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The latest roadblock for carmakers? The semiconductor chip shortage.
Jul 1, 2021

The latest roadblock for carmakers? The semiconductor chip shortage.

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A line of Ford F-150 trucks. Dealer incentives tend to work well with truck buyers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Also, the spike in propane prices, HBCUs and venture capital, and the state of electric grids across the U.S. as the climate changes.

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The chip shortage is idling Ford plants – and Ford autoworkers

by Samantha Fields
Jul 1, 2021
The automotive business has its ups and downs, but union contracts protect workers from big pay cuts.
A Ford worker at an F-150 truck plant in Michigan.
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"Grow your own jeans": a British plan to reshape the textile industry

by Stephen Beard
Jul 1, 2021
A pilot project in northwestern England aims to manufacture clothing locally, without the lengthy supply chains and pollution.
Justine Aldersey-Williams is one of the organizers of the Homegrown Homespun project. ”We aim to grow our own pair of jeans in Blackburn,” she said.
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U.S. electrical grids are not prepared for climate change

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 1, 2021
Experts say utilities have been forced to play catch-up when extreme weather hits.
The sun sets behind power lines in Los Angeles.
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Starting up the gas grill may cost you a bit more this year

by Andy Uhler
Jul 1, 2021
Heating your home too. Propane futures are trading at roughly twice what they were the past two summers and retail prices are up as well.
Elevated propane prices are making cookouts less affordable and might do the same to home heating when the winter comes.
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Pa Pa Power Dead Man's Bones
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Bassackwards Kurt Vile
Uncle ACE Blood Orange
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Maria Hollenhorst Producer
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