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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Chile’s congress is currently considering.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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U.S. Battery Makers Power Up

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As this article explains, we now have movement toward a domestic supply. See the LA Times article: U.S. Here is the complete text of the article - in case the link goes bad: [link]. Greenberger said he had been working to inform aides to President- elect Barack Obama as well. Battery Makers Work to Power Up.

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

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Asia India China Europe Americas en Español em Português Login/Register to set your edition Set my edition Todays Paper Video Columns Blogs Graphics Journal Community Register for FREE Register for FREE Thank you for registering. News Heard on the Street Obamas First 100 Days Weekend Europe WSJ.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). China continues to defy easy classification. The US is in a race for global dominance in the new energy economy with China.

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Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades?

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Editor’s note: This article is adapted from the author’s book War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future (University of California Press, published in paperback April 2024). Congress was projected to provide the DOD with US $9.6 In a 2015 article , U.S. Former U.S.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA Here we go again.or

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