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Climate change

Seattle startup Muir AI, which helps companies calculate complex carbon emissions, raises $3.25M

by Lisa Stiffler on October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 at 10:27 am

Muir AI, a Seattle startup providing carbon accounting, has raised a $3.25 million seed round led by Base10 Partners. Existing investors Madrona Venture Labs and Soma Capital also participated in… Read More

Microsoft is a guinea pig for climate friendly concrete as it paves the way to greener data centers

by Lisa Stiffler on September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 at 2:18 pm

Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide. The facilities require significant amounts of concrete, which is a… Read More

Investors share tips for startups in the climate tech sector looking for cash

by Lisa Stiffler on September 26, 2023October 3, 2023 at 8:24 am

Climate tech investors and entrepreneurs met Monday evening in downtown Seattle to network and gather insights from each other. The meetup was among the first events held as part of… Read More

Five reasons to be bullish on climate tech in the Pacific NW, according to entrepreneurs and leaders

by Lisa Stiffler on September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 at 3:44 pm

Climate tech can be a somewhat scary sector for investors to make their bets. Backing companies that are building physical stuff — like batteries and solar panels, devices to capture… Read More

Amazon signs deal for pulling carbon from the air and locking it deep underground in Texas

by Lisa Stiffler on September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 at 10:09 am

Amazon today announced it’s paying 1PointFive for the removal of 250,000 metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere over a decade. The purchase supports 1PointFive’s construction of what aims to… Read More

Microsoft just signed a giant carbon removal deal to sponge up CO2 using limestone

by Lisa Stiffler on September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 at 11:34 am

Microsoft announced that it is purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal over a multi-year period from climate tech startup Heirloom Carbon, one of the biggest deals of its kind… Read More

Q&A: AWS renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

by Lisa Stiffler on August 5, 2023August 7, 2023 at 10:57 am

Amazon for three years has ranked as the No. 1 corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. As the retail, cloud and entertainment giant strives to reach net zero carbon emissions… Read More

Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs

by Lisa Stiffler on August 3, 2023August 4, 2023 at 4:07 pm

Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleets of AI-powered drones that can perform self-guided missions to assess wildfires and automatically share that information… Read More

Real estate data: Americans flocking to areas at high risk of fires, floods and extreme heat

by Lisa Stiffler on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 at 2:58 pm

Seattle real estate platform Redfin analyzed migration patterns of Americans in recent years and found high numbers of people moving into, rather than out of, areas at high risk of… Read More

Amazon lowers annual carbon footprint for first time with 0.4% reduction in emissions

by Lisa Stiffler on July 18, 2023July 19, 2023 at 12:49 pm

For the first time in the five years that Amazon has shared its carbon emissions, the cloud computing, online retail and entertainment giant has stopped the growth of its footprint,… Read More

Large graffiti painted on street outside Amazon’s Seattle HQ targets company as ‘Prime polluter’

by Kurt Schlosser on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 at 4:25 pm

Story updated with comment from Amazon. Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy were the targets of a large graffiti message painted on Sixth Avenue outside the company’s Seattle headquarters on Thursday.… Read More

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This elegant new kitchen appliance turns food waste into chicken chow – is it worth it?

by Lisa Stiffler on June 23, 2023August 14, 2023 at 8:33 am

I don’t like food waste. One of my mottos is, “No food left behind.” I’ll toast the heel of the bread loaf and microwave sketchy leftovers from the fridge (luckily… Read More

Job opportunities outweigh political differences when climate tech comes to rural communities

by Lisa Stiffler on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 at 11:21 am

Inside a cavernous building in Cashmere, Wash., workers pressed thousands of tons of local apples and pears into Tree Top juices every year. But after more than four decades, operations… Read More

Carbon accounting and reduction startup with unusual strategy launches with $9.4M

by Lisa Stiffler on June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 at 11:03 am

The news: Climate Vault Solutions on Tuesday announced its launch and a $9.4 million seed round. The Seattle-based company is the sales and marketing arm of Climate Vault platform, which… Read More

‘Circular economy’ event in Seattle draws attendees from around world working to cut waste

by Lisa Stiffler on June 5, 2023June 7, 2023 at 12:37 pm

With a world population of more than 8 billion people, it’s increasingly important to make finite resources on the planet last longer and to waste less. One possible way to… Read More

Can climate change be funny? Bill Nye gets laughs in a show about humankind’s existential threat

by Lisa Stiffler on May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 at 1:55 pm

