"M&S launches new programme to help suppliers source renewable electricity"
#Energy #Renewables
from my link log —
OpenWV: Open reimplementation of Google's Widevine Content Decryption Module for browsers.
https://github.com/tchebb/openwv
saved 2026-01-23 https://<…
Anybody else see huge increases in electricity costs this year? No idea if it's AI datacenter buildout, removal of renewable subsidies, generally increased demand from population growth, or what.
But my rates on the January 6th bill were 11.54 c/kWh for the first 520 kWh and 13.48 after that.
On the December 5th bill, they were 15.09 and 17.03 respectively - a 30.7 and 26.3 percent increase.
Extreme rainfall inundates South Africa and Mozambique https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/weather-tracer-extreme-rainfall-inundates-south-africa-mozambique-flood-warning
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott:
🎵 The Boll Weevil
#RamblinJackElliott
https://open.spotify.com/track/0gE4r4INrWni21uCLVJdLX
"Masdar reaches financial close on 300 MW Uzbek solar project"
#SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
Dutch answer to the removal of the boards at #Margraten US military cemetery, honoring black US soldiers who died while liberating the Netherlands in WWII. This grave injustice went counterproductive for the US government, as shown.
Courtesy to Dutch TV show ‘Even tot hier’ BNNVARA
#willyfjamesjr
After nearly 80 years of membership, the U.S. is officially no longer part of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Donald Trump initiated the removal process in an executive order on, the first day of his second term.
https://myfox8.com/news/politics/us/un
Michigan Attorney General
Dana Nessel on Friday
filed an antitrust lawsuit against four major oil companies,
asserting they have colluded for decades to forestall competition from renewable energy,
including electric vehicles.
The suit filed in U.S. District Court in western Michigan
names BP, Chevron, Exxon, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute.
The suit said the companies acted
"as a cartel, agreeing to reduce the production and d…