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New analysis shows massive shortage of fossil gas and higher energy costs – government must curb demand

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New analysis shows massive shortage of fossil gas and higher energy costs – government must curb demand

Monday, August 19, 2024, 8:56 a.m.Press release: Green Building Council New analysis of the Ministry of Environment’s latest fossil gas demand modelling and MBIE’s latest fossil gas production forecasts show that current shortages will increase dramatically in the coming years unless the government takes action to reduce demand, says Andrew Eagles, CEO of the New […]

Brighton businesses condemn renewed white racist demonstration

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Brighton businesses condemn renewed white racist demonstration

BRIGHTON – A third white supremacist demonstration took place in Livingston County on Saturday, August 17, this time near a commercial street in Brighton. These companies condemned the demonstration, which was attended by fewer than a dozen members of a group similar to protesters in Howell last month. According to Spencer Goller, who owns the […]

Insights into Kamala Harris’ economic plan to combat “price gouging”

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Insights into Kamala Harris’ economic plan to combat “price gouging”

Have game show prizes been adjusted for inflation? What you need to know. Do game show prizes keep up with inflation? What the original $1 million prizes are worth now. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is expected to announce plans to combat food inflation through a federal ban on gouging in food prices, but economists […]

Education Minister warns: Parents may not get preferred kindergarten place

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Education Minister warns: Parents may not get preferred kindergarten place

According to the Education Minister, parents may still not be able to choose their preferred kindergarten place until September 2025. Bridget Phillipson vowed not to sugarcoat the state of the childcare sector as she set out to dampen expectations about the government’s expansion plans. Experts warn of a chronic shortage of childcare places across the […]

Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio reached $11.5 million in the first week

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Recreational marijuana sales in Ohio reached .5 million in the first week

Ohio marijuana dispensaries generated more than $11.5 million in revenue from recreational marijuana sales during the week ending Aug. 9, and prices shot up dramatically during the first week that nonmedical cannabis was sold legally in the state, according to figures released Wednesday by Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control. In total, Ohio dispensaries sold 1,285 […]

Inspired Community of Florida lease in Maritime Park good management

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Inspired Community of Florida lease in Maritime Park good management

Quint Studer | Guest columnist The recent process the City Council and the Mayor’s Office went through to decide on the proposed lease with Inspired Communities of Florida for a city-owned property in the Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park is a good example of how government works. This is not to say that the […]

Data centers need a lot of electricity and Alberta is presenting itself as a location for the construction

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Data centers need a lot of electricity and Alberta is presenting itself as a location for the construction

Alberta is in the running for a piece of North America’s rapid data center growth. Two Alberta cabinet ministers headed to Silicon Valley last week with the sole purpose of promoting the province as a “prime location” to build the physical structures that store and process our digital information. Major technology companies are looking to […]

Chicago City Councilor urges DNC protesters to avoid spending the night in Humboldt Park

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Chicago City Councilor urges DNC protesters to avoid spending the night in Humboldt Park

CHICAGO – A Chicago city councilwoman is urging protesters at the Democratic National Convention not to camp overnight in Humboldt Park. 26th District Councilwoman Jessie Fuentes on Saturday released a letter she sent to the Poor People’s Army, a national protest group coming to Chicago. Fuentes is urging the group to reconsider its plans for […]

Polish PM urges Nord Stream backers to remain silent as pipeline mystery resurfaces

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Polish PM urges Nord Stream backers to remain silent as pipeline mystery resurfaces

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded Saturday to reports that raised questions about who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 and said the initiators of the gas pipeline project should “apologize and keep quiet”. This comment came after one of his deputies rejected the claim that Warsaw was partly […]

Visitor numbers at Disney and Southern California theme parks return to pre-pandemic levels

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Visitor numbers at Disney and Southern California theme parks return to pre-pandemic levels

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Attendance at Southern California’s theme parks has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels, a positive sign that operators have almost fully recovered from the pandemic that forced many of them to temporarily close. What you need to know Visitor numbers at theme parks in Southern California are almost back to pre-pandemic levels In […]