Jul 8, 2021 | Conservation, Environment, Featured, Forests
Deforestation in Colombia increased by 8% in 2020, Environment Minister Carlos Eduardo Correa said on Wednesday, despite ambitious government promises to reduce forest destruction and plant tens of millions of trees. The country lost 171,685 hectares (424,000 acres)...
Jul 1, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Industry 4.0
From mining raw materials such as nickel, manganese, and lithium to developing innovative, high-performance alloys, operations at Eramet Group, located in the French capital of Paris, span all areas of extractive metallurgy. Over the past few years, the company...
Jul 1, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Environment
Researchers in Britain and the United States have found ways to recycle electric vehicle batteries that can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions, shoring up sustainable supplies for an expected surge in demand. The techniques, which involve retrieving parts of...
Jul 1, 2021 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Environment, Featured
The electric-car transition is here. Car maker after car maker is committing to selling electric vehicles. General Motors will go all-electric by 2035. Volkswagen has said it will increase its proportion of electric vehicles to 70% by 2030. Audi will stop designing...
May 6, 2021 | Climate, Environment
Gov. Tony Evers on April 22 — Earth Day — pledged that the state would plant 75 million new trees by Dec. 31, 2030, in addition to conserving 125,000 acres across the state. Evers said he believes trees are important not only to the economy and...
Mar 25, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Telecommunications
Officials at Yellowstone National Park are seeking public comment on an environmental assessment to consider replacing the park’s aging telecommunication system with an underground fiber optic line. Public comment, which will be accepted through April 21, is expected...
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