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Thursday March 22nd, 2018 evening edition

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This is the equivalent of taking 32 million passenger cars off the road for an entire year or planting 3.8 billion trees and growing them for 10 years.

The target will enable McDonald's to grow as a business without growing its emissions.

"To meet this goal, we will source our food responsibly, promote renewable energy and use it efficiently, and reduce waste and increase recycling.".

In its commitment to transparency, McDonald's will expand its measurement systems, and annually communicate about progress, challenges and milestones.

"Environmental progress doesn't just happen, it takes bold leadership from all of us," said Fred Krupp, President of Environmental Defense Fund.

This strengthened the foundation of the company's climate strategy as deforestation accounts for an estimated 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

"McDonald's is delivering a strong statement by becoming the first restaurant company to set a science-based greenhouse gas emissions target. »

Tennessee man wrongly jailed for 31 years finally becomes a millionaire

Authored by fox17.com

A Tennessee man wrongly jailed for more than 31 years has been awarded $1 million from the state.

Lawrence McKinney, 61, of Wilson County was exonerated after new DNA evidence led to his rape and burglary conviction being overturned.

McKinney then set out to receive the legal maximum of $1 million for wrongful imprisonment, which was granted by the Tennessee Board of Claims on Wednesday. »

The CLOUD Act would let cops get our data directly from big tech companies like Facebook without needing a warrant. Congress just snuck it into the must-pass omnibus package. : technology

Authored by reddit.com

The so-called CLOUD Act would hand police departments in the U.S. and other countries new powers to directly collect data from tech companies instead of requiring them to first get a warrant.

It would even let foreign governments wiretap inside the U.S. without having to comply with U.S. Wiretap Act restrictions.

And they’ve been throwing their lobby power behind getting the CLOUD Act attached to the omnibus government spending bill. »