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Do We Really Need Slavery to Reduce Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels?

If you knew the solar panels you were about to install on your house or company headquarters were made with slave labor, would you still buy them?

A woman walks in Xinjiang, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Biden Balances Climate Need With Human Rights in Chinese Solar Ban

The Biden administration’s narrowly focused ban on Chinese solar products is designed to confront supply chain slavery without stifling the fast-growing use of renewable energy in the U.S.

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A Win for Roads, and No Tax Hikes: Infrastructure Deal Takeaways

The infrastructure agreement announced Thursday by the White House and a bipartisan group of senators carves out $579 billion of common ground from the $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan unveiled in March by President Biden.

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Watch: The Long-Term Impact of the Colonial Pipeline Shutdown

Thomas Goldsby, professor and Haslam Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee, discusses the short- and long-term impacts of the ransomware attack that temporarily shut down a major East Coast gasoline pipeline.

The Long-Term Impact of the Colonial Pipeline Shutdown

Gas Is So Scarce in Europe That Coal Is Making a Comeback

Europe is so short of natural gas that the continent — usually seen as the poster child for the global fight against emissions — is turning to coal to meet electricity demand that is now back to pre-pandemic levels.

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Biden’s Supply Chain Plan Aims to Boost Medicine, Chip Output

President Biden released a multi-pronged strategy to secure critical supply chains in products ranging from medicines to microchips, and is also weighing a potential trade probe that could result in U.S. tariffs on certain magnet imports.

An employee displays a 300mm silicon wafer. Photo: Bloomberg.

Industry Groups Welcome Biden's Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force

President Biden announced Tuesday a new effort aimed at solving near-term supply chain disruptions to U.S businesses.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. Photo: Bloomberg.

China’s Supply Chain Frontliners Bear Brunt of Surging Costs

China’s factories, power plants and farms are fielding the worst effects of a surge in commodity costs that’s yet to hurt the wallets of the nation’s citizens.

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How Mass Consolidation Turned Food, Energy Firms Into Hacking Targets

A company that slaughters cattle may seem like an unlikely target for a cyberattack. That is, until you realize that taking out just one company could paralyze burger and steak supplies for all Americans.

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Green Hydrogen Seen Fueling Heavy Trucks by 2030

Long heralded as the clean energy fuel of the future that will play a key role in decarbonization, attractive hydrogen prices could finally be in sight.

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Three Disasters Show Gaps in $1.7 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

Three times this year, major pieces of U.S. infrastructure have failed, and Biden’s $1.7 trillion infrastructure package wouldn’t necessarily have prevented them.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Oil That Cooked Our Fries Is Now Refueling Our Airplanes

The world’s biggest maker of renewable diesel says it’s creating a new market for low-carbon jet fuel as passengers slowly return to the skies.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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