Environment
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EnvironmentMost Coloradans Want Car Makers to Offer More Electric Vehicles
The government of the US State Colorado has launched a Zero-Emission Vehicles policy which requires car makers to bring more electric vehicles to the market, joining ten other states in their plan to limit traffic-related pollution and gas emissions.
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EnvironmentOnline Retail Giant Plants Trees, Buys E-Vans, Wants All Renewable in Ten Years
The world's largest online retailer Amazon has recently announced its order of 100,000 electric trucks – the largest light-duty electric vehicle purchase ever made – from US-based startup Rivian, as part of its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris…
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EnvironmentWe Can All Cut Down Microfibre Plastics with the Turn of a Knob on Our Washing Machines
Scientists have discovered that each time we opt for a standard cycle on our washing machines instead of a delicate wash, we stop 800,000 plastic microfibres from entering our oceans and being ingested by marine animals.
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EnvironmentScientists Fight Wild Fires from Space with Remarkable Success
While news are full with terrible fires in the Amazon and California, researchers have just announced surprising facts: the amount of land burned has been decreasing annually with a staggering drop of 25 percent between 2003 and 2019. One reason: Space technology.
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TechnologyGermans Turn Famous Autobahn into E-Highway to Recharge Trucks on the Go
Germany’s Environment Ministry along with engineering company Siemens have launched the nation’s first e-Highway earlier this year, powering hybrid trucks in a first step towards transforming to a greener method of goods transportation.