Veronica Booth

2 weeks ago | thecooldown.com | Veronica Booth

A car-loving Redditor posted about how they're obsessed with their electric vehicle and can't imagine ever going back. The self-proclaimed "car guy" wrote a few paragraphs on the r/electricvehicles subreddit, heaping praise on his new electric truck. "Bought my first EV last year," he wrote. "A [Ford F-150 Lightning] and I'm absolutely head over heels [for] it every day I get in. I just love everything about how it drives. I love the complete quietness.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Veronica Booth

China's Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak fusion reactor aims to create five times the energy output to revolutionize global energy production. Located in Hefei, China, the "BEST" reactor uses a complex tokamak design. According to Sustainability Times' reporting on May 8, it utilizes a doughnut-shaped vessel that heats plasma to temperatures hotter than on the surface of the sun. It causes hydrogen isotopes to fuse and form helium, which releases massive amounts of energy.

3 weeks ago | thecooldown.com | Veronica Booth

A white paper detailing the consequences of fast fashion in the U.K. is calling for major changes to the industry. As the Independent reported, the campaign group Fashion Declares and law firm Bates Wells created the white paper. Oliver Scutt, a senior associate and the sustainable fashion lead at Bates Wells, explained, "There's a glaring hole in U.K. law.

3 weeks ago | vice.com | Veronica Booth

Would the sting of losing a wallet’s worth of cash burn less or more if you were baked? A recent poll from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s Cannabis Policy Institute asked questions about cannabis and the gaming industry. The institute conducted interviews with 620 adults across the country, not just in Vegas. And people want to see cannabis on casino floors.

3 weeks ago | vice.com | Veronica Booth

“Why do we have to act as if we’re the moral compass for the state? We’re senators. We’re not people’s parents,” said State Senator Terrell McKinney, who just became my new fave senator (don’t hold me to that, I don’t know anything else about him). The Cornhusker State is rethinking its stance on cannabis, and not in a good way. What Would LB 316 Change?