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** Driverless Cars Won't Be Good for the Environment if They Lead to More Auto Use
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** June 27, 2022
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For years, self-driving car technology has remained tantalizingly just beyond the horizon. Bold predictions notwithstanding, fully automated vehicles still haven’t appeared in showrooms. But the technology appears poised for a leap forward in 2022.

Companies including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Honda are bringing so-called Level 3 AVs to market that will let drivers take their hands off the wheel under specific conditions, and virtually every major auto manufacturer is testing self-driving systems.

Automated vehicles hold tremendous promise. Cars that handle most or all of the driving tasks could be safer than human drivers, operate more efficiently and open up new opportunities for seniors, people with disabilities and others who can’t drive themselves. But while attention has understandably focused on safety, the potential environmental impacts of automated vehicles have largely taken a back seat.
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** Make Your Garden More Resilient with a Rain Barrel
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** June 20, 2022
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Humans have been capturing rain to water their animals and crops since the dawn of agriculture. Before climate change, weather patterns may have been more predictable, but that didn’t mean that they were always compatible with crop production.

Rainwater capture helped ensure that people, animals, and plants had the water they needed between rains and in times of water scarcity and drought. Ancient civilizations built basic cisterns in Neolithic times, and later developed more complex methods for collecting and moving water, such as in Crete and the Roman Empire.

Today, rainwater harvesting can take many forms, and in the U.S., generally takes place at the household level. While some people may opt for complex systems that filter and purify rainwater and make it safe for drinking, most get started with a simple and effective and cheap technology: the rain barrel.
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