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Dell’s Bold Idea: A Laptop You Can Actually Repair

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It’s designed for on-demand production to reduce waste from unsold inventory. LG announced at CES 2022 that its new OLED TVs will use more recyclable materials and shave down packaging waste, and Lenovo introduced a Yoga laptop partially constructed from recycled plastics. And climate change isn’t the only problem worth worrying about.

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva.

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

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Furthermore, such changes could help avert the looming climate crisis. It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5° Connecting to the grid allows businesses to sell back unused capacity, saving money and preventing wasting energy when surpluses occur. Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice?

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Estimating the magnitude of costs associated with future climate change impacts is very uncertain. The industrial facilities covered by the analysis include large power plants, refineries, manufacturing combustion and industrial processes, waste and certain agricultural activities.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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No doubt professor Zadeh’s enthusiasm for fuzziness has been reinforced by the prevailing political climate in the United States—one of unprecedented permissiveness,” said R. “The danger of fuzzy theory is that it will encourage the sort of imprecise thinking that has brought us so much trouble.” Kalman in 1972. Lotfi Zadeh.

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Battery Recycling: A Crucial Step Toward Curbing Global Warming

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When batteries end up in landfills or incinerators, they release harmful substances like heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium) and toxic chemicals into the soil, air and water. This approach reduces waste, conserves resources and drives innovation in battery technology.

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National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

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Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Climate-related monetary damages range from 0.1 Estimated climate damages from natural gas were half that of coal, ranging from 0.05 Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”.

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