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A Visit To The Whites-Only South African Town That’s Saying ‘No’ To Trump

Donald Trump calls the white Boer minority in South Africa “disadvantaged” and offers them asylum in the U.S. But they want no part of it, as quickly becomes clear on a visit to Orania, the most controversial white settlement in the country.

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Germany Shows Why Electric Truck Adoption May Move Even Faster Than E-Cars

How can trucks be powered in a non-polluting way? The industry has been looking for good solutions for a long time. Now, electric trucks are gaining ground. The shift towards electric could actually happen faster than with cars.

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Economy Future Green special series

Amazon Greenwashing: How The U.S. Retail Giant Covers Its Carbon Footprint In Spain

An investigation reveals that the company does not own any of the three renewable power plants it claims to operate in Spain — as well as a scheme allowing Amazon to dodge full regulatory oversight of its projects.

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Future

In Morocco, The Dream Of An African Silicon Valley Rises From The Earth

Located between Marrakech and Casablanca, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is trying to replicate the recipes that have made the United States’ Silicon Valley successful, fusing research and business — with special attention given to green energies and food sovereignty.

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Green Green Or Gone special series

This Bolivian Solar Plant Is A Clean Energy Boom — And A Bust For Locals Who Lost Their Land

To allow for 300,000 photovoltaic solar panels in the western Bolivian town of Ancotanga, local inhabitants gave up land in exchange for promises of jobs and healthcare — that they are still waiting to see.

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Introducing The World’s First Solar-Panel-Covered Road

PARIS: French civil engineering firm Colas has launched the world’s first “photovoltaic roads,” capable of withstanding the weight of cars and bicycles and producing electricity by exposure to sunlight. Known as “Wattway,” the concept could revolutionize solar energy production. Colas says that covering just 2.5% of France’s road and highway network would be enough to […]

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Economy

Follow The Quiet Return Of Protectionism Across The World

Global Trade Alert has just published its 2013 report on international trade, and raised the alarm on “Protectionism’s Quiet Return.” In the cross-hairs of this free-trade advocacy group are the G20 countries, which have been taking more and more protectionist measures since the financial crisis broke out in 2008. From the anti-dumping EU measures on […]

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