All posts tagged: emergency

Trump Directs Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Support Coal Using Emergency Powers

Trump Directs Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Support Coal Using Emergency Powers

Published by Sam Flores

By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump ⁠said ⁠on Thursday he is directing hundreds ⁠of millions of dollars to support U.S. coal power plants and to ship the ​carbon-intensive fuel to Asia, with most of the funding coming from Cold War-era emergency powers. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, a 1950 ‌law granting presidents broad authority over ‌industries deemed critical to national security, to fund $425 million in upgrades to 13 coal-fired power plants and $75 million to support ⁠the proposed West ⁠Gateway coal export terminal in Oakland, California. His Energy Department also said it was finalizing ​up to $350 million in previously announced funding to help develop four coal facility projects, including new power plants in Alaska and West Virginia.  The Trump administration has framed energy policy as a national security issue to ensure electricity for AI data centers and reduce reliance ​on other countries. At an event in the Oval Office, Trump, flanked by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris ⁠Wright, ⁠and Republican governors Mark …

Tesla found new buyers for its Cybertruck: Kazakh emergency services

Tesla found new buyers for its Cybertruck: Kazakh emergency services

Published by skeptic

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has confirmed it will purchase additional Tesla Cybertrucks after the electric pickup proved effective in rescue operations in Almaty, the country’s largest city. The Central Asian country has become the latest small international market to adopt the Cybertruck, as Tesla continues to struggle with collapsing domestic demand for the electric pickup. Cybertruck in rescue operations Vice Minister for Emergency Situations Yerbolat Sadyrbayev confirmed the expansion plans during a government meeting, saying the first Cybertruck deployed in Almaty has already proven its value in real-world rescue operations — including in the mountainous terrain surrounding the city. “Our ministry deals with emergencies where every minute counts,” Sadyrbayev said. “The Cybertruck has shown high efficiency in responding to various emergency situations. We are talking about saving people’s lives.” Advertisement – scroll for more content Officials highlighted several operational advantages: high mobility across difficult terrain, electric power output capable of running communications and rescue equipment, quiet operation for discreet deployment, and extended power delivery for prolonged rescue operations. Tesla’s official ‘Cybertruck’ X account shared …

Seattle To Declare “State Of Emergency” To Protect Transgender Refugees?

Seattle To Declare “State Of Emergency” To Protect Transgender Refugees?

Published by Jenni Sidey

The ultimate claim to victimhood is the claim that a group of people are “refugees” from mass persecution or “genocide.”  The political left covets this victim status more than anything else because, within first world liberal societies, refugees have immediate political capital and access to easy money.  Within every leftist narrative there is an agenda for power and a life without adult responsibility. It is perhaps ironic that thousands of progressive activists and LGBT advocates are leaving red states over imaginary oppression after they spent years attacking conservatives for escaping blue states over very real medical tyranny.  At least conservatives never called themselves “refugees.”  Leftists specifically believe their rights are being violated in red states because conservative governments won’t allow them to mutilate their children with hormone therapy and sex change surgeries.  This nightmare trend, which is increasingly proven by science to have a detrimental effect on the minds and health of the people who undergo gender therapies, is still heavily protected in leftist havens like Seattle. For reasonable and sane people still living in the …

How I get my solar generators storm-ready fast – after years of emergency prep

How I get my solar generators storm-ready fast – after years of emergency prep

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways  Solar generators can help during weather emergencies. Prepare your setup before an emergency hits. Severe weather events are becoming more common. Solar power stations are becoming all the rage. They’re finding their way into homes all across the country and being put to a multitude of uses, from harvesting solar energy to save money on power bills to creating a resilient power source that can cope with the increasing number of weather emergencies we are now having to endure. Just the other day, I was reading about how a super El Niño could be something we have to contend with this year. Also: How I boosted my portable solar panels’ power by up to 30% – 11 expert-approved tips But power stations can themselves bring risks that might not be immediately obvious to owners, issues that can surface during an emergency, turning a bad situation worse. Here, I’m going to outline some preparatory steps that you should take in order …

Doctors perform rare emergency C-section on a gorilla

Doctors perform rare emergency C-section on a gorilla

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Previously, we reported on the birth of a baby western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo on May 18. His mother Jamani was one of two pregnant western lowland gorillas bearing children from the same father, a silverback gorilla named Nadaya. Since Olympia was due around the same time, we spent the long weekend waiting anxiously for news.  The Woodland Park Zoo’s announcement arrived last night. The baby was born on May 24—five dates past the due date. To bring her baby into the world, the medical team that usually works on humans performed an emergency C-section on Olympia. The procedure is incredibly rare for gorillas, with less than a dozen recorded gorilla C-sections. “Over the weekend, the decision …

Newsom Declares Emergency In Orange County; EPA Head Says Chemical Tank Will “Likely Fail”

Newsom Declares Emergency In Orange County; EPA Head Says Chemical Tank Will “Likely Fail”

Published by Jenni Sidey

The head of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said Sunday that a chemical storage tank in Southern California that has forced officials to declare an emergency and prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands residents is likely to fail. Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the EPA, told CNN’s “State of the Union” program on Sunday that the “most likely scenario” is a “low-volume release” of the tank, where officials will be able to “monitor, neutralize, and contain the threat.” “The Orange County Fire Authority is working to keep the temperature of the tank down. That is very important,” he said on CNN, referring to the fire department in the Southern California county. He said keeping the temperature under 85 degrees F is key. But, as Jack Phillips reports for The Epoch Times, Zeldin warned: “We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means, the most catastrophic scenario being an explosion that results in other tanks to explode. That’s the reason why you see such a big …

State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident

State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Kyle Busch cause of death 01:41 Gunshots heard near White House 01:27 Trump speaks with Israel’s prime minister on potential Iran agreement 00:57 Good News: Students pay tribute to retiring bus driver 03:01 Severe weather disrupts holiday weekend travel 01:47 Trump says agreement on Iran war ‘largely negotiated’ 02:35 New concerns over use of A.I. to draft police reports 02:08 Now Playing State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident 01:53 UP NEXT Great Americans: A conversation with Lt. Colonel WIlliam Swenson 03:40 911 call reveals details before Kyle Busch’s sudden death 02:22 Pentagon releases newly declassified UFO files 01:30 Trump’s intel chief Tulsi Gabbard steps down 01:48 Firefighters injured in shipyard explosion 01:07 Healthcare CEO apologizes for coverage problems 03:15 Trump faces GOP resistance on compensation fund, ballroom money 02:01 Students who covertly embody college mascots reveal identities at graduation 01:28 NASCAR star Kyle Busch dead at age 41 01:08 DOJ reveals criminal charges over $90 million in …

Your Pixel has 4 safety features that could save your life in an emergency

Your Pixel has 4 safety features that could save your life in an emergency

Published by skeptic

When a new smartphone debuts, we’re told about how much faster it runs and all the new AI tricks it can perform. None of those things really matter — at its core, a phone is a communication device, and it keeps us in contact with the people in our lives. The most important job of a smartphone is to keep us safe and connect us with help in an emergency. That’s why your phone can make emergency calls on any available network, even if you don’t have an active SIM card. Plenty of phones offer safety and emergency features, but none provide quite as complete of a suite as the Google Pixel. Google Pixel phones crucially offer free satellite connectivity for use in emergencies, which is a rare feature on Android phones. iPhones have a similar Emergency SOS via Satellite tool, and Apple expanded the utility to support non-emergency messaging. But on Android, many phone brands have left satellite messaging support up to carriers to provide. Google Pixel phones have Satellite SOS built right into …