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The power outage that forced Stanford University to cancel classes for a day had no end in sight Wednesday afternoon, after Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said it could not access an area where repairs are needed to fix an equipment failure due to a nearby grass fire. Stanford’s campus was on its second day of a power outage Wednesday after a PG&E equipment failure that apparently coincided with the Edgewood Fire — the grass fire that has since been 20% contained in unincorporated San Mateo County. Stanford’s campus — along with other customers in portions of San Mateo County — lost power Tuesday afternoon, prompting university officials to cancel all classes, child care, day camps and conferences through Wednesday. Stanford officials said PG&E was providing a limited power supply via a “secondary line,” but it was not supplying enough electricity to meet the campus’ normal needs. That supply was being used to maintain cooling for the hospital and other critical … [Read more...] about Stanford power outage: PG&E says it can’t get to location where repairs are needed

The active COVID-19 positive cases crossing the 100-mark in the district, is a cause for alarm. Though severity has not been seen in the new cases, one cannot be sure of the after-effects, and it’s always better to take proper precautions and to avoid crowds, say health experts. With the advent of the monsoon, seasonal diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya are on the rise and people having fever, cold and cough no longer seem to be bothered about the pandemic. “I am not interested in taking the booster dose for COVID-19 as the cases have declined and even those affected by the virus are recovering within a few days,” says a senior citizen, who had taken both the first and second doses. He seems to echo the general feeling among a large number of people “Only three COVID-19 positive patients were admitted to the King George Hospital (KGH) till yesterday (June 21). There are 116 active cases in the district. All of them have shown mild symptoms, and they are undergoing … [Read more...] about Active COVID cases cross the 100-mark in Visakhapatnam district

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Looking to avoid power blackouts, California may turn to the one energy source it's otherwise desperate to get rid of: fossil fuels. A sweeping energy proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday puts the state in the business of buying power to ensure there's enough to go around during heat waves that strain the grid. But some critics say the method of getting there is at odds with the state's broader climate goals, because it paves the way for the state to tap aging gas-fired power plants and add backup generators fueled by diesel. The debate highlights the challenge some states are facing as they scramble to address heat waves fueled by climate change without compromising on their pledges to transition to non-fossil fuel energy sources like solar and wind. California gets most of its energy from renewable sources during the day, but doesn't yet have the storage to dispatch enough solar power after the sun goes down. The bill aims to speed up the … [Read more...] about To avoid blackouts, California may tap fossil fuel plants

President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China can no longer rely on its previous economic development model of depending on global exports and must build self-controlled, safe and reliable domestic production and supply system to ensure industrial and national security. The just-concluded plenary session of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), headed by Xi, adopted his proposals for the formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. While the 14th five-year plan envisages a massive overhaul of the country's domestic market to boost consumption in order to reduce China's reliance on shrinking exports markets, the Vision 2035 visualises a long-term plan, reflecting the development vision of Xi. Politically, Xi's Vision 2035 plan has sparked speculation that he could continue in power for the next 15 years. Xi, 67, has emerged as the CPC's most powerful leader after its … [Read more...] about ‘Can No Longer Rely on Old Model of Development’: Xi Jinping Tells China It’s Time for Change

After three years of drought , the massive state and federal water projects that serve California’s cities and farms have less water to distribute, forcing water managers to increasingly ration supplies. This year, squeezed extra tight by the prolonged drought conditions, both the state and federal water projects are expecting to deliver mere fractions of what cities and farms are asking for . Water suppliers relying on project water must figure out how to cut use accordingly. For many smaller farms without backup, that could mean fields left fallow without crops. Scarce supplies also lead to water rate hikes. Everyone gets less water during a drought. But the breakdowns of the state and federal projects’ water allocations show some groups — particularly farmers who have longtime rights to divert water — faring better than others. They also reflect the overwhelming thirst of Southern California towns and cities — some of the most arid, and populous, parts of the state. … [Read more...] about California’s drought means less water to go around. Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?

Kim Byung-yeon The author, a professor of economics, is the director of the Institute of the National Future Strategy at Seoul National University. János Kornai, a Hungarian economist and emeritus professor at Harvard University, had been a top expert in socialist economies. He coined the term “shortage economy” in planned economies, reasoning that the excess concentration of government power leads to supply shortages and stagnation in technological development. Since the government pressures enterprises to achieve their target output, they are only interested in having enough supplies for output and have less interest in innovation. He settled in the U.S. after leaving his country at his mid-50s after working as a visiting professor at the Institute of Advance Study at Princeton University. Even as the institute paid for his research, it had not set a timetable for the progress and completion or specified any obligation to deliver the results in the contract. Such liberalism … [Read more...] about Dangers of centralized control

For more than two years, North Korea claimed that Covid-19 had not penetrated its borders. That changed last week, when leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged an outbreak of the omicron variant that is spreading “explosively” through the population of 26 million. As of Wednesday, the country has reported 62 deaths and more than 1.7 million fever cases since the outbreak began in late April, according to The Associated Press. Of those, more than a million people have recovered and almost 700,000 are in quarantine. The outbreak comes as President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Seoul on Friday for a visit to South Korea and Japan, his first trip to Asia since taking office. The international response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, and now its virus outbreak, will be high on the agenda as he meets with the new leaders of those two countries. Here’s what we know and don’t know about North Korea’s outbreak. North Korea's Kim inspects … [Read more...] about Covid outbreak in North Korea: What we know, and what we don’t know

Sony Group Corp said it plans to ramp up production of its PlayStation 5 console as supply chain snarls ease and signalled a radical broadening of its games portfolio including more titles on PC and mobile. The PS5, which went on sale in November 2020, undersold its predecessor in its second year due to component shortages which have roiled the electronics industry. But it is expected to close the gap in year three and overtake PS4’s install base the following year. Beyond the initial ramp up “we’re planning for heavy further increases in console production, taking us to production levels that we’ve never achieved before,” Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told an investor briefing. While COVID-19 lockdowns in China continue to create supply chain uncertainty, “things are definitely improving,” he added. Sony has forecast PS5 sales of 18 million units in the business year to end-March compared to 11.5 million a year earlier. Outlining a shift by PlayStation away from … [Read more...] about Sony to Ramp Up PS5 Production and Broaden Games Portfolio

World leaders at the Group of 7 summit in Germany signaled they will turn back to fossil fuels despite their commitments to a green energy transition thanks to the ongoing energy crisis. The war in Ukraine is heavily restricting fuel imports, with Russia cutting off European access to the Nord Stream pipeline and the US imposing a fuel embargo on Putin. As a result, the U.S. and European countries are abandoning their climate agenda to return to fossil fuels. Amid skyrocketing fuel prices , the Biden administration has been forced to abandon certain planks of its climate agenda. Biden called for a temporary increase in domestic fuel production two weeks ago and also asked congress to suspend the federal per-gallon gas tax for three months last week. “The G7 leaders are pretending that nothing has happened to the green agenda,” Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Forum, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “In reality, if you look at individual … [Read more...] about Is The Global Climate Agenda Dead? G7 Turns To Fossil Fuels Amid Energy Crisis