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Climate change

Microsoft unveils new sustainability steps in effort to remove all carbon produced in company history

Microsoft unveiled a new suite of sustainability initiatives Tuesday as part of its effort to zero-out the carbon debt the… Read More

Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions

Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019… Read More

Cook Inlet beluga whales

NOAA selects Univ. of Washington to host regional institute for climate and ocean research

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Washington to host a Pacific Northwest research institute focusing… Read More

New ‘Decarbon8-US’ impact fund lets anyone make a philanthropic gift to climate-saving entrepreneurs

You’re already recycling and composting, driving an all-electric Model 3 and donating to an environmental nonprofit like The Nature Conservancy… Read More

ICESat-2 laser-scanning satellite tracks how billions of tons of polar ice are lost

A satellite mission that bounces laser light off the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland has found that hundreds of… Read More

Activists, Amazon employees and climate scientists hold virtual protest over worker firings

Tech and warehouse workers, activists, climate scientists, labor leaders, and politicians participated in a marathon protest Friday over Amazon’s firing… Read More

Amazon pledges $10M for forest preservation and carbon offsets in the Appalachians

Amazon launched a $10 million grant program Tuesday designed to help family forest owners conserve their land and participate in… Read More

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Climate experts say the past 19 years qualify as a megadrought for western U.S.

A comparison of weather records since 2000 with similar time frames in past centuries has led researchers to conclude that… Read More

As coronavirus consumes world, Microsoft unveils biodiversity initiative to address challenges that will outlast COVID-19

Microsoft today announced a new environmental initiative focused on biodiversity, seeking to address the growing but often overlooked threat of… Read More

Amazon fires two employees who called for climate change reform and better warehouse conditions

Amazon fired two highly visible employee activists who regularly criticize the company’s position on climate change and conditions inside its… Read More

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Jeff Bezos wants to curb climate change via $10B fund — but is money his most powerful tool?

Jeff Bezos’ surprise pledge this week to donate $10 billion of his personal fortune to non-profits fighting climate change is… Read More

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Jeff Bezos launches $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, kicking off his own effort to fight climate change

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he’s launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing… Read More

Hundreds of Amazon employees protest company PR policy by speaking out about climate change

Amazon employees are responding to threats of termination for their climate advocacy by intentionally violating the company’s corporate communications policy.… Read More

Gates Foundation’s new nonprofit venture will boost innovations for farmers facing climate change

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is starting up a new nonprofit group that will focus on providing small-scale farmers… Read More

Microsoft’s ambitious ‘carbon negative’ climate goal sets it apart from Amazon and other tech giants

A wide-ranging environmental initiative unveiled by Microsoft this week represents some of the most aggressive goals that climate experts say… Read More

Bernie Sanders enlists Amazon employee activists in climate change campaign

Sen. Bernie Sanders and employee activists have been thorns in Amazon’s side over the past year as they repeatedly call… Read More

Climate activism vs. free speech: Amazon warns employees that they could be fired for speaking publicly without approval

After Amazon employees publicly pressured their employer to take aggressive action on climate change, the company has warned two workers… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: GeekCraft Expo; Saga of Skywalker; a startup pitch clinic; and more

— If you get bored shopping in the stores with everyone else on Thanksgiving weekend or have trouble finding a… Read More

Is one-day shipping really more eco-friendly? Fact-checking Jeff Bezos as Amazon speeds up delivery

Despite high costs and logistical challenges, Amazon is speeding ahead with one-day shipping, a benefit increasingly available to millions of… Read More

Amazon lays out positions on privacy, immigration, climate, and other issues on new policy page

Amazon laid out its positions on a wide range of issues in a new web page that surfaced Thursday, bringing… Read More

The future of food is mobile, plant-based, and sustainable, experts say

Technology is transforming every sector of the economy, including the supply chain that gets food to our kitchen table. It’s… Read More

Washington state and B.C. launch Joint Clean Grid Initiative to align renewable energy transition

Washington state and British Columbia are partnering to share resources and work together as each government pursues ambitious clean energy… Read More

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Tech workers unite for the climate, pushing Amazon and other big companies to take action

The climate crisis surged to the top of the tech industry’s agenda this week, encouraged by a groundswell of activity… Read More

Thousands of tech workers fighting for climate action descend on Amazon HQ

Thousands of tech workers crowded around Amazon’s iconic Spheres on Friday to answer a call from youth activists to stand… Read More

Widespread climate walkouts expected at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and other tech companies

Climate change will take center stage in the technology industry today as thousands of employees at some of the world’s… Read More

Microsoft employees sound alarm over new partnership with oil industry giants

Employees from a climate change advocacy group at Microsoft are sounding the alarm over the company’s new partnership with Chevron… Read More

More than 900 Amazon employees plan climate change walkout in solidarity with youth activists

Hundreds of Amazon employees are planning a walkout on Sept. 20 as part of the Global Climate Strike. The youth-driven… Read More

How Jay Inslee moved the ball on the climate issue in presidential bid, and why he fell short of the goal

Jay Inslee may be out of the presidential race, but he’s not out of the minds of climate policy campaigners.… Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee exits presidential race, vows to continue climate change fight

Update, Aug. 22: Less than 24 hours after announcing his exit from the presidential race, Inslee said he will pursue a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Windows 95 Weekend, exploring supernovas, and more

— Do you remember where you were and what you were doing in 1995? Television was dominated by ER, Seinfeld,… Read More

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