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Panasonic to resume work at Tesla?s New York solar factory this week

The Verge

Panasonic is restarting production at Tesla’s Buffalo, New York solar panel factory this week after some businesses in the Western New York region have been given the green light to reopen, The Verge has learned. Image: Tesla. The factory has been idle for roughly two months. “I

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How L.A. can rebuild after the wildfires without leaving vulnerable residents behind

Fast Company Tech

Insurers can provide a road map for how to reduce those risks , while state and local governments can provide assistance to retrofit homes and help ensure that insurance premiums remain affordable. One example is New Yorks Climate Change Superfund Act , which requires fossil fuel companies to finance climate adaptation efforts.

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New York becomes largest US city to ban new gas hookups

The Verge

The New York City skyline seen from the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck on Thursday, Oct. The Big Apple just became the biggest city yet to say goodbye to gas hookups in new construction. Buildings are big problem for New York City’s efforts to tackle climate change. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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Johnson & Johnson settles opioid case with New York for $230 million

The Verge

Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson will pay $230 million to settle an opioid lawsuit with the state of New York, the state’s attorney general said Saturday. The company said in a statement Saturday that it “made the business decision in 2020 to discontinue all of its prescription pain medications in the United States.”

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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

TechCrunch

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. Many countries’ governments (Canada, France, etc.)

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Loco for Local: Regional Examples of Open Government

Forum One

The event convened almost 300 passionate people, all coming together for a common goal: to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent, accountable and meaningfully accessible to the public. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of people interested or involved in local open government projects.

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SSIR Post: Swine Flu or Why Local Organizations Matter

Amy Sample Ward

In a recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times , David Brooks compared the global response vs localized response to the outbreak. Creating a huge umbrella organization is just not going to happen realistically for any sector, at least one with the governing and implementing power suggested above.

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