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'Horizon Forbidden West' players can make Sony plant trees
Sony has promised to plant a tree for every 'Horizon Forbidden West' player who earns a certain trophy by March 25th.
Uber CEO says you'll eventually be able to pay with cryptocurrency
Uber users will eventually be able to pay for rides using Bitcoin, said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
EPA objects to US Postal Service plan to buy a new gas-powered delivery fleet
The EPA is urging the US Postal Service to halt a plan to buy tens of thousands of gas-powered mail delivery trucks.
The US government spent $1.1 billion on carbon capture projects that mostly failed
The GAO has said that federal agencies have spent $684 billion on coal plant carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects that have mostly failed.
Mozilla pauses crypto donations following criticism over climate impact
After announcing that it would accept cryptocurrency donations last week, the Mozilla Foundation has put them on hold following critical comments.
Hyundai reportedly stops developing new combustion engines (updated)
Hyundai reportedly closed its gas engine development unit to speed up the transition to EVs.
What we learned this year about how to avoid a climate catastrophe
The scale of what we need to do to survive on this planet is still staggering.
Biden orders federal buildings, vehicles to adopt renewable energy by 2050
President Biden has ordered that all federal buildings and vehicles switch to renewable energy by 2050.
The Ford Bronco Sport contains trace amounts of recycled ocean plastic
Ford says the Bronco Sport is the first car to use parts made solely of recycled ocean plastic, but the company still has a long way to go in 'greening' its lineup.
Sonos plans to improve its mixed environmental track record
Sonos has committed to being carbon neutral by 2030 with eco-friendly products, but can it overcome its mixed environmental track record?
COP26 climate change deal falls short on coal targets
The COP26 climate conference has produced a deal that aims to speed up anti-global warming efforts, but goes soft on coal energy.
US and China will cooperate to limit climate change this decade
The US and China have jointly pledged to limit climate change during the 2020s — though it's not clear how well the countries will hold to that goal.
US Department of Energy wants to dramatically reduce the cost of carbon capture technology
The US Department of Energy wants to accelerate the development of carbon capture technology. On Friday, the agency announced a program called Carbon Negative Shot.
Mercedes' electric delivery van concept cleans the surrounding air
Mercedes has unveiled an electric delivery van concept that's so eco-friendly it purifies nearby air.
Microsoft details plans to slash water use at its data centers
It hopes to save up to 5.7 billion liters each year as part of plans to become 'water positive' by 2030.
Saudi Arabia won't reach net zero emissions until 2060
Saudi Arabia now expects to reach net zero emissions by 2060 — an improvement, but significantly behind some countries.
‘Monument Valley 2’ gets a new chapter four years after its debut
Ustwo Games added ‘The Lost Forest’ to promote forest conservation.
Google Cloud will show users their gross carbon emissions
The company says Earth Engine can help businesses tackle climate change.
YouTube blocks ads on climate change denial videos
YouTube is pulling ads from videos peddling climate change denial.
Google turns its AI on traffic lights to reduce pollution
Google is working on a project that could use AI to make traffic lights more efficient and, as a result, decrease pollution in general.