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How One Corporation Is Cashing In on America’s Drought

In an unprecedented deal, a private company purchased land in a tiny Arizona town—and sold its water rights to a suburb 200 miles away. Local residents fear the agreement has “opened Pandora’s box.”.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredApr 20th, 2024

GM North America President Marissa West: Assessing plug-ins and which segments need them

Marissa West, who became president of GM North America in January, talks about the automaker's plan to bring back hybrids and launch more affordable EVs......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Researchers identify gene important to adaptation and determine roots are a key to drought-tolerant maize

An international study headed by the University of Bonn has now demonstrated the important role of the plant root system in maize, a crop that can grow successfully in very different local conditions......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Apple"s new diversity exec hails from Bank of America

Cynthia Bowman is Apple's latest Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity after a 17-year career at Bank of America.Apple ParkApple has seen some changes around how it manages diversity and inclusion in recent years. The top executive job Chief Pe.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

The 2024 Automotive News Leading Women Conference in pictures

This year's conference featured keynote talks from Lisa Drake of Ford and Tia Battle of Hyundai Motor America......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

DNA analysis reveals that Jamestown Colony residents ate dogs with Indigenous ancestry

Dogs with Indigenous ancestry were eaten during a period of starvation at Jamestown, the first English settlement in North America in the 17th century, according to new research in American Antiquity......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Researchers say economies in South China and Indochina set to suffer under precipitation extremes

Not a week seems to go by without news somewhere in the world of a disastrous flood, drought, wildfire, or some other kind of extreme climatic event. In Asia, the region of South China and Indochina (INCSC) is no exception......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

No shot: Why America won"t pull the trigger on gun control

Whether you consider the Second Amendment a dangerous relic or inspiration for a tattoo, the U.S. public as a whole doesn't consider guns an important issue, except in the immediate wake of a mass shooting......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Dealership lawsuit accuses Mitsubishi of ‘making false promises"

A terminated Kansas City, Kan., dealership has accused Mitsubishi Motors of North America of "mistreating its dealers by making false promises" in a bid to drive it and other dealerships out of business or move their points......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Vietnam again asks iPhone maker Foxconn to reduce electricity use

Manufacturers including iPhone maker Foxconn have been asked by Vietnamese officials to voluntarily cut their power usage by 30%.Vietnam at nightVietnam's government made a similar request of Foxconn and others in June 2023, at a point when drought i.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

VW Group of America CEO Pablo Di Si: Confident on EVs, sees hybrid potential

Between the expansion of electric vehicle offerings and unionization of workers at its plant in Tennessee, 2024 is a year of change for Volkswagen in the U.S......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Increasing drought puts the resilience of the Amazon rainforest to the test

Since 2015, the Amazon has been slower to recover from increasing drought events, but, overall, the rainforest still shows a remarkable resilience. New international research led by KU Leuven Earth and environmental scientists shows that forest degra.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Unraveling the drought dilemma in South Korea: Can reservoirs be a carbon source?

Researchers analyzed water quantity and quality data from domestic agricultural reservoirs to shed light on the hydrological impacts of a severe drought on degrading the water quality......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

How Black teachers lost when civil rights won in Brown v. Board

Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision that desegregated public schools, stands in the collective national memory as a turning point in America's fight for racial justice. But as the U.S. observes its 70th anniversary, Brown also rep.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

Spiny legged 308-million-year-old arachnid discovered in the Mazon Creek locality

More than 300 million years ago, all sorts of arachnids crawled around the Carboniferous coal forests of North America and Europe. These included familiar ones we'd recognize, such as spiders, harvestmen and scorpions—as well as exotic animals that.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth"s most arid deserts

Water shortages are expanding across the Earth. This is particularly acute in desert areas of the Middle East that are subject to both drought and extreme conditions such as flooding. As a result of these uncertainties, there is an increasing relianc.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Mahindra moves Roxor, tractor production to Detroit suburb

Mahindra moves Roxor, tractor production to Pontiac as the India-based vehicle manufacturer tries for stronger traction in North America......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Mahindra moves Roxor, tractor production to Pontiac

Mahindra has moved production of its tractor and Roxor side-by-side vehicle to Pontiac, 30 miles North of Detroit ,in a consolidation move as the India-based vehicle manufacturer tries for stronger traction in North America. The company has inves.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Google’s “AI Overview” Feature Rolls out for the US

Google announced that the AI Overview feature will arrive for users in North America within this week. The post Google’s “AI Overview” Feature Rolls out for the US appeared first on Phandroid. Google I/O was packed to the.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Indian Ocean sea-surface temperatures found to be accurate predictor of dengue outbreaks

A team of Earth scientists, health care workers and meteorologists affiliated with several institutions in China, and working with several international partners, reports that global dengue severity in Asia and South America can be predicted by sea-s.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Identity crisis: Climate destroying wonders that gave US parks their names

Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024