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Weekend links: Spiders, pollution, Al Gore and Earth Day

The EPA needs better pollution monitoring equipment, President Obama trashed hundreds of bikes, and someone designed a super box.



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Al Gore breaks his silence on the oil spill

Invited to speak at the Panetta Lecture, the former vice president reveals his fury at BP and talks of a 'cover-up'.




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'The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth'

Bloomberg Businessweek's Eric Pooley gives an insider’s view of the American campaign to cut carbon emissions and halt global warming.



  • Climate & Weather

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Al Gore announces 24 Hours of Reality to counter misinformation

The former vice president has a new video project that he hopes can be a response to attacks from the fossil fuel industry.



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Is Al Gore's Climate Reality Project a new direction or more of the same?

This week, Al Gore announced a new venture — the Climate Reality Project — which he claims will push public interest past the tipping point toward serious a



  • Climate & Weather

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As Greenpeace turns 40, the eco-movement aches for another wave of innovation

In 1971, a ragtag gang of committed activists unleashed its first "mind bomb," and it set the environmental agenda for decades to come. Today, with campaigns by




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Al Gore spills the beans on new iPhone

Al Gore apparently let slip that Apple Computer plans to release new "iPhones" next month. Gore spilled the beans thusly: "Not to mention the new iPhones coming



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Al Gore finally drops meat, goes vegan

Former vice president reportedly made the healthy shift several months ago.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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When will robots threaten to take over all the restaurant jobs?

The rise of the robots appears to be carefully timed, because it's political, not technological.



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Now is the time to care about virtual reality

2016 will be the year that holodecks becomes real. Sort of.



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Philadelphia's parks are getting the Google Street View treatment

It will take two men six months to digitally document the largest urban park system in America.



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Virtual reality eyed as a replacement for some painkillers

As the technology decreases in price, some hospitals are trying it as a distractive force to cut the use of opioids.



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Teen creates app to help kids avoid lunchroom rejection

Sit With Us app helps kids navigate the lunchroom without opening themselves up to bullying or rejection.



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'Back to the Future'-inspired sneakers will arrive this year

Nike has created the HyperAdapt, self-lacing shoes inspired by "Back to the Future Part II."



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We tried the Lose It app's Snap It feature

Is tracking the calories in your food as easy as snapping a picture?



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Newest hearables will change the way people think about hearing aids

The new Starkey Halo 2 hearables put the internet in your head.



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18 apps to help you keep your New Year's resolutions

From losing weight to learning a language, these apps will help you stay on track.



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Hearables improve what you see as well as what you hear

The new connected hearing aids make everything better, not just your hearing.



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In the voice recognition era, good hearing will matter even more

You can't have an Internet of Voice without an Internet of Hearing, so protect those ears!



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Should Americans have to choose between health care and a smartphone?

Health care is essential, but so is a smartphone if you want to get a job or even sign up for health care ... despite what Jason Chaffetz says.



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Your own sweat may soon power your phone

A new skin patch that draws energy from your sweat can power a radio for two days.



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Don't call IQbuds Boosts hearing aids, but do give them a try

IQbuds Boost hearables are blurring the distinction between wireless earbuds and those so-called medical devices.



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Inventor creates a Rubik's Cube that solves itself

It was either this, or peel off and redistribute the stickers.



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Is print reading better than digital reading?

Studies have found that we're more likely to skim digital words than we are printed ones. This affects our reading comprehension.



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IrisVision is a VR headset that delivers reality to people with low vision

It's a great example of how phone technology is going to change everything about aging.



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Air-purifying headphones aim to help urban dwellers breathe easy

Vacuum manufacturer Dyson drops a patent for headphones that filter air to an integrated mouthpiece.



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This newly identified critter eats rocks and secretes them as sand

Researchers have found a kind of shipworm that eats its way through rocks.




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Newly discovered shark puts on a light show to lure in its next meal

Scientists find a tiny pocket shark that glows in the dark in the Gulf of Mexico.




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Baby birds communicate with each other before they even hatch

When faced with danger, embryos warn each other from inside their egg.




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What is the world's deadliest animal?

Sharks? Snakes? The animal that's deadliest to humans probably isn't what you think it is.



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Scientists taught rats how to play hide-and-seek and they really got into it

Rats played hide-and-seek with scientists for no other reward than strokes and tickles.



