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Macalintal urges SC to stop BSKE deferral
MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has filed a fresh legal challenge before the Supreme Court (SC), seeking to declare Republic Act 12326 unconstitutional and stop the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Aside from postponing this year’s elect


LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Sept. 29, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte is taking the witness stand Tuesday, Day 31 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. His testimony is expected to focus on Davao City government transactions with GenCorp Industries Inc., a company that Sara Duterte de


PCG drives away Chinese militia vessel, 24 small boats near Kota Island
MANILA, Philippines — A five-member Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) team drove away a Chinese maritime militia vessel and 24 smaller boats spotted fishing within the territorial waters of Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea on Monday. In a statement on Tuesday, the PCG said its personnel statio


DND seeks NBI probe into fake Teodoro letter on Ayungin Shoal
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) has referred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) a fake letter purportedly signed by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. concerning an operation at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, saying its circulation was part of a foreign


Solons hit China: We don’t need your nod to operate over WPS
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the House of Representatives’ Young Guns bloc have questioned China’s latest interference during a rotation and resupply (RoRe) mission to Ayungin Shoal, saying that local authorities do not need to seek permission to operate in an area that belongs to the Philip


PCG drives out Chinese vessels
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it was able to drive out a Chinese vessel and 24 smaller boats that were surrounding Kota Island in the West Philippine Sea on Monday. PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said the smaller boats were deployed around the Philippine-occupi


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Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:15:28 +0000

Hydrogen proponents love to paint a rosy picture of the future — one where we simply repurpose existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transport, avoiding the need for costly new infrastructure. This claim is simplistic, misleading, and built on a foundation of wishful thinking rather than engineering realities. This is … [continued]

The post Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Technology News

Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:35:31 +0000

Conventional geothermal electrical generation, where conditions are right, is an excellent form of renewable generation. It keeps chugging along day and night, offering firmed power with some of the highest capacity factors in the business and very low emissions per MWh. Yet, despite its many advantages, geothermal often gets left … [continued]

The post Conventional Geothermal’s Untapped Potential: What’s Holding It Back? appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:15:28 +0000

Hydrogen proponents love to paint a rosy picture of the future — one where we simply repurpose existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transport, avoiding the need for costly new infrastructure. This claim is simplistic, misleading, and built on a foundation of wishful thinking rather than engineering realities. This is … [continued]

The post Debunking The Myth: Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Are Not A Cheap Slam Dunk For Transporting Hydrogen appeared first on CleanTechnica.


Immigration

Canada invests in newcomer health workers to ease labour shortages

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:06:25 +0000

Canada is investing $14.3 million to help internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) enter the workforce faster. With ongoing healthcare shortages, this funding aims to improve credential recognition and boost the number of skilled doctors, nurses, and practitioners across the country.

The post Canada invests in newcomer health workers to ease labour shortages first appeared on Canadian Immigrant.


Top reasons why immigrants prefer Canada over the U.S. : Part 1

Credit to Author: Chitra K. Menon| Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:09:21 +0000

Canada’s immigration policies, universal healthcare, and affordable education make it an attractive choice for newcomers. In Part 1, we explore why immigrants are choosing Canada over the U.S. despite recent policy changes

The post Top reasons why immigrants prefer Canada over the U.S. : Part 1 first appeared on Canadian Immigrant.


Canada announces major changes to Express Entry categories

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:21:52 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the 2025 Express Entry categories on February 27, 2025. The department introduced big changes to category-based draws, introducing a new category, and removing another. See your eligibility for category-based draws The new category announced in 2025 is Education. There are five occupations listed under this new category. […]

The post Canada announces major changes to Express Entry categories first appeared on CIC News.


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