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People in Germany and Ireland are more willing to accept renewable energy sites closer to their homes than their U.S. counterparts, but all three wanted carbon-based energy sites farther away and favored decarbonization....Read More

Wild pigs emit as much carbon from global soil annually as 1.1 million cars, a new study found....Read More

Streaming giant Netflix said it has appealed a recent court decision forcing it to pay network usage fees to a South Korean telecom company....Read More

Chinese electric automaker Xpeng Inc. on Monday announced the price of its new P5 sedan at $24,694, undercutting rival Tesla, whose Model 3 starts at $38,666....Read More

A Wisconsin jury ordered Walmart to pay $125.15 million on three claims of disability discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday, but the retailer is disputing the amount....Read More

The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering airlines to inspect Boeing 737s after repeated failures of altitude switches related to cabin pressure alerts....Read More

As Jeff Bezos prepares to become the second billionaire to blast into space next week, his Blue Origin is touting the safety of its rocket system....Read More

Jeff Bezos will have more company when his space company Blue Origin sends passengers into space for the first time next week — 18-year-old Oliver Daemen....Read More

The ride-sharing app Lyft announced Thursday it will start allowing passengers again after putting its service on hold for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic....Read More

The House is expected to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package on Friday — without a measure to raise the federal minimum wage....Read More