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Pacific Northwest Battery Collaborative: Portland Meetup

Event Details: What is the PNW Battery Collaborative?: A community of battery entrepreneurs, scientists, and enthusiasts united to make the… Read More

Teens who grew up together are now helping grow trees with their climate-focused productivity app

Two high schoolers who became friends while living in the Seattle area are now long-distance collaborators on an app designed… Read More

Environmental groups target Amazon’s climate efforts with Prime Day protest at Seattle HQ

Environmental protesters in Seattle seized on Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday to once again call out the… Read More

Climate projects land $75M to boost environmental justice, job training in Washington state

The Washington State Department of Commerce and the City of Seattle this week allocated close to $75 million in funding… Read More

Podcast

Voices from the Amazon walkout: Why some employees are speaking out and pushing back

Hundreds of Amazon employees walked out of the office in Seattle this week — gathering between the company’s towers while… Read More

Amazon employees walk out, seeking bolder climate action and end of return-to-office policy

Some Amazon employees in Seattle and other offices around the world walked out in protest Wednesday, urging the company to… Read More

Union and warehouse issues lead Amazon shareholder votes, but fall well short of passing

Amazon shareholder resolutions related to warehouse working conditions and the company’s response to labor unions each won 35% of the… Read More

Amazon will face a record 18 shareholder resolutions at 2023 annual meeting

Amazon shareholders have submitted 18 resolutions for consideration at its May 24, 2023, annual meeting — seeking to hold the… Read More

Carbon removal startup Nori lays off 10 employees, citing market concerns

Nori, a Seattle startup that sells carbon credits to individuals and businesses to offset carbon emissions, laid off 10 employees… Read More

Microsoft shareholders reject proposals on military tech usage, anti-climate investing, tax disclosures

A year after forcing an independent review of Microsoft’s sexual harassment policies, a majority of investors followed the board’s recommendations… Read More

Podcast

The first sustainable mega-region? Former Gov. Chris Gregoire on Cascadia’s climate quest

Business, governmental and environmental leaders from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia met at the U.S.-Canada border this week to plan… Read More

Bill Gates encouraged by U.S. climate initiatives as ‘mega-region’ grapples with long-term challenges

BLAINE, Wash. — Wildfire smoke was hanging over the U.S.-Canada border in the distance as regional leaders from both countries… Read More

Amazon ‘Pledge Passport’ trademark filing hints at plans for new online climate community

Amazon has applied for a trademark on the phrase “Pledge Passport,” with a description that hints at plans for a… Read More

Toyota invests in Nori, a carbon removal startup trying to help reverse climate change

Nori, a Seattle startup that sells carbon credits to individuals and businesses to offset carbon emissions, raised $7 million in… Read More

Amazon’s new packaging for cold and frozen food is made from layers of recyclable paper

Amazon is taking plastic liners, bubble bags, and some of the consumer guilt out of grocery deliveries. The company says… Read More

Neal Stephenson talks about his climate thriller — and why the metaverse didn’t match his vision

This whole metaverse thing hasn’t turned out exactly the way Seattle novelist Neal Stephenson thought it would when he came… Read More

GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference

It was really nice to be back. The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared… Read More

Amazon settles allegations of illegal retaliation in dispute over firing of activist employees

Updated with details of settlement and statement from former employees. Amazon has reached a settlement with two former employees who… Read More

Why is Seattle so hot? Wild weather sparks climate concerns as Amazon turns HQ into ‘cooling center’

Seattle is scorching. The heat is so bad that Amazon on Monday opened up one of its buildings at the… Read More

Go deep on snow depth data: New online tool puts Pacific NW mountain totals in historic context

As the Seattle area braces for snow later this week, the mountains around the Pacific Northwest have already seen sizable… Read More

Microsoft, Brooks, Unilever and others join Amazon’s Climate Pledge, topping 30 signatories

Amazon’s Climate Pledge is taking on a higher profile, with its name on a Seattle sports arena, and more than… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Climate Pledge’ gets its first additional signatories: Verizon, Infosys and RB

Telecom giant Verizon, tech powerhouse Infosys, and Lysol and Calgon parent Reckitt Benckiser (RB) have become the first global companies… Read More

What Bill and Melinda Gates learned giving out $53.6B over 20 years, and what they’re doing next

Over the past two decades, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given out $53.6 billion, most of it seeking… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Apple acquires Xnor.ai; Microsoft’s bold climate plan; Seattle startup trivia

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Apple doubled down on artificial intelligence and boosted its presence in Seattle with the… Read More

Microsoft pledges to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030, launches $1B Climate Innovation Fund

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says it will be carbon negative by 2030, removing more carbon from the environment than it… Read More

From climate mysteries to dead zones, an evolving computer model tackles Puget Sound’s eco-riddles

Puget Sound — Washington’s inland sea — is a mysterious place. It’s the southern-most fjord in the lower 48 states.… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Get your hands dirty this Earth Day with these Seattle events and activities

Earth Day is this Saturday, and Seattle is sure to be an explosion of energy. The annual celebration is all… Read More

Bad-ass Badlands: National park’s climate tweets pop up, then go poof

Badlands National Park tweeted the inconvenient truth about climate change today, despite the Trump administration’s crackdown on environmental outreach. And… Read More

This year’s Arctic Report Card heats up international concern about climate change

The latest update on Arctic climate shows that temperatures at the top of the world are increasing at twice the… Read More

NASA spotlights its GLOBE Observer smartphone app for citizen scientists

One of NASA’s longest-running citizen science programs isn’t just for kids anymore: A newly released app called GLOBE Observer can… Read More