Articles about Climate change – Page 9 of 12

University of Washington researchers use robots to unlock mysteries of massive holes in Antarctic ice

For years, giant holes in Antarctic sea ice have confounded scientists. But this week researchers from the University of Washington… Read More

Seattle rolls out electric garbage trucks in pioneering transition away from fossil fuels

Seattle is transitioning its fleet of waste management vehicles away from fossil fuels, starting with the nation’s first full-sized, 100… Read More

More than 7,600 Amazon employees demand action on climate change in advance of annual meeting

A record number of Amazon employees are pressuring the company to get serious about climate change. More than 7,600 software… Read More

Washington passes ‘strongest clean energy policy’ in nation with carbon neutrality mandate by 2030

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants his state to become the green standard in the fight against climate change, and he… Read More

Earthrise Alliance aims to turn data from space into a resource for climate action

Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver helped lead the charge for commercial space ventures, and now she’s leading a brand-new… Read More

Microsoft’s ambitious new environmental goals include shifting data centers to 70% renewable energy by 2023

Microsoft is amping up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and be a global leader in the fight against climate… Read More

Amazon shareholders seek moratorium on facial recognition sales to government, climate change action and other political goals

Employee and shareholder activism is catching like wildfire in the tech industry, where fierce competition for talent makes workers especially… Read More

Amazon takes heat over climate change as employee activist group swells to more than 3,500

For months, Amazon employees have been agitating for a comprehensive environmental plan at the company and on Wednesday they reached… Read More

Beyond cow farts: Bill Gates picks 5 innovations to reduce carbon emissions from agriculture

Bill Gates is “done with cow farts.” So the Microsoft co-founder proclaimed in the opening line of a new blog… Read More

Inslee talks Big Tech, Boeing and Trump on ‘The Daily Show,’ calls for ‘someone who believes in science and gravity in the White House’

Not long ago, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s bid for the presidency would’ve seemed like even more of a longshot than… Read More

Bill Nye surprises AOC at SXSW, asks about overcoming fear of climate change

Speaking at South by Southwest on Saturday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got a surprise visit sure to delight any millennial who grew… Read More

Port of Seattle pushes for sustainable aviation fuels, but it’s not easy being green

For years, the Port of Seattle has been talking about weaning Seattle-Tacoma International Airport off fossil fuels, but now it’s… Read More

Presidential hopeful Inslee calls state’s innovation economy a model for the other Washington

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee believes his state, with its robust tech industry and progressive policies, should be a model for… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Singing about Steve Jobs, Ignite’s hot topics, and climate science

When you think about the opera, classics are probably the first thing to come to mind. You might hear “Carmen,”… Read More

At his first meetup, White House science adviser tells scientists: ‘I am one of you’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s newly minted science adviser reached out to his peers today at one of the country’s… Read More

A Nobel Prize for fighting climate change? Seattle couple proposes a world-changing recognition

Helene Costa was devastated by the October report from international climate scientists that spelled out a dire future for Earth… Read More

Falling starfish: Study says disease and warming seas are wiping out sea stars

Warming oceans and an infectious wasting disease have combined to devastate what was once an abundant type of sea stars… Read More

Underwater robots survive a year probing climate change’s effects on Antarctic ice

It’s been a year since a squadron of underwater robots was sent out to monitor the underside of Antarctica’s Dotson… Read More

Amazon employees flex shareholder muscle to push for climate change plan

More than a dozen Amazon employees are using their power as shareholders to pressure their employer to be more thoughtful… Read More

Can a climate change candidate win in 2020? Washington Gov. Jay Inslee thinks so

“We defeated fascism. We went to the moon. We can beat climate change. I fundamentally believe that.” Speaking like a… Read More

How climate change choked ancient life to death — and why it could happen again

Scientists say rapidly warming oceans played a key role in the world’s biggest mass extinction, 252 million years ago, and… Read More

Forget autonomous cars. How about an electric, self-driving tricycle for a cheaper, safer alternative?

If you’re entertaining futuristic visions of cruising down the highway in your own self-driving, electric car, Tyler Folsom wants to… Read More

Bill Gates: Why renewable energy is not enough to solve climate change

Renewable energy is getting cheaper and more efficient. Environmentalists, like Bill Gates, celebrate that as progress toward reducing our reliance… Read More

White House issues grim Black Friday outlook for wildfires and more climate woe

If current climate trends continue, the Pacific Northwest will have more summer wildfires, less winter snowpack and smaller numbers of… Read More

New interactive climate tool reveals temperature and rainfall changes in your own backyard (or close to it)

When I opened a new online tool for mapping changing temperatures, snow pack and rainfall across the Pacific Northwest, I… Read More

Washington state climate initiative with millions of dollars in support from tech leaders is defeated

Washington voters defeated an initiative to combat climate change that drew endorsements and millions of dollars in support from the… Read More

Climate change initiative’s surprising showdown pits tech leaders against oil and gas industry

Initiative 1631 — the measure on Washington state’s Nov. 6 ballot to address climate change — is turning into an… Read More

Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt stirs up a buzz with climate change views

WASHINGTON, D.C. — I didn’t invite Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt to get his views on climate change, but that’s the… Read More

Bill Gates backs Washington state’s proposed carbon fee amid dire climate change predictions

Bill Gates today pledged his support for a Washington initiative that could make the state the first in the nation… Read More

Backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, Breakthrough Energy Ventures lists seven new investments

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the $1 billion energy innovation fund spearheaded by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has revealed seven more companies… Read More