Ravi Singh

Crime, migration and memory of dictatorship shape Chile’s presidential runoff : NPR

Chile’s presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition at her closing rally and Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party speaking during his closing campaign rally. RODRIGO ARANGUA,EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption RODRIGO ARANGUA,EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images SANTIAGO, Chile — People will be faced with a choice…

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Too fancy? Not rugged enough? Or a mainstream sweet spot? We took Australia’s cheapest EV ute out for a day | Electric vehicles

When I am handed the keys to Australia’s first affordable fully electric ute, to say I feel nervous is an understatement. I’ve been driving a 2014 Volkswagen Polo for the past four years, and before that, a Holden Astra that was older than me. A few minutes later, my clammy hands firmly on the steering…

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Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed? | Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

The US energy company Chevron describes it as the world’s largest industrial carbon dioxide injection project of its kind. But it has a problem. It still isn’t working as promised and the results are getting worse. The $3bn Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) development, on Barrow Island off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, was supposed…

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