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In the village of Ilion, New York, 80 miles west of the state capital in Albany, residents are mourning the departure of gunmaker Remington Arms Co. after two centuries of continuous operation. Without fanfare, the company announced last month that the manufacturing plant would be closing its doors on March 4, 2024. “I feel like …
A fire caused by lithium-ion batteries shut down GM’s Factory Zero in Detroit Tuesday. Heavy smoke spread through the 4.5 million square-foot plant causing firefighters to call for additional alarms, WDIV reported. https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/video/53081055/lithium-ion-battery-fire-halts-production-at-detroit-gm-plant h/t Coastie Patriot
BREAKING REPORT: Mass power outage reported after EXPLOSION at Con Edison plant in New York City.. DEVELOPING..pic.twitter.com/02vpUZsmgB — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) December 15, 2023 FDNY races to rescue New Yorkers trapped in dark ELEVATORS as the Big Apple and New Jersey is plunged into chaos by sudden mass power outage sparked by ‘explosion’ at Con …
Top U.S. defense firm General Dynamics is planning to open weapons plant in Ukraine – an investment that implies taxpayers will continue to dole out dollars to support war that has no end in sight General Dynamics, based in Renton, Virginia, wants to open an artillery factory in western Ukraine producing 155-millimeter shells within six …
by EuthanizeArty Think twice the next time you say Tesla relies on subsidies: Ford is cutting its own investment to 2.5B, while the state is providing 1.75B in known handouts(Some estimates put the total subsidies at 2.2B) Jobs created are only expected to pay 20/hr, lower than state median wage, and cut from 2500 jobs …
by AC Have seen several posts giving advice as to what to grow, and I thought them to be unrealistic. Here is what you need to grow in the event things become “unpleasant”. You need calories, first and foremost, if you don’t want to starve to death. Here are the top three crops in terms …
I think people are going to say "hell no" to taking down coal plants when they learn China and Russia are building more. We get weaker…they get stronger under Biden…that's the plan. — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) December 3, 2023 Apologies for being party pooper, but as long as China is adding two coal power plants per …
Michigan township Green Charter votes out its entire local government over China-linked EV battery maker Gotion’s plan to build a factory there Green Charter Township’s five board members were removed in recall election They were ousted for backing Gotion’s new $2.3 billion EV battery plant Gotion’s parent company is 30% owned by Volkswagen, but is …
BREAKING: Massive explosion at a chemical plant in Shepherd, Texas, residents ordered to shelter pic.twitter.com/7csSMETw7S — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) November 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/_/status/1722289650276929855 https://twitter.com/_/status/1722292054640771380 SHEPHERD, Texas (KIAH) — Multiple explosions are being reported in Shepherd, Texas that started with one at a chemical plant on FM 1127 Wednesday morning. The Montgomery County Police Reporter said …
After more than 100 years, Master Lock’s iconic factory in Milwaukee is shutting its doors in March 2024. The closure will result in 400 lost jobs, and also mark the end of a former industrial region of the city that once housed some 50 plants. The Real News, In These Times, and Workday Magazine speak …
OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are investigating following an incident at the Oconee Nuclear Station Thursday night. Deputies said they responded to the plant at around 8:05 p.m. after someone reported that a car had driven through the exit side of the gate on the part of …
The plant never operated at more than a third of its total capacity in its 13 years since being built. Occidental Petroleum quietly sold off a carbon capture facility – the world’s largest — that was built into a natural gas processing plant in Texas, according to a Bloomberg Green investigation. The plant, called Century, …
Tyson Foods Inc. is buying a stake in insect-protein company Protix BV. The two companies will collaborate to establish a manufacturing facility in the US to produce bug-based meal and oil, typically used in fish feed and dog food. The American meatpacker said Tuesday that it agreed to buy a stake in Dongen, Netherlands-based Protix …
On Friday, a United Autoworkers Union official said in a memo that Ford was considering canceling a shift, citing slowing demand and indicated that the company was looking to build more gasoline-powered trucks instead. ‘It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that our sales for the Lightning have tanked,’ the memo said, according …
Gaza’s power authority says its sole power plant will run out of fuel within hours, leaving the territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies. Palestinians in Gaza have long relied on generators, but have no way of importing fuel. https://t.co/CM6c4ghkfe — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) October 11, 2023 Only 300,000 liters of fuel are left …
