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Auke Hoekstra

Program Director NEON research at Eindhoven University of Technology

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Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades

Vestas unveils a new process that enables recycling of standard epoxy based wind turbine blades instead of dumping them in landfills.

February 19
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Vestas unveils a new process that enables recycling of standard epoxy based wind turbine blades instead of dumping them in landfills.

New Farming Robot Uses AI to Kill 100,000 Weeds per Hour

I knew that killing weeds with lasers was becoming a thing (much better that herbicides!) but this machine is pretty advanced. And no reason why it couldn't become much cheaper.

February 10
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Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows

"More than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless" It was always dubious to me that you could become carbon neutral by not cutting down forests, but it's worse than I feared.

January 29
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Fertility rate

If we bring low income countries to the current income level of high income countries, this will stabilize the world population.

January 21
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Security expert: We need an international investigation of Germany's Russia ties

Impressed by this interview.

January 4
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Population density map

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December 27
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Which of these two is the biggest problem for nature?

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December 21
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CARSNorway BEVs Hit Record Volume In November — Tesla Model Y Leads

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December 18
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The brief history of AI

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December 15
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Scientists thought carbon emissions had peaked. They’ve never been higher.

Three things are true: 1) We have the technology to make emissions go down quickly, and doing so is not only good for the planet but increases our wealth.😍 2) We are bending the emission curve downward.😍 3) We should bend the curve MUCH faster as this article shows 😭😭

December 14
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