How a Plan to Save the Power System Disappeared
A federal lab found a way to modernize the grid, reduce reliance on coal, and save consumers billions. Then Trump appointees blocked it. The Atlantic Story by Peter Fairley
Month: August 2020
ProPublica – Las Vegas Is “Gambling With Lives”
In an article at www.propublica.org on August 17, the author, Marshall Allen, shows some alarming data points concerning the spread of the pandemic from Las Vegas. ProPublica used cell phone data from a weekend of people who were in Las Vegas and then traced their travels afterwards. The web of their cross contagion is shown … [Read more…]
Peter V. Tytell, a Typewriter Whisperer, Is Dead at 74
From the August 18, 2020 New York Times: Peter V. Tytell, a Typewriter Whisperer, Is Dead at 74 Raised in his parents’ typewriter repair shop, he became renowned for his ability to help resolve disputes over documents’ authenticity. Peter V. Tytell, whose knowledge of the intricacies of typewriters, shaped amid the Olivettis, Underwoods and Royals … [Read more…]
Hawa Abdi, Somali Doctor, Dies at 73
A humanitarian hero has passed away – her obituary is in the New York Times …