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This race car is made from plant fibers, volcanoes, … and seawater?
Lola Cars, the storied British constructor rebuilding itself after a 2022 bankruptcy, is producing a fresh run of 16 continuation examples of its 1965 T70S sports racer, and what makes them notable is not the retro styling but the sustainable materials used to build them. Executive innovation director Matt Faulks told Ars Technica that the…
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Remember water power in the renewables mix | Brief letters
This is a Guardian “Brief letters” page, in which readers respond to recent articles. The lead letter takes issue with a visual analysis of Britain’s green energy transition (4 July), noting that it overlooked water power; the writer argues that wave power, tidal power and hydroelectricity all deserve a place in the conversation alongside wind…
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Deflated ‘The View’, ABC pushes back against FCC citing free speech
ABC has formally pushed back against the Federal Communications Commission over its attempt to strip the daytime panel show The View of its status as a “bona fide” news programme, a designation that exempts it from FCC “equal opportunities” rules requiring balanced airtime for political candidates. In reply comments filed with the regulator, the Disney-owned…
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British June heat record, hottest June on record with 37.7C
Marks & Spencer has said it is investing in refrigeration equipment capable of coping with temperatures as high as 45C, after admitting its fridges struggled during recent extreme heat in the UK. Chief executive Stuart Machin told shareholders at the retailer’s annual meeting in London that the company was “assuming it’s going to get hotter”,…
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China gains competitive advantage from United States climate advocacy policies
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Oil giants plan to raise output despite record global heating
The Guardian reports that despite an overwhelming scientific consensus that burning fossil fuels drives global heating, the world’s largest oil companies are planning to expand production rather than cut it. According to analysis from the London School of Economics’ Climate Transition Centre, Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron and seven other listed firms intend to raise output by…
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Pete Seeger’s Clearwater Sloop Ousted From NYC July 4 Parade of Tall Ships for ‘Political’ Banners Supporting Clean Water & Climate Solutions
The boat is the flagship of one of the nation’s oldest environmental organizations with its roots in music.
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AI altering meaning of users’ drafts on issues from abortion to climate, study finds
Researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinionAI tools are twisting online messages on sensitive political topics about everything from abortion to climate change in ways that could snowball to reshape long-term public opinion, experts have said.As tech companies push AI tools as convenient ways to redraft…
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AI supercomputer used by climate and cancer researchers shuts down due to heatwave
Dawn, the multi-million-pound supercomputer owned by the University of Cambridge , was forced offline on June 27 when temperatures at the institution reached 30C.
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‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge developmentRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseWhat are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?The promise was that a Scottish community would be transformed by massive investment and empowered…