The visionary team behind The Ray tells the story behind their revolutionary stretch of IT-embedded roadway in Georgia, “the world’s first sustainable highway,” and the many innovations and possibilities created on the journey to transform our transportation infrastructure.

A pitch competition that provides entrepreneurs in energy, buildings, transportation, supply chains, water, food, and cities the opportunity to present to the diverse VERGE community: executives from the world’s largest companies, public officials from progressive cities, venture capitalists, and others.

Introduced at VERGE 2015, and highlighted recently in training by the International Society of Sustainability Professionals, the practice of using the land under and around U.S. solar arrays to benefit pollinators is on the cusp of becoming a standard practice — as it is in Europe. Benefitting pollinators at scale, and producing “Solar Honey,” are new ways to increase support for large-scale solar.

Community leaders from around the U.S. share solutions that are promoting balanced growth and shared prosperity for low-wealth people and communities of color in their respective work across energy, transportation, land-use and economic inclusion.

As rapid urbanization collides with on-demand consumerism, the world faces unprecedented sustainability challenges. Across sectors businesses are being tasked with developing solutions to meet consumer expectations, while simultaneously minimizing their environmental impact.


Las Vegas Review-Journal

Anxiety grows as legal recreational pot nears in California
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A banner for "Slow Cannabis" is displayed at the Emerald Exchange stand at "The State of Cannabis," a California industry group meeting in Long Beach, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes). Marijuana plants are displayed at …
Government jobs sprout as California legal pot loomsVentura County Star
Placer Supervisors Don't Want Recreational Cannabis In The CountyCBS Sacramento
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Trump, Lies, and Tax Cuts: Why They Will Not Help the Economy
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Among the most enduring political-economic myths is the claim that tax cuts on the wealthy stimulate the economy and will benefit all of society, including the middle and lower classes. This is the central claim of supply-side economics, and this is
Under Trump's Plan, Tax Cuts Shrink Over Time for Everyone but the RichestNew York Times
Trump's Incentive-Packed Tax PlanRealClearPolitics
GOP tax overhaul would eliminate state and local tax deductions widely used in MinnesotaMinneapolis Star Tribune
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CleanTechnica

Tesla Using Samsung SDI Battery Cells In 129 MWh South Australia Facility
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Despite its close relationship with Panasonic, Tesla will actually be utilizing Samsung SDI lithium-ion battery cells at the facility in South Australia that's now under construction, the company has revealed. Elon Musk Powerpack pladge The reason for
Tesla is sending hundreds of battery packs to Puerto Rico in the wake of major hurricanesBusiness Insider
Puerto Rico is getting hundreds of Powerwall batteries sent from TeslaDigital Trends
World's largest battery approved for South AustraliaThe Sydney Morning Herald
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Inside the New Proposal That Exacerbated Uber's Board Divisions
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The latest board fight at Uber is over a proposed plan that would expand the powers of the company's new chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi. Credit David Ryder/Bloomberg. SAN FRANCISCO — The phone calls began late Friday among Uber's new chief …
Here's the proposal to change Uber's governance, which is aimed at limiting Travis Kalanick's powerRecode
Uber's Kalanick rekindles power struggle, names two to boardReuters
Former CEO Travis Kalanick adds two directors to Uber's board ahead of governance voteLos Angeles Times
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Air France plane engine fails over Atlantic
BBC News
An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the Atlantic. One of the four engines on the Airbus A380 flight AF66 failed west of Greenland on Saturday. No-one was injured in
Engine Explodes on an Air France Plane, Forcing an Emergency LandingNew York Times
Air France flight with engine damage makes emergency landing in CanadaReuters
SEE IT: Engine destroyed on Air France flight from Paris to LANew York Daily News
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