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Every startup is trying to fix something but Terraformation is tackling the only problem that must matter to all of us: Climate change. This is why it’s in such a big huge hurry. Its mission — as a ‘forest tech’ startup — is to accelerate tree planting by applying a startup-y operational philosophy of scalability […]
It will also have community meeting rooms and a kitchen. The Christchurch City Council is already recruiting managers for the new pool and will advertise for workers, lifeguards, fitness instructors and customer service workers in May and June. “Work on the facility is progressing really well and we’re on track to have it open later this year,’’ the council’s head of recreation, sports and events, Nigel Cox, said. Groups wanting to book space at the pool could now email the council to express interest, he said. Times for Swimssmart swimming lessons would also be released later t...
Country solving problems and putting the country first. that's what matters to me. more importantly than that, though, that's what matters to the people who voted for me just a few short days ago. >> max, what made you decide to take on what many would say was a hopeless run in this district that is -- concludes staten island and brooklyn on the other side of the water? democrats look at that district in the past and they just give up. >> well, you know, we never thought it was hopeless, but what i was constantly motivated by was this sense that people had that government used to work. it used...
>> well, you know, we never thought it was hopeless, but what i was constantly motivated by was this sense that people had that government used to work. it used to be able to solve problems. we used to be able to have apollo projects and think boldly in this country. and you know, about six years ago or so, i was in afghanistan and my vehicle hit a bomb. my soldiers came from all across the country and they put their differences aside and got me out of there. and as i was lying there in the hospital bed, a two-star general tells me, son, five years ago you would have been dead. the only reason...
That's what americans have done for over 200 years. reinvented ourselves. and to spur on more success stories like the allen brothers, we have begun to reinvent our energy policy. we're not just handing out money, we're issuing a challenge. we're telling america's scientists and engineers that if they assemble teams of the best minds in their fields and focus on the hardest problems in clean energy, we'll fund the apollo projects of our time. at the california institute of technology, they're developing a way to turn sunlight and water into fuel for our cars. at oakridge national laboratory, t...