Along a dirt-covered road deep in Texas farm country, the cryptocurrency company Argo Blockchain is building a power plant for the internet age: a crypto “mining” site stocked with computers […]
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Back to news homeWhat Apple’s New Repair Program Means for You (and Your iPhone)
Apple delivered an early holiday gift on Wednesday to the eco-conscious and the do-it-yourselfers: It said it would soon begin selling the parts, tools and instructions for people to do […]
Singapore-based TreeDots gets $11M Series A to cut food waste in Asia
Every year, tons of food ends up in landfills because of cosmetic issues (they won’t look nice in stores) or inefficiencies in the supply chain. Singapore-based TreeDots, which says it […]
Russia Named Third-highest Carbon Emitter in Global History
According to a recent study by scientists at the Carbon Brief climate analytics website, Russia has contributed 6.9 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions since 1850, Moscow Times […]
Further, faster, together: Microsoft donates $100 million to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to accelerate and scale climate tech
When Microsoft pledged to be carbon negative by 2030, we recognized that the path to get there involved the advancement of key climate technologies to enable us to both reduce […]
Rosatom to Start Constructing Wind Power Plants Across Russia
According to a source in the company’s press office, NovaWind, a subsidiary of Rosatom dedicated to wind energy, is contemplating the building of wind power plants (WPP) in all areas […]
European Commission Technically Renews Antidumping Duties against Russian Steel
According to a source, the European Commission (EC) has technically prolonged antidumping penalties against Russian and Chinese steel that were set to expire on August 5, according to TASS on […]
EU Carbon Tax May Cost Russian Exporters 1.1 Billion Euros per Year
According to the RBC news website, the European Union’s planned carbon border tax may cost Russian exporters with a significant carbon footprint at least 1.1 billion euros per year, the […]
More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels: The Fight Over Energy’s Future
The nation is facing once in a generation choices about how energy ought to be delivered to homes, businesses and electric cars — decisions that could shape the course of […]
France’s Proposed Climate Law Is Stirring Divisions
The main employers lobby, the Movement of the Enterprises of France, or Medef, which represents France’s biggest corporations, went through the citizens’ group’s proposals line by line, highlighting those considered […]