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Republican districts lose billions as clean energy cancellations surge

Republican districts lose billions as clean energy cancellations surge

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Rendering: FREYR Clean energy investments took a serious hit in January, sinking to their lowest point since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) supercharged the industry with tax credits and incentives. Growing uncertainty around the future of these policies – especially with the Republican-majority Congress debating potential rollbacks – has led to a sharp drop in new projects and an increase in cancellations, reports E2. Last month, companies announced just $176 million in new clean energy-related factories and projects. That’s the lowest monthly total since August 2022 and only the fourth time investments failed to reach at least $1 billion, according to E2, a nonpartisan group that tracks investments and projects and advocates for policy that’s good for the economy and the environment. Meanwhile, clean energy project cancellations are stacking up. FREYR Battery just scrapped plans for a $2.6 billion battery factory in Georgia (rendering pictured), which would have created 700 jobs. Ford CEO Jim Farley also sounded the alarm this week, warning that tariffs and shifting policies could force the automaker to lay off workers. …

UK water sports demand clean-up, blaming sewage for illness and event cancellations | Climate News

UK water sports demand clean-up, blaming sewage for illness and event cancellations | Climate News

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British water sports bodies have banded together to demand the government tackles the sewage crisis, which they say is a “death knell” for many activities in the UK. The volume of untreated sewage dumped into rivers and seas reached a new record last year, further fuelling public anger over pollution and privatised water companies, which many argue prioritise profit over investing in infrastructure. The Clean Water Sports Alliance, which represents anglers, rowers, triathletes, sailors, paddleboarders, canoeists and swimmers, said training sessions, activities and events are being cancelled or postponed across the country due to unsafe water quality. The dirty water is making users of British waters ill, says the group representing seven national governing bodies of the water-based sports. Read more: ‘Shocking’ incidents of sewage in gardens – with disease outbreaks ‘very possible’ The Angling Trust, British Rowing, British Triathlon, GB Outrigger, Paddle UK, Royal Yachting Association and Swim England together represent 450,000 people involved in the outdoor activities. “We are advocating for the restoration of our blue spaces for the enjoyment of all,” the …

Tell us: have you experienced last-minute cancellations on Airbnb? | Airbnb

Tell us: have you experienced last-minute cancellations on Airbnb? | Airbnb

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We’re interested in hearing from people who have made a booking for accommodation on an online travel platform, only for their host to cancel it at the last minute. Earlier this year, Taylor Swift fans in Australia were left without accommodation after Airbnb hosts cancelled their bookings. Airbnb’s “host cancellation policy” does not seem to have deterred hosts from then relisting their properties at a higher price. Has something similar happened to you? Are you a Swiftie whose plans to watch her European tour have been affected? Or have you made plans for a holiday elsewhere or another trip that have been thrown into disarray by a host’s cancellation? Share your experience You can tell us your experience of Airbnb cancellations using this form. Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for …

Cancellations of surgeries and C-sections… South Korea urges doctors to return to work as protests continue

Cancellations of surgeries and C-sections… South Korea urges doctors to return to work as protests continue

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South Korean doctors participate in a meeting, ahead of a protest against the government’s medical policy, in Seoul, South Korea, on February 25, 2024. SOO-HYEON KIM / REUTERS South Korea called on Monday, February 26, for trainee doctors to return to work, saying they would be spared punitive actions if they went back to the hospitals, as protests over medical reforms entered a second week. About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65%. The mass work stoppage has resulted in cancellations and postponements of surgeries for cancer patients and C-sections for pregnant women, with the government raising its public health alert to the highest level over the fallout. Doctors are considered essential workers in South Korea and are restricted by law from striking. Read more Subscribers only In South Korea, a doctors’ strike creates chaos in hospitals The government has repeatedly claimed the mass resignation is unlawful, and has threatened to take legal action against …

Airlines are now a rip off with terrible service, but do they care?

Airlines are now a rip off with terrible service, but do they care?

