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Companies will make circularity part of their climate strategy As businesses shift to renewable energy and take other steps to reduce their carbon footprints, they’re also increasingly realizing that a circular economy model is part of the solution, Iles says. “Around 45% of greenhouse gas emissions are coming from the way that we make and use products and the way that we manage land,” he says. “So more organizations are tapping into that missing piece of the puzzle.” Taking back a used product and preparing it for resale, for example, can avoid nearly all of the climate impact of making the same product from scratch. … [Read more...] about 7 ways the circular economy will grow in 2021

Having catered to a right-wing audience and allowed hate speech to thrive on its platform, Parler is also at the whims of its user base. Online extremism and hate can lead to real-world violence by legitimizing extreme actions. Parler’s tolerance of hate and bigotry, and its affiliation with violent movements enabled right-wing extremists to rally supporters to go to Washington, D.C., prepared to force Congress to yield to their will, by violence if necessary. Like Gab, Parler is now dealing with the repercussions of members’ having committed acts of violence. … [Read more...] about The rise, fall, and future of Parler, the right-wing site that Amazon shut down