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China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Exceed Those of All Other Developed Countries Combined Countries around the world have been committing to ambitious measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions. New research shows they have further to go than they thought. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chinas-greenhouse-gas-emissions-exceed-those-of-all-other-developed-countries-combined/

Netflix lays out plans to slash its greenhouse gas emissions Netflix set out goals today to limit the damage the company does to the climate. By the end of 2022, it wants to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions. That means it plans to reduce some of its emissions and find ways to offset or capture the rest. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/30/22353098/netflix-greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-change-goals

Does this Make Sense? Gasoline Delivered to Your Car Some California drivers no longer go to the gas station—and it’s not because they drive electric cars. Gasoline increasingly is being delivered into the fuel tanks of cars while their owners work or as they spend time at home. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-this-make-sense-gasoline-delivered-to-your-car/

Gasoline Car Sales to End by 2035 in Massachusetts Massachusetts plans to phase out sales of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, speeding down the same road as California. While many climate hawks have their eyes trained on the federal government, the proposal last week from Massachusetts Gov. Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gasoline-car-sales-to-end-by-2035-in-massachusetts/

Massachusetts plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 Back in September, Governor Gavin Newsom announced California would ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035. Massachusetts says it now plans to do the same. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/massachusetts-gas-vehicle-ban-2035-200322250.html

Cybercrime groups are actively exploiting a weakness in gas station point-of-sale (POS) networks to steal credit card data, Visa has revealed. The company's fraud disruption teams are investigating several incidents in which a hacking group known as Fin8 defrauded fuel dispenser merchants. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/16/visa-gas-station-fraud-malware/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1600%252C966%252C0%252C14%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C967%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-12%252Fa1e90f90-1fec-11ea-bfff-483775ce7e2b%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Da771d3e780a2832e1d05a14e3ddd97db366cb2ba&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=4d8bd7753fd80de6f8a8aab4b43d6278a0efe333