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Climate Accountability and How to Stop the World From Burning

As the pandemic seems to find stability, an old antagonist beckons. While it had been briefly forgotten, the global climate crisis is, rightfully, back in the public eye. Only this time, the situation is far more dire than ever before, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Fleeing Climate Change: The Growing Climigration Problem

‘Climigration’ is a phrase that has been introduced to describe those that have had to relocate because of climate change. The environmental consequences of climate change are increasingly threatening communities all over the world. It’s not hard to find news stories around towns and cities that have been devastated by fires, floods and rising sea levels. Environmental and government bodies have growing concerns over this type of displacement and what can be done to tackle it.

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Hark Platform Update: Cost View

It’s with great amount of joy and pride that we can reveal our latest update to the Hark Platform. Cost view provides highly important finance information in an easy and intuitive format!

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Hark Platform Update: Tabbed View

It’s with a great amount of joy and pride that we can reveal our latest update to the Hark Platform. Tabbed view provides highly important information in an easy and intuitive format!

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Powered by a Microgrid: How Microgrids Work and Why They’re Becoming Popular

A few weeks ago, when the world opened up again – albeit only slightly – I trotted off to a campsite in North Yorkshire for some much-needed R&R and a little detachment from the grid. I was expecting the fully off-grid experience, but was pleasantly surprised to find a solar powered bathroom on the campsite. It seemed that the estate of the campsite was powered by its own microgrid, which got me thinking about off-grid and microgrid living…

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Why is Sustainable Cryptocurrency Such a Hot Topic in GreenTech Right Now?

It seems like everyone knows at least one person that made some cash on cryptocurrency this year. Early investors in Bitcoin, Ethereum and the meme coin, “DogeCoin” will have felt the benefit in the last few months and in some cases, earned themselves a life-changing amount of money. Though it has to be said, while financially this has been great news for many people, environmentally, it’s becoming rather bad news indeed, for all of us.

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Busting The 4 Biggest Myths About IoT Installation

Integration; installation; transformation. These are all words that, when used under the scope of IoT, can either delight or terrify prospective clients. Here at Hark we do pride ourselves on not spreading terror, and instead, prefer to spread nicer things – like good vibes and professional expertise. And if there’s one thing we have expertise in, it’s IoT installation. So, let’s crack a few of the big misconceptions about IoT installation, and (hopefully) make those buzzwords less scary.

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Welcome to The Age of The Smart Store

No cash, no cards – no tills? If you took this news to the middle ages, they’d have burned you at the stake. But here in the outrageous present tense, all is normal (well, kind of).

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Post-Covid Retail is Battling 2 Major Issues: Does IoT Solve Both?

It’s interesting isn’t it, how a single industry, like retail, can be simultaneously faced with two completely opposing challenges? On one side of the spectrum, the typical grocers are having to tackle rapid spikes in bulk buying alongside big-spending seasons, which results in supply chain and stock issues.

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