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Study finds air pollution caused by corn production increases mortality rate in US

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A new study finds that environmental damage caused by corn production results in 4,300 premature deaths annually in the United States, representing a monetized cost of $39 billion. —lead researcher Jason Hill, associate professor at the University of Minnesota (UMN) College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.

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Transit and transportation agencies form national Automated Bus Consortium; initial purchase of 75-100 automated buses

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By joining the Consortium, the cost of conducting local automated bus projects should be reduced for each agency. AECOM will manage the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of the program’s rollout in all locations. The Consortium will make an expected initial purchase of 75 to 100 full-sized, automated buses.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. James Cortada It became a commodity business not only because of the chips and the operating system, but because other companies were able to put it all together at a lower cost than IBM.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. This article is based on excerpts from IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon (MIT Press, 2019). A large software industry grew up. designed by Victor Lundy.)

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EV Chargers for All!

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While the average cost per Level 2 parking space was estimated to be around $5,400, several approached $17,000 or more. Their first question is, “Why should I take on the costs of installing EV chargers when most of my tenants don’t own or can’t afford EVs?” As a result, he says, “EV charging is immediately viewed as a cost center.”