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The $6 billion project to power 1 million NY homes with clean energy is the first of its kind

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 14:04

Two large buildings part of a hydroelectric dam on a river near Montreal, Canada — Hydroelectric power from Canada could soon power a million homes in New York City via the CHPE transmission line.
Jack Art/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Tech, Science, electrical-grid, hydropower, renewable-energy, chpe, transforming-business-infrastructure

Polestar unveils ‘world’s first’ 10-minute charge EV prototype

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 07:00

Startups and technology, Sustainability, electric vehicle, battery

The US is under pressure to lead the way in reducing plastic pollution — but it keeps making more of it

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 14:40

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

A waste worker in Srinagar, India sorts and collects plastic for recycling. — A waste worker in Srinagar, India sorts and collects plastic for recycling.
LightRocket/Getty Images

Sustainability, economy, politics, plastic-pollution, waste, Recycling, climate-crisis

A vegan restaurant is switching to serving meat, saying plant-based eating isn't enough to save the planet

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:40

A vegan sign on a restaurant window. — A vegan sign on a restaurant window.
DigitalVision/Getty Images

Food, Sustainability, Vegan, Farming, plant-based-foods, climate-crisis, news-uk

The US is preparing to hit back at China's glut of cheap solar panels by targeting its allies

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 10:16

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany. — Solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany.
Ren Pengfei/Xinhua/Getty Images

economy, Sustainability, politics, Solar, China, Biden, Germany

‘Airbnb for cars’ platform SnappCar changes hands in bid for further growth

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 10:01

Startups and technology, Sustainability

America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 05:35

Tech Insider : Economy

A globe wrapped in plastic — Americans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere.
Carl Godfrey for BI

economy, Science, Sustainability, Discourse, plastic, Recycling, waste

'We can save our planet faster': Robotics tech and software offer efficient reforestation solutions

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 13:40

Tech Insider : Technology

A worker holding a seedling in a nursery greenhouse — Mast Reforestation

Tech, Sustainability, Technology, Sustainability, Robots, Robotics, build-it

Saudi Arabia is becoming a hot spot for global technology manufacturing with sustainable practices in mind. Here's how.

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 05:52

Tech Insider : Technology

Alat robotic technology — Alat

Sustainability, sponsor-post, Technology, Manufacturing, brand-supplied, studios-technology, studios-enterprise

NYC's EV revolution is riding on Uber and Lyft drivers

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 12:05

Photo collage featuring the Statue of Liberty, New York City Sky Line, Uber taxi sign and an Electric Vehicle charging station in use — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

One Planet Banner Test — BI

Transportation, Sustainability, bi-illustration, alyssa-powell, special-projects, one-planet, electric-vehicles

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