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Private jet use and climate campaigning not hypocritical: Bill Gates

Bill Gates does not agree that using a private jet and campaigning on the issue of climate change represents a contradiction open to allegations of hypocrisy.

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Gates' climate-tech firm to devote money to climate change adaptation

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the climate-technology investment firm started by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, will begin to devote more to companies that help people and businesses adapt to the consequences of climate change.

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How Opower, sold to Oracle, has helped save $3 billion in energy bills

Alex Laskey and Dan Yates started energy efficiency company Opower, took it public, and later sold it to Oracle. They also saved consumers a lot of money.

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Climeworks, carbon dioxide removal company, building Iceland plant

Climeworks is building a plant in Iceland that will capture 36,000 tons of CO2 per year. It's a drop in the bucket, but the startup has huge ambitions.

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Dorsey, Saylor, Fidelity write to EPA to defend bitcoin mining

Some of the biggest names in bitcoin — including Jack Dorsey, Tom Lee, and Michael Saylor — have co-authored a letter to the EPA to refute claims made by House Democrats calling on the agency to investigate the environmental effects of crypto mining.

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Microsoft’s pursuit of climate goals runs into headwinds

Microsoft has an ambitious plan to cut its carbon emissions. But on Thursday, the company reported a big increase in the greenhouse gases emanating from its operations and its products, a reminder of the challenges that companies face as they try to clean up their businesses.

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Neal Stephenson on 'Termination Shock,' geoengineering, metaverse

Neal Stephenson talks about his new science-fiction novel, "Termination Shock," which features the radical step of geoengineering as a way to stall global warming.

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Private jet use and climate campaigning not hypocritical: Bill Gates

Gates' climate-tech firm to devote money to climate change adaptation

How Opower, sold to Oracle, has helped save $3 billion in energy bills

Climeworks, carbon dioxide removal company, building Iceland plant

Dorsey, Saylor, Fidelity write to EPA to defend bitcoin mining

Neal Stephenson on 'Termination Shock,' geoengineering, metaverse

Biden’s EPA emissions rule faces tough questions in court

Supreme Court railway case could redefine environmental impact reviews

Mortgage giants face growing climate risk with little protective action

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Earth’s lands face increasing drought linked to human activity

Nations push for climate accountability in International Court of Justice hearings