steel push. Under Trump, the firm is “rescoping” to work that perpetuates coal use and will boost local…
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/08/2026
President William Ruto needs to secure buy-in for his grand plans to turn Kenya into a developed economy within three decades
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Ruto’s Future Hinges on a 30-Year Dream to Reshape Kenya
Kenyan president targets developed-nation status.
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
EU just approved a merger between Sweden's Electrolux and China's Midea, forming joint ventures to make refrigerators and laundry appliances in the US and Mexico, with sales focused on the US and Canada.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 06/08/2026
Operating profit increased by more than 150 percent, partially because of a $300 million tariff refund. www.theverge.com/games/976054...
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Nintendo beats earnings thanks to US tariff refunds it won’t share with gamers
Game sales are also booming.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
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