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Blockchain Bites: 'Crowded' Crypto Traders, Ether All-Time High, the Bitcoin Battery Proposal
Bitcoin's environmental impact has become top focus for some critics as traders go "long BTC" and Dunamu reveals a “fear and greed” index.
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Ford Finds Using Blockchain With Hybrid Vehicles Can Help Cut Air Pollution in Cities
The automaker's study used blockchain to record hybrid vehicles as they automatically shifted to low-emissions mode in restricted city zones.
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Beyond ASICs: 3 Trends Driving Bitcoin Mining Innovation
The bitcoin mining industry needs to find answers to its environmental and geographical threats, says Canaan's CEO.
Nangeng Zhang, CEO of Canaan Creative

RECYCLE: Plastic bottles washed up on the shore of the Black Sea.
French Fashion Brand Adds Blockchain Tracking to Clothes Made From Ocean Plastic
True Tribe is using the Ethereum-based SUKU protocol to track the provenance of clothing made from recycled ocean trash.
RECYCLE: Plastic bottles washed up on the shore of the Black Sea.

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Blockchain Coalition Launches Tradable Carbon Credit Token
The UPCO2 token represents a certified measure of carbon dioxide and can be traded, held or burned to offset an individual’s carbon footprint.
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Energy Web Is Starting With Ripple in Its Bid to Make Crypto Provably Green
The non-profit is teaming up with Ripple and the XRP Foundation to show how blockchain ecosystems can be carbon-neutral.
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World's Biggest Meat Processor to Tackle Amazon Deforestation Using Blockchain Tech
JBS S.A. aims to track all of its cattle suppliers on a blockchain system by 2025.
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EMPTY: Coronavirus lockdowns have cut into global carbon emissions – but not by as much as is required of hitting Paris Agreement climate goals. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Why Tech-Minded Climate Groups See COVID-19 as a Trial Run for Massive Change
Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others.
EMPTY: Coronavirus lockdowns have cut into global carbon emissions – but not by as much as is required of hitting Paris Agreement climate goals. (Credit: Shutterstock)

ESG: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks to a crowd at a rally in Edmonton, Canada. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Can Bitcoin Survive the Climate Change Revolution?
If ESG is becoming the new buzzword among impact-minded financial institutions, where does energy-intensive bitcoin fit in?
ESG: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks to a crowd at a rally in Edmonton, Canada. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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7 Mining Heavyweights Partner With WEF on Blockchain Sourcing Initiative
The World Economic Forum is building a blockchain-based sustainable sourcing project with 7 metal and mining industry firms on board.
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