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Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

CHICAGO (Reuters) - With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to...

Reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence has become a focus of certain ethical concerns, but it also has some major sustainability issues.  Last June, researchers...

Government Initiatives to Boost Electric Truck Market

Due to the high amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) being emitted from vehicles, the federal and state governments in the U.S. are stepping...

Earth Day 2020: Industries Turn to Blockchain to Track Carbon Emissions

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a number of industries appear to be looking toward blockchain to address one...

Beer may lose its fizz as CO2 supplies go flat during pandemic

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dwindling supplies of carbon dioxide from ethanol plants is sparking concern about shortages of beer, soda and seltzer...

Proof of Progress: Bitcoin anarchism meets the establishment

“Everybody who deeply understands Bitcoin also owns some Bitcoin.” — BitcoinersThe Bitcoin industry is full of lots of really smart and conscientious people....

Synthetic fuels explained: is there such a thing as carbon neutral petrol?

The announcement by the UK government that it hopes to bring the ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid new cars...

Six Eco-friendly Business Practices To Adopt Today

Climate change is currently top of the news agenda, with protests calling for climate action taking place all over the world. According to...

Mixed Response to the UK’s First Budget Since Committing to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

Despite the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak declaring that he was moving the UK towards a low-carbon economy with the introduction of new measures, environmentalists...

3D-printing metal-organic framework solids for high-pressure gas storage and separation

Feb 26, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) rank among the best materials for catalysis, gas storage and gas storage and processing. So...

The World’s Projected Energy Mix, 2018-2040

While fossil fuels offer an easily transportable, affordable, and energy-dense fuel for everyday use, the burning of this fuel creates pollutants, which can...

Visualizing the Biggest Risks to the Global Economy in 2020

While fossil fuels offer an easily transportable, affordable, and energy-dense fuel for everyday use, the burning of this fuel creates pollutants, which can...

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