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Texas Pecan Farmers Fight to Save Water Supply
FORT STOCKTON — Zachary Swick plucked a pecan from one of the 78,000 trees at a sprawling West Texas farm — a rare sight in the desert known for oil rigs and pump jacks. He […]
Year: 2024
Insurance Journal
Texas Assisted Living Facility Fined for Firing Nurse With Sleep Disorder
VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the […]
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Ed Sheeran Beats Copyright Appeal Over ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Song
Ed Sheeran, his record label Warner Music WMG.O and music publisher Sony Music Publishing 6758.T persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Friday to uphold a decision that his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not […]
Insurance Journal
Regional Banks With Florida Operations Brace for Loan Defaults After Hurricanes
Several regional lenders allocated loan-loss provisions in the third quarter to cover potential defaults by borrowers grappling with recent hurricanes, primarily in Florida, highlighting the risks extreme weather and climate change pose to banks. Two […]
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How climate change impacts affect renewable energy
“The world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity is expanding faster than at any time in the last three decades,” the International Energy Agency said in a report published earlier this year. This sign of growth […]
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Rwandan scientists find trees with high power potential
Scientists at Rwanda Forestry Authority have identified two tree species with the potential to generate clean electricity, bringing power to remote communities.This post was originally published on this site
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KBRA Says Florida Insurers Will Weather the Storms; Cat Fund Can Handle Payouts
Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, a state-created layer of reinsurance, expects to pay out about $4.6 billion to help cover insurers’ losses in Hurricanes Helene and Milton. But that won’t trigger a surcharge on premiums. And […]
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‘I’m coming home from a party, and I don’t want to be arrested’: Do driving apps help people break road rules?
Apps such as Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze can tell drivers when they are approaching speed cameras or random breath testing stations. Countries such as Germany, France and Switzerland have banned apps from displaying […]
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Allstate Says It’s Ready to Grow Homeowners Line With All 3 Distribution Channels
Allstate said it sees opportunity where others may not — in homeowners insurance. And the insurer plans to use all three distribution channels to do it. Due to rising trends in the frequency and severity […]
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Researchers develop highly passivated TOPCon bottom cells for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Silicon solar cells enjoy promising prospects in the photovoltaic industry and have attracted considerable attention. In particular, silicon solar cells with tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) structures are rising as a competitive photovoltaic technology, due […]