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At the core of this discovery, published in Science Advances, is barium titanate (BaTiO₃), a material known for its ability to convert light into electricity, though not very efficiently on its own.
I was just watching a presentation on cooling paints and Barium seems to be relevant there: Revolutionary Paint: How to Make Surfaces Stay Cool in the Sun - YouTube
Corporate tax deductions for intangible drilling costs have been available since 1913, making it “the oldest and the largest fossil fuel subsidy on the books,” according to a recent report on the Lankford bill. In current law, all the costs of drilling oil and gas wells can be deducted in the year they are incurred, rather than over the lifetime of the well.
The CAMT weakens that deduction by requiring drillers to pay some tax, but the Lankford bill would effectively apply the deduction to the CAMT directly, taking many drillers below the threshold of qualifying for minimum taxes. “We need to be able to get some relief to them so they’re not constantly worried about it,” Lankford said in a CNBC appearance in January.
At least they accept that tax breaks are subsidies. That's how tax breaks should always be presented.
The Senate Finance Committee aims to change that. Section 70523, buried on page 343 of the 549-page draft text, makes a tweak to the CAMT by directing the Internal Revenue Service to take into account “intangible drilling and development costs.”
Is this what Peak Oil looks like?
Finally, some good news.
The rainforest is the most promising frontier for the oil industry, with one-fifth of the world’s newly discovered reserves from 2022-24.
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Far-right and ancap/neolib types love austerity.
If you look at it from a certain angle, fascist parties are especially about imposing some sort of austerity in order to make sure that a special class gets more wealth and privilege.
Here's a relevant interview:
The Roots of Austerity and 20th Century Fascism (feat. Clara Mattei) - YouTube
which one is the root for loop?
I do love seeing car parking spaces get tighter and tighter. The bigger the cars, the less road and parking there is go around. Unlike the US, European cities will not be demolishing themselves to make room. The future is not cars.
They'll be the same ones demanding meat and cheese when the food crises start: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2025/06/18/us-and-europe-face-40-drop-in-food-production-scientists-warn/