Category: solar panels

Vulnerabilities in Solar Panels Could Be Exposed by Chinese Hackers: Senator

The rush to net zero could leave gaping holes for Chinese-backed hackers to disrupt Australia’s energy grid, warns Senator James Paterson. Solar power is a key pillar in the march towards reducing emissions with Australia estimated to need 2.7 billion solar panels to reach net zero by 2050, according to estimates from the University of…


Australia Eyeing Mammoth 1.6 Million Tonnes of EV Battery Waste by 2050

Australians will need to find a way to dispose of 1.6 million tonnes of disused EV batteries by 2050 as part of its push towards net-zero. The Battery Stewardship Council, along with its research partners, estimates that based on current trends, the volume of EV waste will expand exponentially to 30,000 tonnes by 2030 before…


Wuhan Virus Institute Cut From US Taxpayer Funds

No more taxpayer funds for Wuhan’s infamous lab. That seems to be the message after the National Institute of Health (NIH) quietly removed the lab from its list of foreign research facilities that qualify for support. The Wuhan Virology Institute is among the suspected sources of COVID-19. The United States has sent grants to the…


Biden Vetoes Bill Restoring Tariffs on Some Chinese Solar Panels

President Joe Biden kept his promise to veto legislation reversing his temporary suspension of tariffs on some solar panels from China. “Passage of this resolution bets against American innovation. It would undermine these efforts and create deep uncertainty for American businesses and workers in the solar industry,” Biden wrote in a May 16 message to…


Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Home Raided, Phone Taken

Two days after another major bank collapse, the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates once again. Senators from both parties will vote on overturning a Biden administration rule on importing solar panels that are made in China—often with forced labor. We hear from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who’s leading the effort. A business leader joins us…


DOJ Official Sounds Alarm About FBI Agents

The U.S. government has data on millions of Americans through a secret surveillance program. Who has access to the data, and what are certain high-ranking officials saying? A Catholic organization sues the FBI for weaponizing government power to go after Catholics. The president of the group joins us to explore what has happened so far….


Report: Over 3 Million People Tracked by US Government

The U.S. government has data on millions of Americans through a secret surveillance program. Who has access to the data, and what are certain high-ranking officials saying? A Catholic organization sues the FBI for weaponizing government power to go after Catholics. The president of the group joins us to explore what has happened so far….


China Clearly Has Chosen Growth Over Climate

Commentary As with many other nations these days, a tension exists in China between climate and pollution considerations on the one hand and the desire for economic growth on the other. Though Beijing has assured the international community any number of times that it sincerely aims to decrease pollution and cut back on emissions of…


Australia’s Largest Solar Farm Completes Construction, Prepares for Full Operation

A huge solar farm in Queensland, which boasts over one million solar panels, is in the final steps of preparation before coming online. On April 5, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visited the Western Downs Green Power Hub to see the project complete its construction phase. While the last solar panels have been installed, the 400-megawatt…


US Not Ready to ‘Go Green,’ China Would Be Main Beneficiary: Expert

The United States is not ready to go for green policies, and the push for it will mainly benefit China, according to Kelly Sloan, senior fellow in energy and environment at Centennial Institute, the Colorado Christian University’s think tank. Sloan said that legislators’ push for green energies to try and encourage the market to go to…