View post on imgur.com JENKINSVILLE, S.C. — Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at a South Carolina nuclear plant after cracks were discovered again in a backup emergency fuel line. Small cracks have been found a half-dozen times in the past 20 years in pipes that carry fuel to emergency generators …
New $4B Panasonic electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Kansas requires so much power that the facility will need its own COAL plant to run A coal-fired power plant in Kansas that was slated for closure will remain open after all to provide needed power for, wait for it: a new electric vehicle (EV) battery …
At least eight people were injured in an explosion at a processing plant in Decatur, Illinois on Sunday. Five of the wounded remained hospitalized as of Monday. The fire and explosion happened at an Archer-Daniels-Midland processing complex just after 7pm Central time. “ADM immediately contacted the Decatur Fire Department, which remains on the scene. Several …
A fertilizer plant that local media reports state is “vital to the local community” in and around Austin, Tex., has burned to the ground, making it the latest in a long line of food-related businesses that have mysteriously caught fire and collapsed into a ruinous heap over the past couple of years. https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-22-american-plant-food-corporation-fertilizer-texas-fire.html Right now, …
“An incident has occurred with water leaking from the first reactor circuit into the second due to the switching of the fourth power unit of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to hot shutdown mode, in violation of the licence conditions and Ukrainian nuclear energy operator Energoatom’s requirements. There was no radiological leakage into …
by Chris Black Dow chemical alongside the other major petro chemical plants effectively owns the Louisiana State government. Despite massive investment locked into Louisiana in the form of vast plants the state of Louisiana refuses to impose a reasonable tax rate on Dow resulting in Dow money fleeing the state to enrich the Company at …
could be propaganda don’t know just putting it out there Breaking! On the brink of #nuclearwar #WW3! #Ukraine attacked with a missile the nuclear power plant from #Smolensk on the territory of #Russia. If this it’s confirmed expect everything. #Nazis in #Kiev know they can’t win and want to trigger a catastrophe. pic.twitter.com/A1xjCUGK3a — Nico’R …
One of the world’s ‘most dangerous plants’ has arrived in the UK, with a sting so strong it’s been known to cause suicidal thoughts. The Gympie-Gympie is so potent that it’s been likened to being ‘electrocuted’ and being on fire at the same time. Whilst the painful plant is usually kept in botanical gardens, one …
IAEA: IAEA experts have requested additional access that is necessary to confirm the absence of mines or explosives at the site In particular, access to the rooftops of reactor units 3 and 4 is essential, as well as access to parts of the turbine halls and some parts of the cooling system at the plant …
“According to the adviser to the General Director of nuclear plant operations agency Rosenergoatom, Ukraine is planning to strike the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant overnight on 5 July, with a missile containing a nuclear dirty-bomb warhead. RT’s Steve Sweeney has more details.” According to the adviser to the General Director of nuclear plant operations agency …
by Chris Black Russians have been bombing themselves in Donbass since 2014, blew up their own Nordstream pipeline, bombed their own Kerch bridge, blew Kakhovka dam and flooded Kherson, and were shelling themselves for months at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Of course they’re now going to blow themselves up at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Now …
False flag attack on nuclear power plant tonight? pic.twitter.com/XAJr8JszQF — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 4, 2023 Tonight authorities in Kyiv and Moscow say an accident will occur at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant within 24-48 hours. — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) July 4, 2023 Zelensky tweets imminent threat at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant!! Asks for immediate …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1675116728995704835 omg this is so scary🤯 https://t.co/SQC0qP4Ne4 — 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐲 (@ernaayyy) July 1, 2023 https://twitter.com/_/status/1675009732623450112 At around 10:30 local time, a violent explosion occurred at a chemical plant owned by qiantai new material company in the city of guixi, jiangxi province, china. pic.twitter.com/zMcjBolxRy — Nico (@Nico00503) July 1, 2023 Almost looks like a nuke went off. …
Lindsey Graham plans to falsely flag Ukraine nuclear disaster, trigger Article 5? Lindsey Graham is preparing to false flag a nuclear disaster in Ukraine to trigger Article 5 and get the US directly involved with ground forces to fight against Russia. World War 3 here we come. pic.twitter.com/2WJjr7OuWq — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) June 23, …
Nuclear Pantex plant building that received best project award https://t.co/BfpO87AguT is now out of power and at risk of flooding. No word on conditions inside the nuclear complex. https://t.co/j25tyKhZY7 pic.twitter.com/VISS5eKqYw — Hans Kristensen (also on Bluesky) (@nukestrat) June 1, 2023 Access to the JCDC parking lot and building will be refused. Those who have telework …