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Solar Was Only Energy Source to Outperform Expectations During Texas Blackout
Natural gas was responsible for two-thirds of February’s energy deficit, a new study found.
Before Texas, Feds Warned of ‘Catastrophic’ Blackouts Due to Fossil Fuel Failures—But Did Nothing
A previously ignored 2018 study called "Surviving a Catastrophic Power Outage" predicted much of what happened in Texas last week with shocking prescience.
Mental Health is Political. It is High Time Therapists Acknowledge This.
If socio-political issues like racism, casteism, violence and policy failures affect our mental health so much, why do mental health professionals remain largely silent on them?
The Mysterious Case of the Missing 250-Ton Chinese Power Transformer
In May, the Trump administration seized a $3 million transformer on its way to Colorado. What happened to it, and where is it now?
What Is up With India's Exorbitantly High Electricity Bills?
All around the country, people have been receiving outrageous power bills this month—some even ten times the usual amount.
Landlords Can’t Evict Their Tenants, So They're Shutting Off Utilities and Threatening Them Instead
“I’m certain they’re aware it’s illegal, and I’m certain they don’t care.”
Ajit Pai Says FCC's Investigation into Sale of Phone Location Data Nearly Complete
Motherboard previously revealed how AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon have sold real-time phone location data to middlemen companies which then provided it to third parties.
The California DMV Is Making $50M a Year Selling Drivers’ Personal Information
A document obtained by Motherboard shows how DMVs sell people’s names, addresses, and other personal information to generate revenue.
Activist Leaks Files From a Data Broker for Demoing its Software With ICE
"I saw tech workers at Microsoft (GitHub), Google, and others start taking stands and achieve incremental gains and I thought why not me."
'Another Billionaire Wants a Meeting:' How to Get a Meeting With the Trump Administration
Emails show getting a meeting with the Trump administration is as easy as making a billion dollars. Just ask Palmer Luckey.
Mozilla Asks Congress to Investigate ISPs Data Collection Practices
Mozilla's letter comes after Motherboard published a Comcast lobbying document, in which the ISP pushed back against a form of browsing data encryption.
What It's Like Being a Male Dom for Women in India
"It's difficult to have this lifestyle because it becomes, for many guys especially, an easy way to hurt women."