Sustainability – Page 5 of 13

Washington state grants $40M to programs installing electric heat and cooling systems

The Washington State Department of Commerce on Thursday announced nearly $40 million in grants for local programs that are helping… Read More

This Spokane startup catches carbon dioxide at the source, before it escapes to the environment

CarbonQuest wants to take a bite out of carbon emissions at its source — before the greenhouse gases escape into… Read More

Tidal Vision, a startup turning crab shells into a green industrial chemical, is raising fresh cash

Tidal Vision, a green chemistry company founded by a former Alaska fishing boat captain, is raising more investment to fuel… Read More

What the U.S. can learn from Nordic countries on climate: Seattle summit draws global leaders

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a climate stalwart who based his past presidential run on the issue, traces his passion for… Read More

Microsoft’s carbon footprint keeps growing as AI drives data center expansions

In 2020, Microsoft made an ambitious commitment to make its operations carbon negative within a decade, removing more carbon from… Read More

As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving new demand for cloud computing infrastructure operated by tech giants including Amazon… Read More

Antarctic ozone hole visualized through climate data

Climate science mission led by University of Washington wins backing from NASA

NASA has selected four proposals for climate science missions, including an effort led by a University of Washington researcher, to… Read More

Amazon rolls out fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks to decarbonize more of its transportation network

Amazon is bulking up its fleet of electric vehicles beyond the delivery vans that many customers are accustomed to seeing… Read More

Tribal company and Oregon battery startup create unique partnership in pursuit of clean energy

A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. Puyallup… Read More

This startup just raised funding to turn wood pulp into sustainable, biodegradable plastics

A Vancouver, B.C.-based startup making biodegradable plastics out of wood pulp has raised up to $5 million from Brazil’s Suzano… Read More

Founders with unique backgrounds unite over climate concerns and launch new venture fund

SNØCAP, a new climate-focused venture capital fund, is launching with $5 million to invest in startups. The team has a… Read More

ZeroAvia opens manufacturing facility in Washington, will start selling clean aviation parts

Clean aviation company ZeroAvia this week celebrated a new 136,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., and announced it will be… Read More

Intrepid Oregon Fund launches with $4M from the state to invest in climate and tech startups

Portland Seed Fund managers announced the launch of the Intrepid Oregon Fund, which has $4 million to invest in early-stage… Read More

Washington state launches program to cut costs of new and used EVs for low-income residents

Washington leaders on Tuesday announced a $45 million program aiming to make electric vehicles more affordable for the state’s low-income… Read More

Initiative to axe carbon emissions law could ‘slam the brakes’ on Washington’s climate tech sector

Washington is leaning into the fight against climate change. Seattle-area tech giants Microsoft and Amazon have set ambitious carbon reduction… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft back campaign against initiative that would defund climate efforts in Washington

More than 100 companies, tribal groups, union organizations, environmental nonprofits and political groups are backing a campaign to defeat a… Read More

Bill Gates really digs his visit to a hydrogen startup, filling a pothole with carbon-trapping asphalt

Bill Gates grabbed a wheelbarrow and shovel on Wednesday to fill a parking lot pothole with a new carbon trapping… Read More

Nearly 1 in 5 new cars registered in Washington state last year were EVs or plug-in hybrids

Washington state car buyers are increasingly going electric. New data shows that 19% of new cars registered in Washington in… Read More

Carbon, weeds and toxics are in the crosshairs for GeekWire Awards sustainability finalists

Increasing numbers of Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs are turning their significant talents to addressing serious environmental and climate problems impacting planet… Read More

This energy startup wants to make utility data more accessible — and spur creation of new companies

Seattle startup Bayou Energy has raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round. The company has developed technology that pulls customer data… Read More

University student entrepreneurs pitch planet-protecting ideas in annual ‘Environmental Innovation Challenge’

University students from the Pacific Northwest on Thursday competed in the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge in Seattle, pitching their… Read More

A boost for fusion power: With new law, Washington state leaders signal support for sector’s next steps

While the reality of affordable fusion energy is still an atom-smashing twinkle in physicists’ eyes, the state of Washington is… Read More

Protesters block entrances at Amazon HQ, objecting to planned use of fossil fuels in Oregon

Dozens of environmental activists this morning blocked the entrances at Amazon’s Day 1 building at its Seattle headquarters. A Washington-based… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund puts $60M to alternative meat research — and a Seattle founder has suggestions

As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos funnels $60 million into support for alternative meats, Rebellyous Foods founder Christie Lagally has some… Read More

‘Just watch us’: Gates-backed TerraPower is bullish on being the first next-gen nuclear plant in U.S.

Inside TerraPower’s cavernous 65,000 square-foot laboratory north of Seattle, there’s a suite of stations for experimenting with new materials and… Read More

Irrigation tech startup led by farming experts blossoms with revenue growth and new cash

New name, new funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an agtech company founded by two brothers with farming roots, has changed its… Read More

Clean energy and power grid projects in Washington land federal and state funding

Clean energy projects for Washington groups including public utilities, the Yakama Nation, and others will receive funding from grants announced… Read More

With $1.2B in assets, the Paul Allen Family Foundation evolves — and stays true to PNW roots

Paul Allen is synonymous with philanthropic giving in the Pacific Northwest. Thirty-six years ago, the late Microsoft co-founder and his… Read More

Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

A decade ago, University of Washington oceanographers Julian Sachs and Alex Gagnon were working in a tropical paradise, studying the… Read More

Rivian, Lucid and other EVs stuck in park by failed effort to change car sales laws in Washington

If you own one of the 3,853 Rivians registered in Washington, odds are you didn’t test drive the electric vehicle… Read More