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Tesla (TSLA) accused of ‘supporting genocide’ for opening store in controversial Chinese region Xinjiang

January 4, 2022
Criticisms of Tesla are mounting up over the company’s announcement that it is opening a new store in Xinjiang, a region of China where human rights groups believe the Chinese government put over 1 million Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minorities in labor camps. After U.N. experts and human rights groups have raised the issues with China’s treatment of Uyghurs in the region for years…
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These new nailable solar shingles are installed like a traditional roof

January 4, 2022
The “world’s first” nailable solar shingle, the Timberline Solar Energy Shingle, is being launched today by GAF Energy, the sister company of GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America. The Energy Shingle is combined with other standard roofing components to create the “Timberline Solar” roof system. GAF Energy claims to have the only product to integrate solar…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 3, 2022

January 4, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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The Intricate Work in Restoring Photos for a Vietnam Veteran

January 4, 2022
A while back, a young man contacted me about a photo digitization and restoration project for his grandfather, who served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. They had some photographs from this period in his life—of friends, scenery, and the culture of Vietnam—that they wanted to use for an album. I felt honored to do this work restoring and bringing precious memories for…
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