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Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, displays a sample of the compost material left from the decomposition of a cow, left, and some of the combination of wood chips, alfalfa and straw used in the process. April 19, 2019Photo: Elaine Thompson (AP)When Howard Fischer eventually dies, he is going to be composted in Seattle. He’ll be wrapped in cloth, placed on a bed of wood chips, and then his family will cover him in alfalfa and flowers. After a ceremony, his body will go intoa hexagonal vessel with an internal…

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsThe New York Post on Thursday said an employee was responsible for posts on its website and Twitter account that included racist, violent and sexually explicit headlines about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joe Biden.The posts were removed shortly thereafter, and the News Corp.-owned New York tabloid newspaper's website was operating as usual by midmorning. The Post is one of the top newspapers based on its circulation, and one of the most visited news websites, the Press…

New York officials denied required air permit renewals for a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state's climate goals. The permitting decision was another example of New York putting the brakes on a cryptocurrency bonanza that has alarmed environmentalists. It also comes at a time when cryptocurrency prices have plunged, wiping out fortunes, fueling skepticism and sparking calls for tighter scrutiny. The state's permitting decision involved Greenidge Generation, an old coal-fired plant…

Russell Brandom / The Verge: The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure — ‘Repairs should become less expensive and more comprehensive’ because of the new measure, says iFixit Russell Brandom / The Verge: The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure — …

In bad news for Bitcoin and Blockchain lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to halt new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants to be used in Bitcoin mining.The measure establishes a two-year moratorium on new permits for cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work (PoW) authentication methods to validate Blockchain transactions.The measure also initiates a study on the environmental impact mining facilities are having in New York state.The Senate voted 36-27 in favour of the new bill.It now…