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The Logistics Industry is Taking A Turn For The Electric

YoungUpstarts

According to Ananth Srinivasn , research consultancy Frost & Sullivan mobility expert, “In Europe, less than 5% of vehicles are commercial vehicles or heavy duty trucks, but they contribute to almost 20% of greenhouse gas emissions.” World Business Leaders Are Getting on Board With Green Practices.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

“Staple green cards to the diplomas of foreign students who graduate from any U.S. TWTFelipe and everybody like him who want to start high-tech, green tech or other scientific companies in the US should be encouraged to do so. So I asked our COO, Stuart Lander (a Brit) to set up operations for us. But I have some.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. In my home town of Santa Monica they painted 19 miles of bike lanes green to help delineate bikes & scooters from cars and they built 3 miles of soft barriers to test how this works with traffic flow. They’re acceptable.

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

former leader of the Green Party Femke Halsema and documentary journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius?—?accompanied Here’s the result: Journalists, designers and developers participated in brainstorm sessions about how De Correspondent would operate. Entrepreneur Europe Insider Media Analysis and Opinion' Two of them?—?former

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To my European comrades : 5 reasons why you should consider Austin to start with the American Dream

Austin Startup

I may be critical, but I always thought that life encounters in the US are very easy but also very superficial, in opposition with Europe where it’s harder to engage discussion with a total unknown but where the interest given to conversations is maybe more sincere from the beginning. You can also hike the Green Belt, a 7.25

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Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

I am by no means an expert on “green&# businesses and sustainability, but I definitely have an interest in learning more about what this area is all about. Many moms chimed in saying sometimes going green is the safest for kids (e.g., Also, companies can be proactive rather than reactive by educating themselves on green issues.

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The 10 Best Teams Ever Assembled (And What We Can Learn From Them)

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The black operatives in this super-secret group (which is formally called the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group) can swim hundreds of feet with their hands and feet bound and are trained to withstand arctic temperatures and tear gas. It’s also the only team that doesn’t officially exist.

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