PGE and the Lawyers Won While Victims and Customers Lose
There have been two movies about the harm caused by the northern california electrical utility, PG&E. There is the Erin Brokovich in 2000 with Julia Roberts. There is Ron Howard’s…
The EU proposes slashing pollution 90 percent by 2040
Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The European Commission today recommended reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. At face…
Ordinary Households Getting $700 Electricity Bills in California
A senior citizen with a two bedroom home in Santa Rosa is paying almost $357 in January, 2024. This is up from $195 in December, 2023. There is a new…
High Power Bills in California, Unreliable Service and Poor Maintenance
Winter storms in California knocked out power for more than 890,000 customers on Sunday—with more than half a million still without electricity on Monday. There are still about 140,000 without…
Suicide Squad hides its brash personality under a generic looter shooter
Image: Warner Bros. Games Rocksteady Studios returns to the superhero genre with an ill-conceived attempt to merge Arkham-style action with a live-service game. Continue reading…
You can score a rare discount on Apple’s AirTags
Apple’s AirTags are going for about $20 a pop when you buy four of them. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Gadgets that make life easier in a…
Bladder Tissue Grown Successfully from Bone Marrow
Bladder tissue was successfully grown from baboon bone marrow. It was kept functional for two years. This success is promising for success with human tissue over the next few years.…
Mars Express Found a Sea of Water Ice Buried Under 300 Meters of Dust at the Equator
ESA’s (European Space Agency) Mars Express has found layers of water ice stretching several kilometers below ground – the most water ever found in this part of the planet. f…
Three Completed SpaceX Super Heavy Starships
SpaceX showed off three fully complete Super Heavy Booster and Starships. They each have double the thrust of the Saturn V. There is a fourth Super Heavy Starship that is…
Taylor Swift has bad blood with student tracking celebrity flights via public info
Taylor Swift departs Perth Airport on March 4th, 2012, in Perth, Australia. | Photo by Faith Moran / GC Images Taylor Swift’s attorneys have threatened legal action against Jack Sweeney,…