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2023-08-30 22:54:01

So here's the deal: We currently have 2,522 (and counting) followers on Twitter, and we want to exceed that on Mastodon before our Editor-in-Chief @npub1l7v…s9rs heads to Colorado for ScienceWriters23 conference in one month. Can you help us get there?
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2023-08-30 22:51:28

For years, solar panels were too expensive for most churches and other nonprofits to consider. Federal tax credits that cut costs by up to 30% were available to homeowners but inaccessible to churches that don’t pay taxes.
The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in August 2022, changed that situation.
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https://thecurrentga.org/2023/08/14/georgias-black-churches-look-to-go-green/

2023-08-24 22:07:29

On Tuesday, the most valuable company in the world delivered a letter to California Senator Susan Eggman expressing its support for SB 244, a “right-to-repair” bill that would make it easier for the public to access the spare parts, tools, and repair documentation needed to fix devices.
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https://grist.org/technology/in-a-historic-about-face-apple-publicly-supports-right-to-repair-bill/

2023-08-18 19:19:04

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2023-08-18 19:14:44

Hello #Newstodon! We whittled 35 applicants down to one... Introducing our Newsroom Fellow Shreya Agrawal! 👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾
Shreya started USC Annenberg Media's Earth Desk and was their Rural Climate Reporting Fellow in Southeast Oregon. She will join us in early September.
This Newsroom Fellowship is only made possible thanks to you and the Google News Equity Fund. Support the future of science writing: https://opencollective.com/thexylom
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2023-08-11 15:33:22

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@npub1ce9…h0nw @npub1vs7…a6g3 thanks for pointing it out. The copy written by our friends at GBH is unfortunately inaccurate. There are quite a number of active nuclear plants in the U.S.!
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