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• The Tech Industry is Investing in Mega Gas Plants to Power Their Data Centers Companies Had Promised to Lead On Climate Change. Now They Are On Track To Be Major PollutersNov. 2, 2026 -Not too long ago, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was pledging to use his company’s size and scale to galvanize corporate America to confront global warming. If Amazon “can meet the Paris agreement 10 years early, then any company can,” Bezos said in 2019, laying out how the company would eliminate its planet-warming emissions much faster than the timeline agreed to by the world’s governments. (Bezos also owns The Washington Post.) |
• Cyclone Murasu Begins Making Landfall On India's Eastern Coast Cyclone Murasu formed over the Bay of Bengal, ?a major region for tropical cyclones that has spawned deadly storms on India's east coast.Nov. 2, 2026 -Cyclone Murasu began making landfall along India's eastern coast early on Tuesday, the country's weather department said, the second storm to hit the region in a week as authorities evacuated thousands of people to safety. The India Meteorological Department said the severe cyclonic storm started ?making landfall at 1:00 a.m. local time (1930 GMT) over the coast of the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh.
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• After 71 Years and a Lot of Exhaust, Disneyland’s Autopia Goes Electric The Gas-Powered Engines In Disneyland’s Autopia Ride Weren’t Properly Certified. The Little Cars Will Be Replaced By E.V.sNov. 2, 2026 -In 1955, Walt Disney’s vision of the cutting edge came in the form of 40 candy-colored miniature cars that allowed pint-size drivers to push a real gas pedal and steer around a track at the Anaheim theme park. Autopia, a focal point of the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland, mirrored the real-life love affair that Americans were having with the automobile. Work would soon begin on the interstate highway system, suburbs were expanding, car sales were skyrocketing and the future felt like a shiny coupe, windows down, speeding along an open road. |