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I am not just talking about me, by the way. I know I’m in an especially privileged position to fly mostly in business when work permits, but this problem affects all travellers. OK, so some of my troubles include the fact that the lounges are practically high-school canteens, or the food and drink served onboard is horrendous, or I get pissed off when I don’t board first (haha!). You think that’s it? Hell no! Do you have any idea how many flights were cancelled last summer? Or going back to my earlier point — how insanely expensive everything has become? How many pieces of luggage were lost? Or how airlines hadn’t had time to clear the septic tanks between flights on more than one occasion I was on board last summer, because they want to squeeze every last penny out of a trip regardless of passengers’ onboard well-being? Source link

Storm Isha live: travel chaos across UK with Scotland facing widespread rail cancellations | UK weather

Storm Isha live: travel chaos across UK with Scotland facing widespread rail cancellations | UK weather

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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Monday will be wet across the UK today according to the Met Office, which is predicting plenty of “blustery showers” especially in the north and west and high winds across the country. ????️ There will be plenty of blustery showers to start on Monday, these heaviest in the north and west ????️ Remaining windy for all, although easing a little in the south later ⛅ Some sunny spells in the southeast, but still feeling chilly with northwestly winds pic.twitter.com/qeAEpFxSHv — Met Office (@metoffice) January 21, 2024 There are also amber wind warnings in place across much of the UK until 6am, meaning, according to the Met: Damage to buildings and homes is possible, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down Roads, bridges and railway lines may close, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights Power cuts could occur and affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage Flying debris could result in a danger to …

Longest strike in NHS history leads to over 113,000 patient cancellations – and impact may last for ‘months’ | UK News

Longest strike in NHS history leads to over 113,000 patient cancellations – and impact may last for ‘months’ | UK News

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The longest strike in NHS history, during which junior doctors walked out for six days, led to more than 113,000 patient operations, appointments and procedures being postponed, new figures show. The industrial action started last Wednesday and continued until yesterday, with 25,446 staff absent from work at the peak, which was the day the strike started, 3 January. According to NHS data, 113,779 inpatient and outpatient appointments had to be rescheduled, taking the total number since the health service strikes started in December 2022 to 1,333,221. It means patients are “bearing the brunt” of the action, according to Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England. She said: “The cumulative effect of various strikes now hitting the NHS for more than a year also means people are experiencing multiple cancellations, affecting their confidence in health services, often leaving them in pain, feeling stressed and anxious.” NHS leaders have warned the impact caused by the strike could last for “months”. Professor Sir Stephen Powis, the national medical director for NHS England, said frontline staff were “very concerned” …

Tens of thousands face NHS cancellations as six-day strike begins in England | NHS

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Tens of thousands of patients will have their care cancelled from Wednesday amid massive disruption caused by a six-day strike by junior doctors – the longest in the NHS’s 75-year history. Health charities said people whose appointments were postponed – including those with cancer and sight problems – would be left anxious, upset and at risk that their condition could worsen because the stoppage had led to a delay in them receiving help. The Patients Association said patient safety could be compromised because hospitals had too few staff to cope with the industrial action, which begins at 7am. It urged ministers and the British Medical Association (BMA) to bring in mediators to help settle the long-running dispute over junior doctors’ pay after negotiations before Christmas ended in deadlock. “There’s likely to be many, many thousands of appointments cancelled or rescheduled again, and that’s on top of the 1.2m we’ve already seen during well over a year now with periods of industrial action,” said Prof Sir Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director. Powis said that …

‘Not what I had in mind’: Eurostar cancellations leave thousands stranded | Eurostar

‘Not what I had in mind’: Eurostar cancellations leave thousands stranded | Eurostar

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When Ilse Deurloo arrived at St Pancras station after a festive holiday with her boyfriend in London, she was shocked by the scenes of chaos and disruption as thousands of travellers were left stranded. “This is not what I had in mind,” said Deurloo, 20, who was planning to return home to Amsterdam on Saturday. Her train, like all expected high-speed services between Ebbsfleet International and London St Pancras International, was cancelled due to flooding in a tunnel under the Thames. Ilse Deurloo. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer The disruption left passengers marooned, New Year’s Eve plans scuppered and wallets hit as people tried to find alternative routes to their homes or holidays. At the station, hundreds of suitcases lined the walkways, crowds overflowed from seating areas, children cried and announcements rang out over the tannoy: “We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.” Deurloo, whose boyfriend left for Portugal on Saturday morning, said she would try to book a hotel and make the best of her extra day. “It is what it is, I can’t do …