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Ford: Why Simplicity is The Blueprint for Our Future Electric Vehicle Platform

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By Doug Field, chief EV, digital and design officer at Ford. A century ago, Henry Ford said he would build a car for the great multitude, one “constructed of the best materials…after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise.” That car, the Model T, didn’t just change Ford; it … [continued]

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Countries Obliged to Include Aviation Contrails in Climate Plans under Paris Agreement, New Legal Advice Shows

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Legal analysis finds that countries that do not include non-CO2 emissions from aviation are breaching their climate obligations. Green groups T&E and Opportunity Green urge countries to do so before this year’s COP in Brazil. Legal analysis carried out by leading environmental law barristers concludes¹ that countries must include non-CO2 … [continued]

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Grey-Bruce health board chair asks province to retract statements

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Grey-Bruce Board of Health chair Nick Saunders says provincial officials have admitted that the decision to terminate municipal representatives of the board was co-ordinated with ministry officials, and is asking that statements to the contrary be retracted. In a letter addressed to Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore and also sent to […]

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Ben And Jerry’s New Wastewater Plant Works A Lot Like The Human Body

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In my travels in Vermont this week, I stopped at Ben and Jerry’s factory in Waterbury. Wherever a visitor meanders on the campus, it’s evident that the company loves making ice cream. It’s also clear that they’re applying a particular business model in their beliefs that they can make the … [continued]

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