@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy2026-03-12 20:24:11
🦺 "Autonomous and safe": timely report by @… for Topsector Energie.
32 recommendations on how to make the Dutch and European energy system more robust, based on interviews with 22 energy experts, including yours truly.
💬Main message: Accelerate the energy transition!
⛽ One takeaway for immediate use: Do not use govern…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-13 00:42:58
The Trump administration is backing off a rule aimed at stopping commercial space companies from leaving rocket bodies in Earth’s orbit,
a practice that experts say could threaten public safety and telecommunications.
The Federal Aviation Administration first proposed the measure in 2023, under the Biden administration,
in hopes of curbing the growing junkyard of debris circling the planet.
It would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to safely remove suc…
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social2026-02-11 09:03:47
"Van het ministerie mag big tech de gesprekken over digitale autonomie zelf leiden"
https://www.
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-02-11 08:17:06
“Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge…”
“…latest example of how the U.S. government is using a controversial type of legal request, called an administrative subpoena, to demand that tech companies turn over the private data of individuals who have been critical of the Trump administration.”
@salrandolph@zirk.us2026-03-12 20:32:26
As bombs have been falling across the Middle East, I’ve been re-reading Etel Adnan, Lebanese-American poet and painter, especially her book The Arab Apocalypse.
At the same time I have returned to her paintings, which I first encountered at Documenta 13 in 2012. These paintings are small, yet they offer expanses of color and light that fill the eye and lift the spirit.
I thought you might like to see them too.
@servelan@newsie.social2026-02-11 07:55:28
Trump administration moves to restrict federal funds for EV chargers
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5732153-trump-administration-restricts-ev-charger-funds/
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-12 17:21:02
Tesla will end production of its two flagship models, the Model S and Model X, which have long carried the company's prestige.
According to statements by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the fundamental reason behind this decision is the company's desire to shift its resources and production infrastructure toward autonomous driving and robotics.
Planned to take effect from the next quarter, this production halt has generated significant reverberations throughout the automotive indus…
@servelan@newsie.social2026-02-13 02:35:20
Court rebukes Trump administration for denying immigration detainees access to lawyers - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-11 06:28:03
More Immigrants Than Ever Are Challenging Detention
An analysis of habeas cases since 2009 shows that
immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term
than in the last three administrations combined
— and the number keeps rising.
The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court
from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal,
mor…
@servelan@newsie.social2026-03-13 02:50:00
California's zero-emission vehicle law challenged by Trump administration in new lawsuit
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5782056-trump-admin-sues-california-over-vehicle-emission-greenhouse-gas-rules/