Opinion

May 4, 2020

Wasn’t 2020 The Year of Sustainability?

Covid-19 threatens to derail the sustainability movement. A new alliance of greentech companies hopes to keep it on track.


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A few days ago, the news broke that the Covid-19 virus was detected on air pollution particles — another unfortunate sign that the virus knows no boundaries, and still another avenue for scientific exploration. 

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