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Oil and gas giant Shell has walked back the greenwashing image that it had worked so hard to foster over the last few years. The company has moved away from its previous strategy to slowly decrease oil production this decade. It’s back to (openly) drilling the planet dry for profit. Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayEarlier this June, Shell’s leadership announced a hard shift back to steadying current oil production to appease investors, according to Reuters. Doubling down on this new strategy, Shell CEO Wael Sawan,…

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl releasing the LauncherOne rocket. Photo: Virgin OrbitPrivate launch company Virgin Orbit is still seeking new funding to help resume its operations after deal negotiations reportedly failed over the weekend.A Transformer Is Headed to the MoonRichard Branson’s space venture is extending an unpaid furlough for most of its employees as it continues to pause its operations, CNBC reported based on a company-wide email from CEO Dan Hart. “Our investment discussions have been very dynamic over the past…

As humanity resets its gaze toward Moon, British aerospace company Rolls-Royce Holdings is continuing its work on developing nuclear power sources for spaceflight and exploration. Today, the company announced funding from the U.K. Space Agency to further research and develop a nuclear reactor that’s meant to power a future base on the Moon.The U.K. Space Agency provided Rolls-Royce Holdings with £2.9 million, which isabout $3.5 million USD, according to a press release from the agency. Rolls-Royce elaborated in its…

Image: LegoWhen adventures take you outside the city, Lego’s Land Rover Defender 90 can be properly equipped with a reinforced roof rack packed with toolboxes, gas cans, work lights, and a jack, plus mounts around the vehicle for other tools like a shovel, a pickaxe, a hammer, a fire extinguisher, and even a spare tire on the hood. Hanging off each side of the Lego Land Rover are traction plates, too, for when the road becomes muddy, sandy, or just disappears entirely. Image: LegoWhen adventures take you outside the…