Rhino horn NFT going on auction in South Africa
The world's first rhino horn NFT goes on auction in South Africa this week to raise funding for conservation efforts, the company that created the digital replica said Monday.
Nov 8, 2021
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News tagged with conservation
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Facebook bans sales of Amazon conservation areas on its apps
Facebook on Friday said it will stop allowing the sale of land in Amazon rainforest conservation areas at marketplaces on the social network or its Instagram and WhatsApp services.
Oct 9, 2021
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Internet
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will fight Texas crackdown on 'censorship' of Trump, conservative speech
Facebook, Google's YouTube and Twitter will fight a new Texas law cracking down on social media companies for allegedly censoring conservative speech and former President Donald Trump.
Sep 10, 2021
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Engineering
Water consumption and conservation evaluated in the coal power industry in China
Coal power is still a main source of power generation for China. The coal power industry, the largest industrial water consumer, is facing extreme pressure, since China is a typical water-scarce country, representing 20% ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Heat pumps on the rise after Minnesota passes new energy law
Air source heat pumps are on the rise in rural Minnesota and utility officials expect momentum to grow as a result of the state's new energy conservation law.
Jul 10, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Clean megaprojects divide surprise group: Environmentalists
Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America's most beloved forests and rivers. Solar megaprojects of unprecedented size.
May 3, 2021
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Business
Apple announces $200 mn forestry fund to reduce carbon
Apple on Thursday announced a $200 million fund to invest in timber-producing commercial forestry projects, with the goal of removing carbon from the atmosphere while also generating profit.
Apr 16, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
New analysis shows potential for 'solar canals' in California
UC Santa Cruz researchers published a new study—in collaboration with UC Water and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced—that suggests covering California's 6,350 km network of public water delivery canals ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Internet
Far-right groups move to messaging apps as tech companies crack down on extremist social media
Right-wing extremists called for open revolt against the U.S. government for months on social media following the election in November. Behind the scenes on private messaging services, many of them recruited new followers, ...
Jan 25, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
From beekeepers to ocean mappers, Lobe aims to make it easy for anyone to train machine learning models
Sean Cusack has been a backyard beekeeper for 10 years and a tinkerer for longer. That's how he and an entomologist friend got talking about building an early warning system to alert hive owners to potentially catastrophic ...
Oct 26, 2020
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