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Congress passes Biden infrastructure plan, the largest climate change investment in U.S. history

GLASGOW, Scotland — When the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill late Friday night, it took the largest congressional action to confront climate change in U.S. history. The bill contains $150 billion for clean energy advancement and adaptation to the effects of climate change, surpassing the 2009 economic stimulus package, which spent $90 billion on clean energy development and deployment. The new package also includes $73 billion for modernizing the U.S…. Source link

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How cities will adapt to climate change

Klaus Jacob has been studying climate change for more than half a century and served on the New York City Panel on Climate Change for over a decade. During that time, he told Yahoo News, he has seen “more and more severe disasters,” and he has urged policymakers to prepare for far worse events to come.   Currently a special research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at the Earth Institute and an adjunct professor at Columbia University, Jacob warns that parts of many coastal… Source link

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Google earnings aren’t as exposed to Apple change that sunk Snap, but Alphabet has its own worries

The same factors that torpedoed Snap Inc.’s earnings results ominously linger as investors await Alphabet Inc. parent Google’s financial results on Tuesday. Google GOOGL, -3.04% GOOG, -2.91% could be hindered by a change in Apple Inc.’s AAPL, -0.53% privacy policy that makes it harder to target and measure digital advertising as well as a choked global supply chain that has driven down ad… Source link

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Google Account Login Security Password Change Adds 2FA For Millions

Google has confirmed that it will be pushing forward, on an ‘automatic enrollment’ basis, with a bold security update for some 150 million users before the year-end. I am sure you are wondering if you will be among the chosen ones who get opted into using this powerful password shield and, if so, what exactly does this mean? Google flips the password security switch for millions The confirmation from Google came by way of an official safety and security blog posting this week. The… Source link

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Google, YouTube won’t allow ads or monetization of content denying climate change

The UN has said the climate change crisis is a “code red” for humanity. October 8, 2021, 5:02 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Google is cracking down on ads that deny climate change science after advertisers and digital creators complained about them running alongside their own content. The company also said it’s no longer going to allow content with false claims about climate change to be monetized, and that the new policy also applies to YouTube, likely… Source link

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Google bans ads on content, including YouTube videos, with false claims about climate change.

Google said it will no longer display advertisements on YouTube videos and other content that promote inaccurate claims about climate change. The decision, by the company’s ads team, means that it will no longer permit websites or YouTube creators to earn advertising money via Google for content that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.” And it will not allow ads that promote such views from appearing. “In recent years,… Source link

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