GreenTech
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Google launches clean energy project in Taiwan, its first in Asia
Google has launched its first clean energy project in Asia. The company announced today that it struck a long-term agreement…
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Why you need a supercomputer to build a house
When the hell did building a house become so complicated? Don’t let the folks on HGTV fool you. The process…
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Cove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a time
As the fight against climate change heats up, Cove.Tool is looking to help tackle carbon emissions one building at a…
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Lightfoot gets $4M to nudge more drivers to go smooth with a ‘Fitbit for cars’
UK car tech startup lightfoot, which sells a telematics system that gives real-time feedback to drivers combined with a rewards…
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Tesla, GM and Nissan are all part of a new coalition aiming to extend the EV tax credit
Tesla, GM and Nissan are among a group of 15 companies that launched a new coalition aimed at reforming the…
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How issues of microtransit, congestion and parking are closing in on cities
Earlier this week in a new experimental newsletter I’ve been helping Danny Crichton on, we briefly discussed transit pundit Jarrett…
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National Grid unveils $250M corporate venture capital arm
National Grid, the Northeast’s natural gas and electricity company, is planting a flag in Silicon Valley with the launch of…
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Reef-rejuvenating LarvalBot spreads coral babies by the millions
The continuing die-off of the world’s coral reefs is a depressing reminder of the reality of climate change, but it’s…
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Tap, a new startup from Sam Rosen, wants to be the Google of drinking water
MakeSpace founder and former CEO Samuel Rosen is ready to launch his next venture, and it has little or nothing…
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This is not fine
A UN report compiled by a coalition of international climate and policy experts has warned that “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented…
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