DefenseNews

Lockheed wins $4.8B guided rockets contract

April 29, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.8 billion deal for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, which the U.S. has sent in large numbers to Ukraine. The U.S. has been providing GMLRS, along with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers used to fire them, to Ukraine since last summer to help it fend off Russia’s invasion. (The Pentagon has not disclosed…
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CryptoNews

Report: Kenya to Start Levying Tax on Revenue Earned by Crypto Exchanges

April 29, 2023
According to regulations published by the country’s treasury secretary, global crypto exchanges used by Kenya’s estimated 4 million users will start paying a 1.5% tax on revenues earned. Tax-Avoiding Digital Asset Platforms The Kenyan Treasury has said it will start levying taxes on revenues earned by cryptocurrency exchanges used by an estimated 4 million local residents. According to a by…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Heybike unveils new folding fat tire electric bike that targets bang for your buck

April 29, 2023
Heybike, one of the friendlier sounding Asian e-bike companies that have sprung up over the last few years, has just launched a new folding fat tire electric bike that attempts to compete on value. The new Heybike Ranger S offers higher performance at a price that few companies have been able to match. Described in the company’s own words, the Heybike Ranger S “has a cool, chunky…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Senate republicans just voted to poison you. Again.

April 28, 2023
Senate republicans, joined by Joe Manchin, have voted to roll back the first update to heavy truck pollution standards in 22 years. The new soot standards are estimated to save thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars. President Joe Biden has indicated that he will…
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Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US

April 28, 2023
Wind and solar combined now provide more generating capacity and produce more electricity than coal in the US, according to new data from the EIA and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which was reviewed by the nonprofit SUN DAY Campaign. What the EIA reported In the first two months of 2023, electrical generation by solar (including small-scale solar PV such as rooftop) grew by…
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