Sep 30, 2021 | Business, Climate
In recent years we’ve seen several tech billionaires back environmentally friendly innovations in a bid to tackle climate change, but will these famous innovators really be the ones to bring about change? Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other leading...
Sep 23, 2021 | Climate, Featured
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized a rule that will slash the use of a potent climate-warming gas commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners by 85% over the next 15 years, a move that will help halve greenhouse gas emissions this...
Sep 16, 2021 | Climate, Featured
A high-tech independent effort to track greenhouse gas emissions from every country, industrial facility and power plant announced its first results on Monday. Climate TRACE utilizes satellite data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to determine...
Sep 2, 2021 | Batteries, Climate
In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the U.S. Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing U.S. energy source through...
Sep 2, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Climate, Drones, Featured
During hurricanes, flash flooding and other disasters, it can be extremely dangerous to send in first responders, even though people may badly need help. Rescuers already use drones in some cases, but most require individual pilots who fly the unmanned aircraft by...
Aug 12, 2021 | Climate, Drones, Weather
They look like bright orange sailboats, but nobody will be taking one of these for a joyride. They are hurricane-hunting drones destined to face some of the fiercest storms on the planet, to acquire data about the formation of hurricanes. “This could be...
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