GeekWire Elevator Pitch returns! An insect farmer, detergent maker and wine grape analyzer vie for startup glory (inside an actual elevator) Welcome to Smith Tower! With those words we kick off season two of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a fun startup competition… 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
Why this sustainability-focused real estate developer is taking a cue from Steve Jobs Green Canopy doesn’t fit neatly into one box. It’s an innovator but not a tech company. It’s an environmental organization… Read More
Clean tech entrepreneurs head to Burning Man to model a post-fossil fuel future In many ways, Burning Man is an eco-urbanist paradise. It is a (mostly) car-free city designed around pedestrians and cyclists,… Read More
Startup casting call: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition returns for a second season Some startups go up, others go down. We’re back for another season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch video series, where entrepreneurs… Read More
Microsoft and Slalom help King County develop new app to make it easier to report noxious weeds King County residents concerned about noxious weeds have a new gardening tool to turn to when it comes to eliminating… Read More
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
At Amazon’s re:MARS fest, Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. unveils campaign to clean up the planet LAS VEGAS — Robert Downey Jr. has been saving the planet in Marvel movies for 11 years as a cinematic… 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
Allen Coral Atlas adds spectacular satellite views of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef When you think of the crown jewels of the coral reefs, it’s hard not to think of Australia’s Great Barrier… 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 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
In quest to make a better battery, Univ. of Washington students win environmental innovation challenge A team that wants to make batteries more environmentally friendly won $15,000 at a competition for environmental innovation at the… 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
White House budget proposal tightens the screws on science, from space to salmon The White House’s $4.7 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2020 aims to give a boost to the Space Force,… Read More
Boeing will offer biofuel for jet deliveries, and Alaska Airlines says ‘Fill ‘er up’ Boeing says it will begin offering airlines and operators the chance to have their jets powered by biofuel when they… 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
Seattle becomes first city where Lyft riders can request electric cars Lyft is launching a new program in Seattle Wednesday that allows riders to request electric vehicles and hybrids in the… 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
What Bill Gates is thinking about as 2018 concludes It’s almost hard to remember the Bill Gates of yesteryear — the brash, competitive, hard-charging business leader known to dismiss… 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
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
Census shows that U.S.-Russian polar bear population is stable … at least for now The first census of polar bears living around the Chukchi Sea, straddling Alaska and eastern Siberia, suggests that the population… Read More
Allen Coral Atlas tracks changes in the world’s reefs from space via satellite Even after death, the philanthropic initiatives from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen just keep on coming. Today the Paul G. Allen… Read More
Hanford sounds the all-clear after steam sparks alarm at nuclear waste site Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeastern Washington state were told to take cover for several hours today when… Read More
