“The 2024 president election could very well be a pivotal moment for the U.S. auto industry, determining whether the momentum towards electrification continues or takes a significant detour”.

Insured disaster losses in the United States totaled $95 billion in 2023, very close to the five-year average of US$105 billion, and above the 10-year average of $90 billion. In addition, 492 people died in 2023 from weather related disasters. A brief breakdown of the results:

“U.S. utilities and investors plan to add 113 natural gas fired plants to the nation’s grid” as fears abound that intermittent renewable energy and the nation’s electrical grid cannot keep pace with growing energy demand.

According to OSHA, the lack of heat acclimation represents a major risk factor for fatal outcomes. Although illnesses from heat exposure is preventable, every year thousands in the construction industry become sick from occupational heat exposure.

The Bi-partisan passage of the Chips and Science Act of 2022 was touted as the remedy to wean us off our dependence on foreign computer chips. One and a half years later the question arises: Where has all the construction gone?

Although every June businesses around the country celebrate National Safety Month, figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at the end of last year were very alarming. Employers reported 2.8 million injury and illness cases in 2022, up 7.5% from 2021 as well as a total of 5,486 fatal work injuries in 2022, up 5.7% from 2021.

“What other spot so fitting for their last resting place as this under the shadow of the Capitol saved by their valor? Here, where the grim edge of battle joined; here, where all the hope and fear and agony of their country centered; here let them rest, asleep on the Nation’s heart, entombed in the Nation’s love!”

ENIAC … the First Data Center. It weighed 30 tons  ... was housed in a 1,500 Sq. Ft. room … contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes and 1,500 relays … performed 5,000 operations per second … and cost around $488,000.