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Earlier this year, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to warn his followers: “We should be much more worried about population collapse.” Musk added that if there weren’t enough people for Earth, then there definitely won’t be enough people...

Miami, Florida, is set to be the first U.S. city to incorporate a blockchain-based decentralized solution to monitor air quality. What Happened: In an announcement at Miami’s DeCipher event last week, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said that the city would deploy an air-quality monitoring...

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos on Monday pledged to donate $1 billion toward efforts around conservation as part of a $10 billion commitment to fight climate change and protect and restore nature. What Happened: The fresh grant is part of the Bezos Earth Fund and would ...

Two $100 billion companies announced a partnership to bring zero-emission mining trucks to the market. What Happened: BHP Group Ltd (NYSE: BHP) and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced a partnership to design and implement zero-emission mining trucks to help with future initiatives. “...

If Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bulls are right and the coin's price reaches a price of $500,000, there could be dire consequences for the environment. What Happened: According to a Tuesday Fortune report, Bitcoin's "notorious carbon footprint" may inexorably increase...

Cloud-based omnicommerce and payment company OLB Group Inc (NASDAQ: OLB) has expanded its operations into the field of mining cryptocurrency with the launch of its newly formed subsidiary DMint. What Happened: DMint plans to employ a cost-efficient and green business model by utilizing ASIC...

Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) said that 25% of its milk-related beverage sales in the U.S. came from alternative dairy offerings in the quarter ending June 30. What Happened: Starbucks made the disclosure while announcing its third-quarter results on Tuesday. The company noted that...

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) Chair Jeff Bezos said on Tuesday after completing his first space flight that all heavy and polluting industries need to be moved to space in a bid to conserve the beauty of Earth. What Happened: The world’s richest person told MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle...

Substantial diversification and opportunities for higher-margin business lines have turned Bank of America bullish on Green Plains Inc (NASDAQ: GPRE). The Green Plains Analyst: Luke Washer initiated the firm’s coverage of Green Plains with a Buy rating, setting a $45 price target....

What Happened: Decentralized cloud computing network Cudos (CRYPTO: CUDOS) has partnered with blockchain carbon credits company ClimateTrade to create “one of the greenest layer one blockchains.” According to a press release shared with Benzinga, the two entities joined forces to combat...

The Mechanicville hydroelectric power plant, built in New York in 1897 by the Hudson River Power Transmission company, owned and operated today by Albany Engineering Corp (AEC), has started mining Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What Happened: According to a report from Times Union, a portion of the...

What Happened: Over the weekend, crypto markets rallied after Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) would resume accepting Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for payments when clean energy usage by miners was confirmed to be over 50%. “When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean...

The World Bank will not help El Salvador implement a transition to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) after the country moved to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender. What Happened: According to a report from Reuters, the organization cited environmental and transparency issues with Bitcoin as the...

What Happened: Only a day after passing a bill to make Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) a legal tender in El Salvador, the nation appears to be moving towards harnessing renewable energy from its volcanoes to mine the cryptocurrency. The country’s president Nayib Bukele said in a Tweet that he had...

What Happened: In a senate hearing on Wednesday, U.S Senator Elizabeth Warren called for lawmakers in the country to take a more direct approach to address the problems posed by cryptocurrencies. "Cryptocurrency has created opportunities to scam investors, assist criminals, and worsen the...