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EGEB: GM, Ford knew about climate change a half century ago

October 29, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GM and Ford knew about climate change 50 years ago, E&E News reveals in an exclusive. Bob Murray, who long fought to reduce black lung benefits for coal miners, died of a lung condition. More than half of kids in the UK want their parents to buy electric vehicles, according to Peugeot. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 27, 2020

October 29, 2020
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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DefenseNews

F-35 to move into full-rate production later than expected

October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will have to put off moving the F-35 program to full-rate production due to another delay in starting critical simulation tests. Before the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer, Ellen Lord, can clear the F-35 for full-rate production, the jet must undergo a series of tests in the Joint Simulation Environment, which emulates advanced threats that cannot be…
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Raytheon laying off 20,000 amid commercial aviation slide

October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON ― Raytheon Technologies is cutting 15,000 staff and 4,000 contractor positions, largely at the company’s Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace divisions, due to decreased commercial aerospace sales from COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Greg Hayes said Tuesday on the company’s earnings call. The Waltham, Mass., aerospace giant is the latest company to announce losses since the…
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