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

Cars That Think

On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6 GW of wind and solar

Baua Electric

Minnesota’s largest utility expects to cut more than 80% – and possibly up to 88% – of its emissions by 2030, putting it on track to hit Minnesota’s goal of net zero by 2040. GW of “always-available resources” by 2030 as backup power during peak demand. gigawatts (GW) of new wind and solar into the mix in the Midwest.

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New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Green Car Congress

Our tool provides a simple method to integrate disparate climate and population data sources and develop preliminary per capita water availability projections at a global scale. Although just a first step, the toolkit, which has been made freely available, may be further developed for more involved analysis. —Esther Parish.

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Here’s how utility-scale solar farms may just help save the bees

Baua Electric

They conducted the five-year field study because, surprisingly, there had previously been little field data available. The scientists collected data from two Enel Green Power North America solar farms in southern Minnesota built on retired agricultural land. Get started here. –ad*

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

Cars That Think

If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. This was around the same period that AT&T, still smarting from misadventures like the EO Personal Communicator , spun off Bell Labs as Lucent Technologies.

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7-state Midwest EVOLVE project to promote electric vehicles; Ford, GM, Nissan initial automotive partners

Green Car Congress

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest announced the launch of Midwest EVOLVE , a three-year project to promote electric vehicles in seven Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Educating consumers about vehicle charging at home, work, and public stations.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

First, by describing the white-glove Valet Service, where owners get personalized attention at their appointments, including all cars being detailed after the service is completed, and the service technician leaving a handwritten note for the owner. Currently all GV60 models are all-wheel drive.

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