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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Cars That Think

A new systematic review by The Lancet found that “people living in e-waste exposed regions had significantly elevated levels of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants,” and it advocated for “novel cost-effective methods for safe recycling operations … to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable populations.”

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

In Manhattan Beach I’ve been watching the four committees of the ETF present their recommendations for the city council on water, waste, building and climate change. It’s the environment – the sun, the air, the water, the land. Their presentations have been thorough, comprehensive, well-researched and well presented.

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

No pollution, well-to-wheels. “I’ve had solar hot water since 1985 and solar electric since 1990,” he says. “I was absolutely floored by Gore’s presentation and said, ‘I’ve got to try thinking of what to do.’ And with the solar panels, I was driving on sunshine. . Goodbye guilt.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit. The T-Word Barking up the Wrong Tree: Forests vs the CDM in t.

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