Google Commits $150 Million Into Renewable Energy For Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 00:18:58 +0000

googleGoogle is committing $150 million into renewable energy as a way to keep its focus on making products with clean energy. Google’s Head of Sustainability, Anna Meegan, explains that her job is to integrate sustainability into podcasts, operations, and communities

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Extreme Corner Case For Autonomous Cars — Giants Riding On Cars Down Hills!

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 02:00:13 +0000

So, imagine you are driving along in your fancy high-tech car, minding your own business, with your yet-to-be-feature-complete full self-driving software activated, and suddenly the car slams the brakes to a full stop, like a donkey that had an epiphany that what it was doing just didn’t serve any purpose and therefor just refused to move any further. The silicon brain of your clever-as-a-donkey-robo-car just slammed on the brakes because it saw this through one of its cameras

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One more time: 2020 Olympic podiums to be made from recycled plastic

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:32:29 +0000

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Podiums at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be made from plastic waste donated by local residents or collected from the sea.

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China’s ban on scrap imports a boon to US recycling plants

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 04:21:17 +0000

China's ban on scrap imports a boon to US recycling plants

The halt on China’s imports of wastepaper and plastic that has disrupted U.S. recycling programs has also spurred investment in American plants that process recyclables.

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Solon wants recyclable trash exchanged for rice or cash

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:03:59 +0000

A party-list lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to give 1 kilogram (kg) of rice, or its equivalent in cash or goods for every 1 kg

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