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VW in talks with U.S. over fund to pay for pollution
Volkswagen AG is in talks with U.S. authorities to establish a national remediation fund and a separate one for California as punishment for pollution from its cars after the automaker cheated on diesel-emissions tests, said people familiar with the matter. One fund would be administered by the Read More...
UK offers tax breaks to boost sharing economy
The UK government has announced a little extra tax relief aimed at encouraging what the chancellor termed ‘micro-entrepreneurs’ in yesterday’s budget — albeit the other beneficiaries here are likely to be gigantic tech platforms like Airbnb if Brits take up the invitation to rent out Read More...
The environmental benefits of peace in Colombia
Colombia’s environment has suffered widespread and severe damage as a result of half a century of armed conflict. With a peace agreement with FARC on the table, the government has been reviewing the financial costs of the damage – and the economic and environmental benefits of peace. By Read More...
London unveils first electric double-decker bus
Transport for London has unveiled the world's first fully electric double-decker bus, just a month before it is due to hit the capital's roads. The new bus, which was built by Chinese manufacturers BYD and comes with a £350,000 price tag, was debuted this week by Matthew Pencharz, deputy mayor for Read More...
California's blueprint to fix global warming
Jennifer Gill got pregnant with her first child when she was in eighth grade. She didn't finish high school, but she got her GED during a stint in prison for forgery. For most of her working life she was a waitress in and around the town of Oildale, a suburb of Bakersfield in the southern tip of Read More...
A healthy heart is linked to a healthy brain
Here’s an extra incentive for you to instill some more healthy habits into your daily life. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, having a healthy heart can help preserve brain processing and cognitive function. In the study, more than 1,000 men and Read More...
Japan announces big fuel cell car push: 40,000 and 160 hydrogen stations by 2020
California is used to directing innovation in the automotive world. The environmental rules set in the state, if independent the 8th largest economy in the world, determine the production of the big car companies. So far, California, led by Elon Musk’s Tesla, is choosing electric cars powered by Read More...
In the world happiest countries the sun doesn’t shine much
There’s no correlation between the number of rainy days in a country and the levels of happiness of its people. And we don’t buy that. According to the latest update of the World Happiness Report by the United Nations, the top 5 happiest countries are all Northwestern—rain rich—European Read More...
The economy is growing, but carbon emissions aren’t. That’s a really big deal
While the world economy grew 3.1 percent last year, greenhouse gas emissions remained flat, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). That’s encouraging news. Especially, since it is the second year in a row that we witness the same phenomenon. Last year the IEA reported that in 2014, Read More...
5 ways to create your own luck
The saying “diligence is the mother of good luck” holds much truth. Perhaps you may consider those who have good things happen to them often to be lucky, but seldom does luck play a role in bringing fortune to someone’s life. Even researchers have determined that folks who we might consider Read More...