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NORML Director Issues Statement Regarding President’s Plan to Pardon Those With Low-Level Marijuana Convictions

WASHINGTON DC - In response to President Biden’s recently announced actions with regard to federal marijuana policy, NORML’s Executive Director Erik Altieri has issued the following statement: “Many of the efforts taken and proposed by the President today are long overdue. For nearly two years, NORML has called upon the Administration to fulfill the President’s campaign promise to provide relief to

By |2022-10-09T14:44:47-04:00October 9th, 2022|Marijuana Business, News|

Coordinista Wins TCNewTech’s October Tech Pitch Competition

TRAVERSE CITY - The audience overwhelmingly voted for Cindy Bauer’s (founder and CEO), medical data sharing app, Coordinista, designed to streamline data for nurses and hospitals. Born out of Bauer’s passion to help frustrated nurse care managers better connect with patients who often fall through the cracks after being discharged from the hospital. Coordinista’s tools

By |2022-10-09T14:44:48-04:00October 9th, 2022|Entrepreneurs|

40 Percent US Produced Electricity In 2021 Came From Non-Fossil Fuels

DETROIT - In 2021, 40 percent of the electricity produced by the electric power sector was derived from non-fossil fuel sources. Since 2007, the increase in non-fossil fuel sources has been largely driven by “Other Renewables” which is predominantly wind and solar. This has resulted in renewables (including hydroelectric) overtaking nuclear power’s share of electricity

By |2022-10-09T14:44:49-04:00October 9th, 2022|Clean Update|

First Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Triple Threat Online In Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. - What’s better than one type of clean energy? A triple threat of technologies working together to bring renewables to the grid. Just last week, the first utility-scale energy facility combining solar, wind, and battery storage opened up and started providing power in northern Oregon. Between 300 megawatts of wind, 50 megawatts of

By |2022-10-09T14:44:50-04:00October 9th, 2022|Clean Update|

Hyundai IONIQ 6 EV Boasts 400-Mile Range

DETROIT - In the summer of 2020, Hyundai launched IONIQ as its own electric brand consisting of three initial models. This began with the IONIQ 5 crossover EV, which is currently available and remains in high demand in all its respective markets. During that initial brand launch, Hyundai also shared details of its second EV scheduled for 2022,

By |2022-10-09T14:44:52-04:00October 9th, 2022|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Michigan Becoming Center Of US Battery Manufacturing

DETROIT - Michigan, long the automotive manufacturing capital of the United States, is now getting pumped with investment both publicly and privately to build out a series of battery manufacturing plants that will power the wave of electric vehicles coming to market. The demand for domestically produced batteries has reached new peaks after the passage

By |2022-10-09T14:44:53-04:00October 9th, 2022|Auto Tech, Featured, Industry 4.0|

Almost 40 Percent Of Businesses Lose More Than $100,000 Per Cyberattack

DETROIT - Successful cyberattacks can cause significant financial losses and harm to businesses. According to the recent findings by the Atlas VPN team, 37 percent of companies lose over $100,000 per cyberattack on average. Besides the financial damages, businesses also ruin their reputation, lose corporate information, and experience disruption of partner operations. After a successful

By |2022-10-09T14:44:53-04:00October 9th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

Energy Department To Spend $100 Million On Concentrating Solar Power Program

WASHINGTON DC - Concentrating solar power has had a hard time getting off the ground in the US, but that is not stopping the Department of Energy. The agency is in the middle of a $100 million program aimed at pushing the technology into the mainstream of the renewable energy revolution, and they are not

By |2022-10-06T10:14:22-04:00October 4th, 2022|Clean Update, Featured|