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Solar panels surrounding a large battery array

Energy April 25, 2022

Meet the power plant of the future: Solar + battery hybrids are poised for explosive growth

By Joachim Seel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Bentham Paulos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Will Gorman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

Marietta April 21, 2022

Georgia native plants are featured at the William Root House Plant Sale this Saturday, April 23

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement about the annual plant sale at the William Root House. The details are reprinted below from the city’s web site: A beloved…

Health Care April 21, 2022

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of Directors to meet on Wednesday, April 27

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health distributed the following notice of their upcoming Governing Board of Directors meeting, which is open to the public: The Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of…

Environment April 21, 2022

Electric heat pumps use much less energy than furnaces, and can cool houses too – here’s how they work

By Robert Brecha, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To help curb climate change, President Biden has set a goal of lowering U.S….

Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation April 21, 2022

More lane closures on Powder Springs Road/SR 360 this weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that contractors will install lane closures on Powder Springs Road/SR 360 this weekend to continue the ongoing road resurfacing between…

Kennesaw April 20, 2022

Kennesaw townhome development coming to Duncan Drive

By Rebecca Gaunt Devin’s Shire, a 35-townhome development, is coming to Duncan Drive, across from the Post Office and just a few blocks from downtown Kennesaw. Kennesaw City Council approved…

Human Rights April 20, 2022

Human rights declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries from Angola to the US to New Zealand

By Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Human rights activists and international leaders first warned in April 2020 that countries could use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to crack…

Austell April 20, 2022

Austell City Council rundown: police K-9 dog Jerry Lee retires, new street sweeper authorized, Parks & Rec approved for state parks & rec organization

The City of Austell posted the following summary of their April city council meeting: At the City of Austell’s April 2022 City Council meeting, it was announced that Austell K-9…

Labeled coronavirus image from the CDC; labeled with E Proteins, S proteins and M proteins

Health Care April 18, 2022

Do you need a second booster shot? An epidemiologist scoured the latest research and has some answers

By Katelyn Jetelina, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In late March 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug…

An image of the sun showing a solar flare on the left and an arc on the right

Science and Technology April 18, 2022

A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet – an electrical engineer explains how

By David Wallace, Mississippi State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The…

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