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SEC removes emissions requirements from climate rules draft

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The SEC has removed a requirement for companies listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to disclose their Scope 3 emissions, according to people who asked to remain anonymous in statements to Reuters last week. Many of these groups argue that the data is difficult to compile and is controversial from a legal standpoint.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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In 2016, TNCs were 15% of all intra-San Francisco vehicle trips, which is 12 times the number of taxi trips, while in New York in 2016, TNC ridership equaled that of yellow cab and doubled annually between 2014 and 2016. They have been referred to by several names, including ridesourcing, ride-hailing, and e-hail.

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Granville T. Woods: Smartest Guy in the Room

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Despite his brilliance and relentless industry, Woods is mostly referred to—that is, when he is remembered at all—as “Black Edison.” One such group agreed to pay for a 10-day trip to New York City so that Woods could drum up interest in the innovations for which the company held patent rights.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

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Emblematic of the hope, faith, perseverance, and drive to overcome systemic legal and social barriers the song encapsulates is the life of self-taught technical genius Lewis H. So, he was a natural choice when Edison General Electric’s legal department was looking for someone to speak for the company in a spate of patent interference cases.

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IEA report finds “avoid, shift and improve” policies for urban transport could deliver up to $70T in savings through 2050

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The report offers three case studies—Belgrade, Seoul and New York City—to show how those cities have already improved their transport systems. And New York City shaved 11 minutes off travel times within a year of introducing express bus services, while at the same time attracting more passengers.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. In addition to being extremely fuel-efficient, the 118d is produced on the next line over to the i3 in Leipzig, making it a good reference baseline, Dr. Weber said.).

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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Simulating New York Harbor In 1971, Evans & Sutherland had undertaken to equip the New York Maritime Academy with a simulator for training harbor pilots. The company has no patents to defend, only copyrights and trade secrets, so if other companies can reproduce Adobe’s technology, it has no legal recourse.

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