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Toyota to build prototype city of the future, powered by hydrogen fuel cells

Green Car Congress

Envisioned as a “living laboratory,” the Woven City will serve as a home to full-time residents and researchers who will be able to test and to develop technologies such as autonomy, robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment. The groundbreaking for the site is planned for early 2021.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. When I got back from Japan in 2000 I didn’t want to start a computer business. BRADLEY’S BACKGROUND IN SOLAR.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

Yes, even these unfortunate dimwits can still save what’s left of their retirement funds while helping out the rest of us who weren’t fooled by the right wing, unabashed carbon pimps who ran things in the US government from 2000-2008 and did more damage to our environment than any government in history. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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Greenius & Obama Celebrate Our First 100 Days!

Creative Greenius

Of course, Dency being Dency he was too busy to actually be there in person (and me being me, I screwed up the video recording I tried to make of Lillian doing her remarks - sorry Denc) but I was really stoked I was able to go and I also saw about a dozen young people get environmental awards too which made me very happy.

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