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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/freshwater-is-getting-saltier-threatening-people-and-wildlife
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Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/07/investing/altria-cronos-investment-marijuana/index.html
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Altria is investing nearly $2 billion for a huge minority stake in Canadian cannabis company Cronos. The Marlboro owner is taking a 45% stake, with the option of boosting it to 55% over the next few years.
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20181204-the-chef-making-fast-food-even-faster
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Robots that grill meat, slice tomatoes, stir-fry vegetables and stretch pizza dough are making fast food even faster, but can you trust a chef who's never tasted the food it creates?
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https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/05/world/emissions-global-carbon-budget/index.html
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A new report projects that annual global carbon emissions will reach record levels this year.
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https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-fossil-fuel-emissions-in-2018-increasing-at-fastest-rate-for-seven-years
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Hopes that global CO2 emissions might be nearing a peak have been dashed by preliminary data showing that output from fossil fuels and industry will grow by around 2.7% in 2018, the largest increase in seven years.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/05/brutal-news-global-carbon-emissions-jump-to-all-time-high-in-2018
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Rapid cuts needed to protect billions of people from rising emissions due to increase in use of cars and coal
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/12/05/greenland-ice-sheet-melting-unprecedented-rate-off-charts/2216223002/
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The melting of Greenland's massive ice sheet has now accelerated, scientists announced Wednesday, and shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new study.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07586-5
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Three trends will combine to hasten it, warn Yangyang Xu, Veerabhadran Ramanathan and David G. Victor. Three trends will combine to hasten it, warn Yangyang Xu, Veerabhadran Ramanathan and David G. Victor.
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https://newatlas.com/ferox-azaris-in-wheel-fluid-drive-motors/57526/
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The Ferox Azaris is a work of art to look at, and should offer some awesome rough terrain capabilities - but at its heart, it's a test bed and demonstrator for a new, 98% efficient, highly responsive fluid drive system that Ferox hopes will enable some pretty crazy future vehicle architectures.
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https://aeon.co/essays/we-urgently-need-a-legal-framework-for-space-colonisation
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If we don’t invent a legal framework for space colonisation the consequences could be catastrophic: the time to act is now
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https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/03/australian-renewables-on-track-for-78-by-2030-on-current-trends/
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/how-lopez-obradors-election-president-will-change-mexico
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Thanks to congressional majorities, the man popularly known as AMLO will become the strongest Mexican president in decades when he takes office Dec. 1.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN50jNIRGIM
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Will pot get a political boost from Congress? With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Brian Kelly, Steve Grasso and Guy Adami.» Subs...
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https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/federal-budget-climate-change-carbon-cycle-report-emissions-mitigation_n_5c006a69e4b0b69ed3796e33?guccounter=1
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It cost a projected $4.1 trillion to run the federal government in fiscal year 2018. Experts say it would take $1.3-$5.1 trillion to rein in emissions by mid-century.
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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/pollution-blowout-australian-emissions-hit-seven-year-high
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While the federal government says it's on track to meet emissions targets, new figures show pollution continues to climb.
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https://www.energyvoice.com/other-news/187098/eu-unveils-plan-to-cut-emissions-to-zero-in-bid-to-save-planet/
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The European Union unveiled its long-term vision on combating climate change in a push for more ambitious action on the environment just days after U.S.
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a25322684/remote-warships-ai-vr/
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The technology could allow naval personnel to remain on shore while operating warships at sea.
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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/future-of-mobility/psychological-barriers-to-elevated-mobility-autonomous-aerial-vehicles.html
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Engineers are making flying-car dreams come true. But can creators and operators convince consumers that aerial passenger vehicles are useful and safe?
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/2174738/beijing-plans-ai-atlantis-south-china-sea-without-human-sight
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Unmanned South China Sea base could lead to robot colonies.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestowersclark/2018/11/22/using-artificial-intelligence-to-fix-healthcare/#6061485a220c
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The healthcare industry should be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to a far greater degree than at present, but unique challenges in the sector make comprehensive systems difficult to achieve. But more specific projects are helping patients already, without overhauling the entire industry.
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https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/autonomous-travel-suites/index.html
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They're called autonomous travel suites -- award-winning self-driving hotel rooms that could revolutionize the way we travel.