Monthly Archives: November 2022

Federal contractors must disclose climate impact under new Biden rule

President Joe Biden delivers remarks before signing H.R. 5376, the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” Tuesday, August 16th, 2022. | Image: White House The Biden administration proposed a new rule today that would require federal contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and make efforts to limit their pollution. The rule also calls for companies…

NASA leaves its Artemis I rocket exposed to winds above design limits

Enlarge / The upper part of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft likely faced the strongest wind gusts on Thursday morning. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) Early on Thursday morning, Hurricane Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach, on Florida’s eastern coast. Because Nicole had a very large eye, nearly 60 miles in diameter, its…

Egypt’s official COP27 summit app may be the ‘cartoon super-villain’ of spyware

Think twice about downloading it. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The United Nations’ 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) climate summit is currently underway in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. But, the host country’s official event app appears to be nothing more than almost comically egregious spyware, according to multiple reports. According to security experts and…