P eople are starting to realize where the energy future lies — as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week, “The sun is rising on a clean energy age.” Sun, wind, and batteries made up 95 percent of new electric generation last year around the world. In May, China …
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At the crossroads of an intense creative period and a personal tragedy, Dave Newell found himself stuck with an idea he couldn’t shake: What if he opened a record pressing plant? This was back in 2021. Newell was grieving the death of his father, pondering what the next few decades …
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Carla Simón’s wonderful Alcarràs is set in Alcarràs, Catalonia, among a three-generation family of peach farmers whose future is uncertain. The movie is about this uncertainty. Years ago, the patriarch of the family, Rogelio (Josep Abad), made a deal with the owners of the land, the Pinyols, that it now …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One answer to energy shortages was above us all along, and now solar panels have become commonplace and affordable enough for everyone to have one either in their …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A portable power station is an essential that, at the very least, should be in everyone’s emergency kit. They’re a lifesaver in worst-case scenarios like blackouts and extended …
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