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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

No this is a job for the company I’ve long been a stockholder of – Google. Because Google is smart enough to not only see the opportunity and have the wherewithal to seize it, they also know what to do with it. Mitch is looking for the funding to super insulate the house and add a solar PV system on the roof.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

Cars That Think

Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. The Case for Sustainable Software So why should programmers care about making their software sustainable?

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

If you’ve got an idea for a business or a new product, you usually don’t have to wait a decade to make sure it’s worth doing. During the day I’d work on the iPhone, then I’d come home and pore over specs for our house, choosing finishes and materials and solar panels and, eventually, tackling the HVAC system. Nest Gets Googled.

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“Inspiring Female Founder” – Jordan Brompton spotlighted in The Successful Founder

My Energi

We founded the business in 2016 with nothing – apart from a few good ideas and a serious passion for change. How did the idea come to you for the company? Rather than a fairytale story dreamt up in a shiny glass city-centre skyscraper, the idea behind myenergi came from a conversation over a bottle of wine.

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Spin Me Up, Scotty—Up Into Orbit

Cars That Think

Another idea was to shoot payloads into orbit along a gigantic electrified ramp, called a railgun , but that technology still faces hurdles of a basic scientific nature, not least the need for massive banks of capacitors to provide the jolt of energy. “And Research support dried up after booster rockets showed their mettle. SpinLaunch.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

If you’re thinking, “this sounds like a Swedish Tesla,” you’re getting the idea. As an EV, the 2021 Polestar 2 is a silent traveler, and the time on the road gave me the chance to test what is the world’s first in-vehicle application of an infotainment system powered by Android with Google apps and services built-in. Google in the car.

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

Our group was an interesting and friendly mix of unemployed construction workers looking for new careers; electricians, iron workers and other licensed contractors looking to expand into solar installation; and three or four guys who were there to learn how to do a self install of solar for their home, shop or cabin.

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