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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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First place in the best overall proof-of-concept category went to social enterprise startup Wakoma for the Nimble , an open-source, portable, wireless mesh network system that communities can build and deploy locally. Our team is accelerating this with localized open-source hardware and software and capacity building.”

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Most EV owners recharge their cars at home or at work, meaning that chargers need to be available in garages, driveways, on-street parking, apartment building parking areas, and commercial parking lots. Although EV battery costs have fallen dramatically over the past decade, the International Energy Agency is projecting a.