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CleanTechnica: Wave Energy Is (Really, Finally) Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
“Now proven at commercial scale, at the exposed Atlantic test site, CorPower Ocean’s C4 device has demonstrated unique ability to tune and detune according to varying sea states, limiting response to extreme storm waves (up to 18.5m) while amplifying motion and power capture in regular waves using novel phase control technology,” CorPower reported in February.
MSNBC: Congress to probe Elon Musk’s Starlink over allegations Russia is using its technology
Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia want answers after Ukrainian officials claim Russian invaders were found using Musk’s satellite-based internet service.
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In early February, Musk responded on his X social media platform to the news reports on the Ukrainians’ claims, saying that they are “categorically false” and that “To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia.” But as the Guardian noted, many people have wondered whether Russia could have used digital trickery to access Starlink in Ukraine. A few days prior to Musk’s post, Starlink addressed the reports, stating that when such accusations are made, “we investigate the claim and take actions to deactivate the terminal if confirmed.” (For what it’s worth, a Russian spokesperson also denied to the BBC that the country was using Starlink. SpaceX does not appear to have responded publicly to the letter.)
WashPo: Dana Milbank: Mike Johnson asked for ‘decorum.’ Republicans ignored him.
The day before President Biden delivered his State of the Union address, House Speaker Mike Johnson, in a closed-door meeting with his Republican caucus, urged his colleagues to observe “decorum” and not to act like hooligans during the speech.
He might as well have asked them not to breathe.
Just minutes into the president’s address, as Biden was talking about the Trump administration’s failures during the covid pandemic, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) bellowed from the back of the chamber: “Lies!”
When Biden spoke about forcing the wealthiest Americans to “pay your fair share in taxes,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), wearing a red Make America Great Again baseball cap autographed on the bill by Donald Trump, shouted out: “Tell Hunter to pay his taxes!”
UPI: Vatican responds to criticism after Pope Francis says Ukraine should raise white flag
Francis recorded a full interview Lorenzo Buccella of the Radio TĂ©lĂ©vision Suisse show “ClichĂ©” in early February that will air on March 20. In a portion of the interview released Saturday, Buccella asked him about calls whether Ukraine should have the courage to wave the “white flag.”
“I believe that the stronger one is the one who sees the situation, who thinks of the people, who has the courage of the white flag, to negotiate. And today, negotiations are possible with the help of international powers,” Francis said, noting that Turkey has offered to mediate an end to the war.
The Vatican was forced to clarify the pope’s remarks after backlash started rolling in, with Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni pointing to the fact that the language of the “white flag” — the universal symbol of surrender used by Francis — had been first used by Buccella.
NYT: Katie Britt Seeks to Defend Her Misleading Border Comments
Katie Britt, a Republican senator from Alabama, suggested on Fox News that viewers should have parsed her wording to determine that a sex-trafficking case she referred to wasn’t recent.
Senator Katie Britt of Alabama on Sunday sought to defend comments she made in her response to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, when she described the experience of a woman who was sexually trafficked in Mexico between 2004 and 2008 in a way that falsely implied it had happened in the United States under President Biden.
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