Thai navy says cargo ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz A Thai bulk carrier travelling in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was attacked Wednesday, with 20 crew members rescued so far, the Thai navy said.

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

puppet....
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World Races to Protect Oil Flows After Iran War Hits Exports The US and Israel’s war on Iran is forcing world governments to intervene to shore up energy supplies, with ongoing missile fire from both sides disrupting flows through a key waterway.

Go solar and storage....
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Global LNG Hunt Intensifies as Middle East Conflict Cuts Supply A tense global hunt for liquefied natural gas sparked by the war in the Middle East is starting to shift physical supply flows, as more shipments bound for Europe are diverting to Asia.

Time to build out solar....
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

First attempt to build solar modules using polycarbonate encapsulant Canadian researchers proposed a laminate-free solar module using polycarbonate instead of EVA and glass. The new encapsulation technique reportedly enables easy disassembly, reuse of solar cells, and ...

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Gas Just Hit $8 A Gallon In This Major US City - SlashGear Gas prices have been steadily increasing due to strikes in Iran since the end of February, but now gas has hit $8 a gallon in one U.S. city.

Go electric...
www.slashgear.com/2120453/gas-...

maga war....
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Reeves says ‘nothing off the table’ in terms of energy support as Iran crisis pushes up oil and gas prices – business live UK government considering support schemes for households and businesses hit by surge in energy prices; International Energy Agency on course for largest release of oil reserves in its history to bring...

How about solar + storage......
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...

Hanjung America Selects Indiana for First North American Manufacturing Facility | Intersolar & Energy Storage North America Hanjung America, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Hanjung NCS, has chosen Huntington, Indiana as the location for its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility.

maga zeolets to arms in indiana..
..this has gor to be more expensive than a war in the midwest....
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....If you know anything about America’s flagship nuclear reactor, the Westinghouse AP1000, you know the only two built in the country so far cost around $35 billion total to install, more than double their original estimate....

Plug-in solar panels near approval by General Assembly Public interest in portable solar panels, often referred to as “balcony solar” panels, is growing inside and outside the state.

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The recycling industry is betting big on AI and robots Like just about every other industry right now, recycling is betting that AI can change the calculus

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Top Selling Electric Cars in World, Cybertruck Order Frenzy, Solar Trumps Trump in Texas — Top Stories of the Week - CleanTechnica Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It’s been a while since we did a weekly roundup of the top stories on CleanTechnica, but I’m getting back to that again. This...

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Turning Idle California Farmland Into A Clean Energy Powerhouse This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how data centers are driving clean energy adoption and Rivian-backed ALSO’s plan to shake up the global e-bike market

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Renewables May Break the Century-Old Utility Rulebook | OilPrice.com As renewables displace fossil generation, regulators may only be able to manage the transition rather than prevent it

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The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, finds the CBO: 'Our fiscal problems will not solve themselves' | Fortune "We need policymakers to come together, agree to reduce deficits ... and put our national debt on a downward sustainable path as a share of the economy."

Gop loves to spend money.....
fortune.com/2026/03/10/t...
Always have and always will...

Insurance say what....
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Opinion | Trump Has No Idea How to End the War With Iran

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

President Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran exemplifies his smash-and-grab approach to governing: acting without apparently considering the lives to be lost, the law or the institutional damage he will leave behind.

Opinion | The Smash-and-Grab Presidency Reaches Its Apex

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/o...

Culture at Columbia Shielded Sexual Assault by Physician, Report Finds

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/n...

Nearly 700,000 Displaced by War in Lebanon, U.N. Says

The humanity....
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/w...

43 GW: Solar tops new US power for the 5th year in a row The US installed 43 GW of solar in 2025, keeping it the largest source of new power for the fifth straight year, says SEIA and Wood Mackenzie.

electrek.co/2026/03/09/4...

Donut Lab solid-state battery retains 97.7% charge after 10 days in third test Donut Lab's third independent VTT test confirms its solid-state battery retains 97.7% capacity after 240 hours idle. Energy density and cycle life remain untested.

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Analysis: Trump contradicts himself on Iran repeatedly in just a few hours | CNN Politics President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the war with Iran has been confusing and contradictory since well before the first strikes began.

This cant be true....
www.cnn.com/2026/03/09/p...

What China's latest economic plans say about its tech ambitions and rivalry with the US Two major economic plans unveiled at the annual meeting of China’s legislature outline top priorities. One is building a robust domestic market.

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MTG flags imminent Social Security crisis — urges US to stop ‘funding foreign wars’ to save the program. Secure your inc “If seniors can’t collect their SS check the government should be burned down.If seniors can’t collect their SS check the government should be burned down.”

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China exports sharply beat expectations as trade surplus in the first two months surges to highest on record China typically combines January and February trade data to smooth distortions from the shifting Lunar New Year holiday.

www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/c...

German ‘regret’: Steep costs continue to be paid for 2011 decision to scrap nuclear-power plants An energy analysis published by JPMorgan has put some numbers on the extent of that error that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has admitted from its decision to shutter nuclear production in wake of...

How does scrapping the moat.expensive electricity a problem...or is it propaganda...
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