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Donald Trump weakens environmental regulations with new executive order President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday allowing major infrastructure projects and energy projects to move forward without rigorous environmental review. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/4/21280728/donald-trump-executive-order-energy-infrastructure-environmental-review-coronavirus

Microsoft launches AI for Earth to give $2M in services to environmental projects http://buff.ly/2tHEINC " After helping to launch the  Partnership on AI  with Google, Facebook and others; and  doubling down on AI research , today Microsoft unveiled a new initiative that points to how it plans to target specific verticals in what can potentially be a very nebulous field — while also raising the public image of AI as some grow concerned about the implications of its encroaching influence.... " via Buffer

The World Is Unprepared For The "Truly Staggering" #Warming Of The #Oceans . https://t.co/Dkm4hUARkP — Mike (@mikezmac) September 8, 2016 from Twitter https://twitter.com/mikezmac