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Hedge Funds Bet Big on AI Weather Prediction
There’s an expression: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” New technology may not be making any inroads in controlling the weather. However, artificial intelligence...
View ArticlePrivate Aviation Aims to Go Green
Private jets are an ecological lightning rod. Climate campaigners often berate flyers for what they see as unnecessarily polluting the planet, such as the six-minute flights by the Kardashians, Elon...
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First Light’s ‘Electric Gun’ Brings Fusion Power Closer
Nuclear-fusion power plants have gotten a bit closer to reality—specifically 10 centimeters closer. That’s the new “standoff” range at which Oxford, U.K.-based First Light Fusion says it can bombard a...
View ArticleEarth Day’s Complex Legacy in the Climate Change Era
In 1970, a middle-aged senator and a college student joined forces to make up a new national holiday for April 22. Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes led a coalition that created Earth Day to focus...
View ArticleU.S. Army Taps Oil Well Tech to Harness Geothermal Energy
Fort Bliss in Texas is one of the largest U.S. military bases, covering about 1,700 square miles. Home to the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division, it is also a site for the Pentagon’s efforts to develop...
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DOE Awards $1.5M for Carbon-Capture Tech Development
There are two ways to reduce carbon in the atmosphere: curtail emissions going in or pull existing CO2 out. The former is the focus of the vast majority of practical efforts, such as replacing fossil...
View ArticleAI is a Net Win for the Environment
AI and climate change are two of the biggest existential quandaries our generation has to face. As we grapple with how to manage the ever-growing impacts to the planet, artificial intelligence—despite...
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