# Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths

# Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths

“# Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths ” Bitcoin billionaires Tim Draper and the Winklevoss twins have backed a start-up dubbed “Colossal” that is aiming to resurrect woolly mammoths as part of the effort to fight climate change. The “de-extinction” focused bioscience firm closed a $15 million funding round on Sept.13, which…

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# Leading South Korean telecom firm adopts blockchain for carbon ambitions

# Leading South Korean telecom firm adopts blockchain for carbon ambitions

“# Leading South Korean telecom firm adopts blockchain for carbon ambitions ” A major South Korean telecommunication company, KT Corp, has outlined plans to create a fully electronic documentation service, utilizing blockchain technology to contribute to environmentally conscious ambitions. The telecommunications firm currently provides around 90% of the nation’s fixed-line mobile networks, as well as…

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#Scientists detect earthquake swarm at Hawaii volcano

#Scientists detect earthquake swarm at Hawaii volcano

“#Scientists detect earthquake swarm at Hawaii volcano” HONOLULU — Geologists on Tuesday said they had detected a swarm of earthquakes at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, though it is not erupting. The quakes began overnight and continued into the morning, The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. More than 140 earthquakes were recorded as of 4:30 a.m. The largest…

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# Crypto miner Argo Blockchain goes ‘climate positive’ on greenhouse gas emissions

# Crypto miner Argo Blockchain goes ‘climate positive’ on greenhouse gas emissions

“# Crypto miner Argo Blockchain goes ‘climate positive’ on greenhouse gas emissions ” Cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain announced Tuesday that it has reached an important milestone in its climate strategy, sending a strong signal that environmental sustainability remains one of its primary focuses.  The company claims its crypto operations have become “climate positive” for…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021” China syndromeIt is amazing how the almighty dollar, greed and financial recklessness can create strange bedfellows (“China’s US Data Threat,” Aug. 10). Many technological and other goods in the United States and Europe are imported from Communist China, a persecutor and suppressor of freedom and human rights,…

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#Richard Spring Wildfire bears down on Montana towns

#Richard Spring Wildfire bears down on Montana towns

“#Richard Spring Wildfire bears down on Montana towns” LAME DEER, Mont. — A wildfire bore down on rural southeastern Montana towns Thursday as continuing hot, dry weather throughout the West drove flames through more than a dozen states. Several thousand people remained under evacuation orders as the Richard Spring Fire advanced across the sparsely-populated Northern…

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