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"The 10 biggest clean energy stories of 2025"
#Energy
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/biggest-clean-energy-stories-2025

The 10 biggest clean energy stories of 2025
A so-called energy emergency led to coal plants running past their prime, batteries and EVs had a standout year, and more of this year’s top stories.

TIL that 'vegetarian meat' brands Vegetarische Slager ( butcher) and Vivera belong to Brazilian mega meat company JBS, accused of massive deforestation, built on bribing politicians, and brought to the stock market via a Dutch holding company.
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Omstreden vleesgigant JBS gaat naar beurs via Nederlandse brievenbusmaatschappij
JBS, het grootste vleesbedrijf ter wereld, vestigt zich in Nederland. Via een brievenbusmaatschappij in Amstelveen krijgt het omstreden Braziliaanse miljardenbedrijf beursnoteringen in zowel São Paulo als New York.

X exposing political accounts' location shows why trust and safety teams mattered: to combat coordinated inauthentic behavior, not "censorship" of viewpoints (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/xs-new<…

X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety te…

ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital - oregonlive.com https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/01/ice-detains-family-seeking-emergency-care-for-child-at-portland-hospital.html <…

ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.

X exposing political accounts' location shows why trust and safety teams mattered: to combat coordinated inauthentic behavior, not "censorship" of viewpoints (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/xs-new<…

X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety te…

Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 15 #Chile

Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 19
Uncontrolled wildfires tore through communities in southern Chile, leaving charred ruins in their wake and at least 19 dead, authorities said, announcing the latest toll on Sunday.

💪 Does the US have enough graphite to meet growing energy demand? Yes, but costs, quality are concerns
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-graphite-energy-demand-quality.html

Does the US have enough graphite to meet growing energy demand? Yes, but costs, quality are concerns
New research from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. shows that the United States could mine enough graphite to build batteries for electric vehicles and other applications, but economics and geopolitics make it a complex problem.

Dutch travel companies see a 20% drop in bookings of holidays to the US, compared to last year. I wonder what the 80% is smoking. https://nos.nl/artikel/2599239-trump-schrikt-nederlandse-toeristen-nog-meer-af-dan-voorheen

Trump schrikt Nederlandse toeristen nog meer af dan voorheen
De reisorganisaties zien interesse in Amerika afnemen sinds de inauguratie van Trump. Dit heeft vooral invloed op de langere rondreizen.

"Poland allocates subsidies to 14.5 GWh of energy storage projects"
#Poland #Energy
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Poland allocates subsidies to 14.5 GWh of energy storage projects
Poland has awarded public support to 172 large-scale battery storage projects totaling 14.5 GWh, with construction required to be completed by the end of 2028.

Over the 2 years since the previous elections, popular support for the 4 right-far-right coalition parties in the Netherlands consistently went downhill, from 56% shortly after the elections to 50% at the start of their coalition government in July 2024 to 31% now.
Data: https://peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl/

Laatste Peilingwijzer – Peilingwijzer
De Peilingwijzer combineert de Tweede Kamerpeilingen van Ipsos I&O & Verian/EenVandaag