Retrofitting untapped dams
Although more than 92,000 dams populate the country, the vast majority—about 89,000—do not generate electricity through hydropower.
Jul 07, 2022
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Business
A Bezos-Biden squabble: Can corporate taxes tame inflation?
Jeff Bezos this weekend became the latest centibillionaire to launch a political fight on Twitter by denouncing a tweet from President Joe Biden about corporate taxes as "disinformation" and "misdirection."
May 16, 2022
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Telecom
Digital divide: Data highlights internet inequities in Chicago
In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorized $65 billion to expand broadband access and adoption, and address disparities highlighted by the COVID pandemic and the shift to remote work, school and health ...
May 09, 2022
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Clean energy investing makes financial as well as climate sense, says new report
Clean energy transitions can be successful if institutional investors, corporates and governments increase the funding of renewable infrastructures.
Mar 17, 2022
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Automotive
To provide better accessibility by railway systems, connection is a key factor
City planners would like residents to ditch their cars and take the train or bus. Public transportation systems are cost effective, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly alternatives to private automobiles, but individuals ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Infrastructure law: High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021, was hailed by the White House and advocates as a historic investment to improve internet access in America.
Nov 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Touted as clean, 'blue' hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal
"Blue" hydrogen—an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using methane in natural gas—is being lauded as a clean, green energy to help reduce global warming. But Cornell and Stanford University ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Rideshare firms have snarled up San Francisco: study
The ride-hailing era ushered in by Uber and Lyft once promised to complement public transit, reduce car ownership and alleviate congestion.
May 08, 2019
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