  • Research & Innovations

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This creature eats, learns and heals itself — all without a brain

A strange and talented blob will be revealed to the public in Paris for the first time.




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This savvy toad pretends to be a deadly viper

Researchers have found a toad that perfectly mimics a poisonous snake right down to its hiss.




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Why researchers are teaching rats how to drive

Scientists got rats to drive little cars, and it could help improve mental health treatments for humans.




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Researchers find 'alarming' loss of insects in large-scale study in Germany

insects in German forests and grasslands have declined by about one-third in just the past decade.




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This fluffy newborn flamingo is here to steal your heart

A newborn flamingo baby is going viral after posts by the Denver Zoo.




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Scientists recruit albatrosses to patrol the ocean for illegal fishing boats

Scientists are outfitting wandering albatrosses with radar to spot illegal operations in the open sea where technology fails.



  • Research & Innovations

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Ocean creatures keep millions of viruses at bay

A new study finds some marine animals are brilliant virus exterminators.



  • Research & Innovations

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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS to Introduce MHPS-TOMONI&reg; Digital Solutions for Geothermal Power Plant in Mexico -- Real-time Plant Monitoring and Diagnostics to Improve Efficiency, Enhance Operational Performance and Redu

・ First introduction for a geothermal power plant ・ Enhancing the operation and performance of power generating facilities in close cooperation with customers




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MHPS, MHIENG and MGC selected to conduct research on effective recycling of CO<sub>2</sub> to produce methanol<br>-- The collaborative research project commissioned by NEDO aiming at developing carbon capture and utilization (CCU) techno

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />Second Commercial-use MEGAMIE System Begins Operations at HAZAMA ANDO Technical Research Institute -- Supplying Clean Power with Low CO2 Emissions --

・ Supporting an energy management system with low-CO2 distributed power generation and self-consignment ・ Switch to CO2-free hydrogen fuel planned for the future




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MHI Thermal Systems Launches New Air Conditioner Ads on Concept of "Comforting the World with Heat," Featuring Popular Actress Keiko Kitagawa <br>-- First New Ad for Residential-use Lineup in 20 Years --

・ Broadcasts to get underway from April 10 to mark 50th anniversary of launch of "BEAVER" brand ・ Residential-use ad to focus on outstanding comfort from diverse advanced features; commercial-use ad to highlight IoT-based operating control and energy efficiency




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS Receives Order from Taiwan Power Company for Steam Turbine Facilities for the Datan Power Plant -- Equipment to Convert the Unit 7 Natural Gas-fired Simple Cycle Generator to a GTCC System --

・ Combined cycle operations scheduled to begin in November 2023 ・ Total plant output to increase 50%, from the current 600 MW to 900 MW




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS the Global Market Share Leader in 2019 for Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems -- Market Research from the McCoy Power Report --

・ Top share with 37.2% of the global market, fifth time since 2014 ・ Contributing to a significant reduction in air pollutants, and improvement in the global environment




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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Bombardier Inc. have agreed on a June 1, 2020 closing date for the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet Program.<br />-- Program to be operated under new name of MHI RJ Aviation Grou

Tokyo, May 7 (Montreal, May 6), 2020 – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) (TOKYO:7011) and Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier) (TSX: BBD.B) of Canada have agreed that all closing conditions have been met and the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Program will close on June 1, 2020. The Program will be operated under the newly created group entities of MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and will commence upon closing.




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Cape Hatteras National Seashore: A user&#39;s guide

North Carolina's Outer Banks area offers opportunities for a wide range of activities, from quiet reflection to any water-based recreational activity you can dr



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Cumberland Island National Seashore: A user&#39;s guide

The largest of Georgia's barrier islands was once the winter playground for wealthy industrialists and now is a fruitful nesting ground for loggerhead turtles.



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Edisto Beach State Park: A user&#39;s guide

The headline attraction at Edisto Beach State Park near Charleston, S.C., is 1.5 miles of palmetto-lined beach pristine enough to be the nesting grounds of enda



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Great Egg Harbor National Wild &amp; Scenic River: A user&#39;s guide

The tea-colored Great Egg Harbor River is a great way to access the wilderness known as the Pine Barrens. It flows pretty much as it always has — a rest stop



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Golden Gate National Recreation Area: A user&#39;s guide

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a strand of green gems stretching 70 miles north and south of San Francisco and the famed Golden Gate Bridge. You’



  • Wilderness & Resources