Archive for the 'Infrastructure' Category
Nord Stream 2.0? Finland-Estonia Undersea Pipeline In Baltic “Has Been Deliberately Damaged”
October 10th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: Gasgrid Finland and Elering, the Finnish and Estonian gas system operators, detected an “unusual” leak in the 77-kilometer (48-mile) interconnector in the early morning hours on Sunday. “Based on observations, it was suspected that the offshore pipeline between Finland and Estonia was leaking,” Gasgrid Finland said in a statement. “The valves in the […]
Project Kuiper: Amazon Launches First Internet Satellites
October 7th, 2023Via: PC World: Amazon’s prototypes for Project Kuiper successfully lifted off into space on Friday, setting the stage for the first space-based tests of the satellite internet service. The two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2, rode onboard an Atlas V rocket from Amazon’s partner, United Launch Alliance. … Once the tests are completed, the company […]
New Panasonic EV Battery Plant In Kansas To Be Powered By Coal
October 3rd, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: Panasonic’s new battery plant in Kansas will require an amount of energy equivalent to that used by a small city, forcing a nearby utility to halt the shutdown of a coal-fired power plant. This has sparked criticism that electric vehicle production and electric vehicles aren’t ‘ESG-friendly.’ According to The Kansas City Star, citing […]
Switzerland: Emergency Plans to Deal with Energy Shortages this Winter, Ban Use of Electric Cars for ‘Non-Essential’ Journeys
October 3rd, 2023Via: Daily Mail: Switzerland will ban the use of electric cars for ‘non-essential’ journeys if the country runs out of energy this winter, the government has announced. Emergency plans drawn up in the event the Swiss are hit by blackouts also call for shop opening hours to be reduced by up to two hours per […]
Starshield: SpaceX Wins Pentagon Contract to Supply Military Communications Using Starlink Technology
September 28th, 2023All the Starlink satellites now around Earth pic.twitter.com/cdDypr6uSo — Latest in space (@latestinspace) September 27, 2023 Via: PC World: SpaceX has won a Pentaogon contract to supply military communications to the US Armed Forces using Starlink technology. The contract was awarded to SpaceX’s Starshield program, which is applying the company’s Starlink technology to defense and […]
Massive Emergency Alert Test Will Sound Alarms on U.S. Cellphones, TVs and Radios in October
August 27th, 2023Via: USA Today: This is a test. This is only a test. But it’s going to be one very big test. On Wednesday, October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency alert, accompanied by a notice […]
Las Vegas Approves 68 Miles of Underground Transportation Tunnels
August 3rd, 2023Via: Las Vegas Review Journal: The Elon Musk-owned Boring Company plans to build out an underground transportation system in Las Vegas featuring 81 stations and 68 miles of tunnels, after an expansion approval. The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the Boring Co.’s plan to expand the system in the city’s jurisdiction, mainly […]
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Collision-Avoidance Maneuvers Growing Exponentially
July 14th, 2023Via: Space: Staggering growth in Starlink collision-avoidance maneuvers in the past six months is sparking concerns over the long-term sustainability of satellite operations as thousands of new spacecraft are poised to launch into orbit in the coming years. … The steep increase in the number of maneuvers worries experts because it follows an exponential curve, […]
Claims That French Government Has Cut Off Internet Access in France Are False
July 3rd, 2023Update: Macron Accused of Authoritarianism After Threat to Cut Off Social Media — If you’re seeing messages on social media about the Internet being down in France: That’s false. As of 14:45 UTC, the Internet is working normally in France. I’m able to browse the Internet though my VPN with an exit node in Paris. […]
China’s Escalators to Nowhere
June 22nd, 2023With regard to the Chinese government destroying the banned food crops, see: Mao’s Great Famine: The History of China’s Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 by Frank Dikötter Via: laowhy86:
