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#Lennox's new extreme cold #heatpump operates at as low as -20F
It’s called Dave Lennox Signature® Collection SL22KLV Cold Climate Heat Pump, and Lennox claims its efficiency levels are 150% higher at colder temperatures than standard heat pumps.
In 2022, Lennox was first company to complete first phase of the #US #DOE Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump (CCHP) Technology Challenge, and the SL22KLV is a souped up version of the unit developed for that challenge.
electrek.co/2025/02/25/lennox-

Electrek · Lennox’s new extreme cold heat pump operates at as low as -20FBy Michelle Lewis
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Update. "‘Breathtakingly Irresponsible’: Former Workers Decry Decimation of #Education Dept.’s #Data Warehouse"
chronicle.com/article/breathta

"More than 160 contracts measuring educational progress across the nation’s schools and colleges were suddenly halted. Probationary workers were fired, employees were blocked from accessing information on their computers, and a national center that dates to the time of Abraham Lincoln was effectively decommissioned overnight. Employees worked late into the evenings downloading data that had taken decades to compile, according to interviews with more than a dozen people fired from the Institute of Education Sciences (#IES), an independent and nonpartisan agency within the U.S. Department of Education [#DOE], and its National Center for Education Statistics (#NCES)…IES, which had 173 employees before the cuts, was left with just over a dozen after Elon #Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency swept through the Education Department early last month. The crippling of the office was so swift and haphazard that it left serious doubts about how much of the educational data that has informed higher-education policy and practice will continue to be available."

“The #Trump Administration’s cancellation of critical #education funding is shameful and illegal,” said Platkin. “We are thrilled with today’s Court of Appeals decision, and we will not rest in our fight to block this cruel termination of programs for #kids with special needs and those in urban and rural districts. We will always stand up for our students, families, and #educators in #NewJersey.”
#DOE
wfxrtv.com/news/washington-dc/

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@TonyStark

#USpol #Education
Dismantling of #DoE

That is all correct but just scratching the surface. 👉This is no partisan fight anymore. This is an all-out assault on #democracy.
Destroying education for the masses again is the aim👈:

2)
mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1141

ETA:
The #TrumpMuskDuumvirate is merely bringing to completion #RonaldReagan's, #RichardNixon's, and #SpiroAgnew's brainchild 1) that #RonaldReagan jumpstarted in his 1966 gubernatorial campaign in #California. 2)

1):

"And THIS is how a billionaire, racist, white - nationalist governs a country. MAGA will be most affected by Trump's actions."
- Aure

A shutdown of federal funding for our children and kids in need.

Trump to sign order dismantling Education Department Thursday
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #DOE #Breaking #BreakingNews

politico.com/news/2025/03/19/t

#Trump plans to sign #ExecutiveOrder on Thurs to shut down #Education Dept

Finalizing the elimination of the #DoE would [normally] require an act of #Congress, but a WH fact sheet said the EO would direct Education Secy [& fmr pro-wrestling promoter🤦🏼‍♀️] #LindaMcMahon “to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure (of) the Department of Education & return education authority to the States.”

#law #USpol #idiocracy #kakistocracy
apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n

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Update. "#APDU [Association of Public Data Users] Statement on #Education Research and #Data"
apdu.org/?p=5812775

"On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, over 1,000 staff from the Department of Education [#DOE] were laid off. This includes almost all staff from the Institute of Education Sciences (#IES), which housed the National Center for Education Statistics (#NCES)…NCES is mandated by law to report on the condition of education annually, collect and disseminate key education data, and support state and local education agencies…The [layoffs] make it unclear how NCES will meet its legal obligations under the Education Sciences Reform Act, Every Student Succeeds Act, the Information Quality Act, and other federal laws…Congress and policymakers must act to ensure NCES has the resources to meet its statutory obligations. Stakeholders—including researchers, educators, and state leaders—must demand transparency on how education data will be maintained."

apdu.orgAPDU Statement on Education Research and Data – Association of Public Data Users
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Update. The American Physical Society (#APS, @apsphysics) is running a survey on the impact of cuts to US science #funding. Please take it if you're affected or likely to be affected.
apsphysics.fillout.com/t/6ESUv

"This survey collects stories showcasing the transformative positive impact of #NSF, #NIST, #DOE, #NASA, and #DOD-funded research and programs as well as what would be lost if support for basic research evaporates. You can document your experiences and share how recent executive actions have impacted you. Individual stories will be only be used publicly with permission or when fully anonymized."

Impacts of Federal Science FundingImpacts of Federal Science FundingMade with Fillout, the best way to make forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer.

#Layoffs hit federal #climate, #weather agency #NOAA
Why it matters: NOAA is responsible for providing weather watches, warnings, monitoring and studying #Earth's climate, and operating weather #satellites and protecting marine life
Zoom out: NOAA layoffs come amid thousands of layoffs at other climate-related agencies, including #EPA, #DOE, #USDA and Interior
What's next: Federal agencies, including NOAA, are expected to undergo significant further cuts in coming months
axios.com/2025/02/27/layoffs-h

Axios · Top weather, climate agency NOAA the latest layoff targetBy Andrew Freedman