Tag: greenhouse_gas_emissions
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Senate Set to Vote on Sweeping Permitting Reform Bill
MIT Technology Review reports the Senate votes Nov. 9 on the 417-page BAAJA permitting reform bill, which backers say could speed energy projects but critics warn may boost fossil fuel emissions.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyEnvironmentClimate ChangeCongressFederal GovernmentEconomy Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Actpermitting reformU.S. Senateenergy infrastructuregreenhouse gas emissionsnatural gasDonald TrumpMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review reports AI labs buying data from failed startups, FEC website hack before midterms
MIT Technology Review reports AI labs are buying data from shuttered startups to train models, and that hackers disrupted the Federal Election Commission's filing system a week before the midterms.
Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetAstronomy and SpaceElectionClimate ChangeEnergy MIT Technology ReviewFederal Election CommissionStarlinkgreenhouse gas emissionsmidterm electionsDelawareMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Blended Meat Products Aim to Cut Beef Consumption
MIT Technology Review reports startups are blending plants and fungi with real beef to cut emissions, citing a South Carolina school taste test where 92% of students backed the meatballs.
BusinessScience & TechnologyHealthClimate ChangeEnvironmentAgricultureFood TechnologyEducation blended meatJoynMIT Technology ReviewCane Bay High Schoolgreenhouse gas emissionsplant-based meatbeef consumptionMITsciencetechnology
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California Cut Climate Pollution 3.9% While Economy Grew 3.2% in 2024, Newsom Says
New CARB data shows California greenhouse gas emissions fell 3.9% in 2024 as the state's economy grew 3.2%, leaving emissions 28% below their 2004 peak ahead of Climate Week NYC.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergyState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and Labor Gavin NewsomCalifornia Air Resources Boardgreenhouse gas emissionsClimate Week NYCAB 32clean energy jobsLauren SanchezCalifornia Governors Office
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Media Monitor: Microbes offer path to greener, cheaper fertilizer
MIT Technology Review reports on companies like Switch Bioworks and Pivot Bio developing microbial fertilizers to reduce reliance on energy-intensive chemical production, cut farmer costs, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEnvironmentAgricultureEconomyClimate ChangeEnergy Microbial FertilizersNitrogen FixationSwitch BioworksPivot BioGreenhouse Gas EmissionsIran WarMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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Port of Long Beach Launches $1 Million Methanol Fuel Challenge for Ships
The Port of Long Beach offers a $1 million award to the first ship refueling with methanol, aiming to accelerate the shipping industry's transition to cleaner fuels and establish a North American methanol bunkering market.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEconomyEnvironmentTransportationEnergy Port of Long BeachMethanol fuelClean Fuel Bunkering ChallengeMarine fuelsShipping industryGreenhouse gas emissionsSustainability