‘Spring Awakening: What You Know’ Review: Rock ‘n’ Roll High

The eight Tonys winners, including best musical “Spring Awakening” in 2007, are now receiving a much-loved documentary for a victory lap celebration. “Spring Awakening: People You Know” provides an aptly wide-eyed summary of the show’s success on the occasion of a recent reunion concert with its lovely jazz cast. Michael John Warren’s film is a …

High Electricity Bills Preparing for Another Energy Price Rise: High

In Oregon, for example, electricity prices fell almost 1.5 percent in January and less than 1 percent in February, although some companies, such as Portland General Electric, raised rates modestly. Even so, rates in this service remain well below the national average. The largest utility in the state gets about 20 percent of its electricity …

Methane emissions hit record high in 2021, scientists say

Methane levels in the atmosphere rose at the highest rate in the past year since measurements began 40 years ago, raising concerns about planet-warming gas emitted from oil and gas operations, government scientists said on Thursday. Methane is less present in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, but its short-term effects on global warming are stronger. …

Hong Kong’s high death rate demonstrates the importance of vaccination.

As the death toll from Covid-19 rises in Hong Kong, some scientists have said that vaccinating as many elderly people as possible should be a top priority in the Omicron era. Hong Kong, once one of the world’s scariest “zero Covid” sanctuaries, presented scientists with a case study of the threat posed by Omicron in …

High Mortality Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccination

When the Omicron variant first breached Hong Kong’s coronavirus defenses in late 2021, the city stamped it out and solidified its status as one of the world’s toughest “zero Covid” twins. A few weeks later, however, Omicron came back to the metropolis, this time causing an out-of-control epidemic among cleaners on a housing estate. The …