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China’s Solar Installations Fall to Near Three-Year Low Solar panel installations in China slowed again in August to hit the lowest in nearly three years, as producers turned to overseas markets amid sluggish domestic demand.

Solar panel installations in China slowed again in August to hit the lowest since late 2022, as producers turned to overseas markets amid sluggish domestic demand

Trump Says Tariff Revenue Will Fund Relief for US Farmers President Donald Trump said his administration will use funds collected from tariffs to assist beleaguered US farmers, who have thus far been hit hard by his trade policies.

President Donald Trump said his administration will use funds collected from tariffs to assist US farmers, who have thus far been hit hard by his trade policies

Chinese carmaker BYD just broke the speed record for a production car, and it's all electric. 308 mph.

A good reminder to *have an earthquake kit*. Headlamp, gloves, water, protein, radio,🔋, chocolate

If you made one ages ago that canned food is expired

M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492

Felt the shaking intensely in central Berkeley. Knocked a few things over but everyone is ok.

“The top 10% of U.S. households now account for nearly half of all consumer spending, a record high since data collection on this metric began in 1989.”

@weisenthal.bsky.social @mikezaccardi.bsky.social

ICYMI - News from late last night on the Trump administration seeking to void the permit of a Maryland offshore wind farm. 👇🏼

A thoughtful and important take on the online culture that pervades our lives 👇🏻

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Offshore Wind Opponents Target Work of Brown University Researcher The group asked for the retraction of work led by Timmons Roberts and said it is preparing to escalate the matter to the Trump administration.

NEW: An anti-offshore wind group is targeting a Brown researcher who studies climate obstruction. It's not the first time they've done it, but there's a new twist: They're threatening to go to the Trump administration unless the university retracts the work

The 100-Ton Rotating Mass That Can Stop Blackouts How can something like the Spanish blackout be prevented from happening again? Bloomberg Green’s Laura Millan joins Zero to discuss.

How can something like the Spanish blackout be prevented from happening again? Bloomberg Green’s Akshat Rathi and Laura Millan discuss on the Zero podcast

Christmas Decorations Come With Higher Price Tag This Holiday Season Thanks to Tariffs Higher levies already added millions of dollars in unexpected expenses in a sector that orders artificial trees and ornaments months ahead of time

“This is a happy industry, and this is a pretty unhappy time to be in it.” Trump's tariffs add unexpected costs to Christmas decorations

Vanguard suggests a 70% bond and 30% stock portfolio for the next decade, per BI

Trump Tariffs Seen Fostering New China-Global South Trade Order President Donald Trump’s tariff war is accelerating Beijing’s trade and investment push into developing nations known as the Global South, according to research by S&P Global, potentially creating a new trade order dominated by Chinese firms.

President Trump’s tariff war is accelerating Beijing’s trade and investment push into developing nations known as the Global South, according to research by S&P Global

Trump’s Latest Attack on Wind and Solar Squeezes Tax Breaks Clean energy stocks soared after the Trump administration released new guidance on eligibility requirements for tax credits that weren’t as punitive as the industry had feared.

NEW -> Solar stocks rose Friday after the Trump Administration issued guidance on the phase out of solar and wind tax breaks that wasn't as bad as feared. Story w/ @arinatter.bsky.social

🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

Citizens, crying kids, pregnant women, people who aren't the target...it doesn't seem to matter who's inside the car when immigration officers want to make an arrest. They smash the window anyway

@mckenziefunk.com & I tracked these arrests all over the U.S. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...

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ICYMI - Story with @jendlouhy.bsky.social & @arinatter.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s moves to stop #solar and #wind development and support other energy sources.

WH: Trump to Nominate Stephen Miran as Fed Governor - Bloomberg Bloomberg News Now is a comprehensive audio report of today's top stories. Hear the latest news, updated throughout the day, covering global business stories in just a few minutes.

Bloomberg News Now is a comprehensive audio report of today's top stories. Hear the latest news, updated throughout the day, covering global business stories in just a few minutes.

I don’t think people are prepared for where this growing movement toward maximum partisan gerrymandering is headed

Newsom Seeks $18 Billion for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes California Governor Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk of being depleted following the deadly wildfires that struck Los Angeles Co...

Scoop -> California Governor Gavin Newsom pushing for legislation to shore up a state wildfire insurance fund for utilities that's at risk of being depleted after the deadly LA #wildfires. Story with California reporter Eliyahu Kamisher.

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I strongly advise media outlets and government officials who are confusing the meaning of these official statements issued by NOAA to refer to the official NOAA website that describes their intended meaning:
www.tsunami.gov/?pag...

Screencap of USGS earthquake search results, showing a map and the following earthquakes: 2025 8.8 Kamchatka 2012 8.6 Sumatra 2011 9.1 Japan 2010 8.8 Chile 2005 8.6 Indonesia 2004 9.1 Sumatra 1965 8.7 Aleutians 1964 9.2 Alaska 1963 8.5 Kamchatka 1960 9.5 Chile

How common are earthquakes this big? Here are all of the events with a magnitude of 8.5 or larger since 1960: only ten of them!

POLITICO Pro: EPA to launch plan Tuesday for undoing climate rule cornerstone EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is planning to announce the move at an Indiana transportation facility.

EPA will move tomorrow to revoke the endangerment finding, the foundation for all US climate regulations, and emissions limits for cars and trucks.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will make the announcement in Indiana.

w/ @chemnick.bsky.social

subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Trump's WSJ Epstein Fury The Wall Street Journal is said to be working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting protest from the White House.

Scoop: The Wall Street Journal is working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein—but is said to be facing pressure from the White House, with Trump himself calling Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker to object.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...

Trump’s Tax Law to Cut US Clean Energy Installs 41%, BNEF Says US annual clean-energy installations will plunge 41% after 2027, due to the rapid phase-out of wind and solar tax credits in President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic legislation.

New forecast from BloombergNEF projects a 41% drop in clean energy deployments after 2027, when solar and wind will lose federal tax incentives. Trump's economic tax-and-spending package is going to slam the brakes on renewable growth.

🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Internal Agency Memo Calls for Political Reviews of Solar, Wind Projects The widely circulating document lists more than 68 activities newly subject to upper-level review.

Huge: An internal Interior Department memo that I’ve reviewed shows the agency may soon subject *any* activities related to wind and solar to heightened levels of political review.

It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.

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