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Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying
Rothenberg says Google has prioritized supporting larger cities who employ traffic engineers and can remotely control traffic signals, while also…
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Your New Apple Watch Series 9 Won’t Be Carbon Neutral
Part of the problem is the slipperiness of attempting to tie a carbon credit—an abstract financial instrument—to any particular product…
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Autoworkers Prepare to Strike for a Place in the EV Future
Like GM, Ford and Stellantis have launched their own joint EV battery ventures with South Korean electronics companies. The UAW…
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EV Sales Hit a Record in the US. Now Their Popularity May Be Waning
This story first appeared on Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate justice and solutions. Electric vehicle sales in the United…
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Massive Sails Power Ships Like Never Before | WIRED
There are limitations, such as choke points like the Suez and Panama canals: “Neither of them allows vessels to operate…
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The US Wants to Close an ‘SUV Loophole’ That Supersized Cars
Tough new rules on pollution from vehicles, proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency this week, could reshape one of…
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You May Get More EV Options Thanks to Tougher Emissions Rules
Automakers have made plenty of promises about electric vehicles. General Motors, Ford, and Volvo—some of the more ambitious—have pledged to…
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The Fight to Expose Corporations’ Real Impact on the Climate
For many companies, those indirect emissions dwarf all the rest. Some companies and business groups contend that it is unfair…
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Airlines and Cattle Farmers Have Beef With Google’s Climate Math
Flying premium from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a common trip for some Californians, could generate 101 kilograms of carbon…
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The Earth Is Begging You to Accept Smaller EV Batteries
Humanity may not exactly be winning its battle to avert climate change, but the electrification of cars has begun to…
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