I was a little anxious going to an evening talk about climate change. I wondered in advanced what elixir of melatonin, Benadryl and CBD gummies would be required to get… Read More

Microsoft makes tiny dent in annual carbon footprint but says ‘it’s not happening fast enough’

by Lisa Stiffler on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 at 8:33 am

After its carbon footprint grew a shoe size or two in 2021, Microsoft notched a small decline in its carbon emissions last year. The cloud, software and gaming giant cut… Read More

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Former CEO of OfferUp launches nonprofit StuffTV to spark conversation about consumption

by Lisa Stiffler on April 21, 2023June 7, 2023 at 12:29 pm

The average U.S. adult will produce 128,000 pounds of trash in their lifetime. Sure, it sounds like a big number. But what does it really mean? Nick Huzar, co-founder and… Read More

Two climate investors on the hot technologies, market trends and the urgency to act

by Lisa Stiffler on April 14, 2023April 13, 2023 at 7:01 pm

Climate tech investments have been rapidly climbing in recent years, topping $1.11 trillion globally last year, according to BloombergNEF. And the dollars are urgently needed. International experts warn that the… Read More

Amazon and SpaceX vets apply their AI and satellite skills to new carbon accounting startup

by Lisa Stiffler on April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 at 10:44 am

Corporations worldwide are committing to shrinking their carbon footprints. But it can get complicated when companies try to calculate how much carbon they’re responsible for, and figure out how to… Read More

Deploying clean energy is urgent, but hard – here’s how one battery company is navigating the way

by Lisa Stiffler on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 at 8:12 am

International scientists this month warned that urgent action is needed within a decade in order to avoid a global warming catastrophe, putting renewed pressure on climate tech companies to rapidly… Read More

New climate marketplace raises $6.1M to move clean energy cash into impactful projects

by Lisa Stiffler on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 at 10:57 am

As international scientists are frantically raising alarms about climate change, corporations, public policy and tech innovation are coming together to potentially unleash a large-scale rollout of solar, wind, batteries and… Read More

Former oilfield engineers launch climate startup that uses ancient carbon-trapping technology

by Lisa Stiffler on March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 at 3:11 pm

Myno Carbon‘s leader calls his team “committed climate warriors.” But it wasn’t always that way. “You’ll have to forgive us for this, but we’re ex-oilfield people largely by background,” said… Read More

Google partners with Seattle startup to streamline clean energy deals, aiming to create new standard

by Lisa Stiffler on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 at 2:44 pm

Slashing carbon emissions requires the rapid deployment of solar, wind and other renewable energy supplies. But the projects often require complicated, lengthy negotiations between clean energy developers and buyers to… Read More

Washington raises $300M in its first auction for carbon pollution permits – here’s what it means

by Lisa Stiffler on March 11, 2023March 11, 2023 at 7:46 am

The results are in for Washington’s first auction of carbon pollution permits. The cap-and-invest program brought in $300 million from many of state’s biggest emitters, including fossil fuel refineries and… Read More

Wildfire restoration startup DroneSeed creates parent brand, acquires California’s largest tree seed supplier

by Lisa Stiffler on March 7, 2023July 27, 2023 at 2:33 pm

DroneSeed, a Seattle startup using technology to help restore forests scorched by wildfire, announced Tuesday that it is now operating under a new parent brand called Mast Reforestation and has… Read More

Global experts urge increased research into geoengineering, a Hail Mary for climate change

by Lisa Stiffler on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 at 10:58 am

Geoengineering is the in-case-of-emergency-break-glass response to climate change. It means taking action to alter the atmosphere to reflect the sun’s radiation and temporarily slow global warming. The controversial idea has… Read More

Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

by Lisa Stiffler on March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 at 8:57 am

In January 2020, Microsoft announced its $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund, and six months later Amazon unveiled its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund. An analysis of the investments made since… Read More

Seattle teen reveals how much carbon the ultra-rich emit from their private jets

by Lisa Stiffler on February 27, 2023March 2, 2023 at 12:02 pm

A Seattle teen is creating a bit of turbulence with a website tallying the carbon emissions of the ultra-rich traveling on private jets. Akash Shendure totaled up last year’s jet… Read More

Former senator Reuven Carlyle launches climate consulting and finance venture backed by $14M

by Lisa Stiffler on February 12, 2023February 12, 2023 at 9:36 pm

Reuven Carlyle, who last month retired from the Washington State Senate, is launching a startup that will provide a suite of services to help businesses reduce their climate impacts. The… Read More

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