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Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

16 October 2019

We’ve always thought of tech as conquering nature, but the climate crisis is changing everything – not least what future advances will look like, argues Annalee Newitz
High angle view of a male worker standing atop a wind turbine at dusk wearing protective work clothes and safety hardhat inspecting machinery

US green economy has 10 times more jobs than the fossil fuel industry

15 October 2019

The green economy, covering renewable energy to environmental consultancy, is now so large in the US that it employs 10 times as many people as the fossil fuel industry

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