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This climate tech startup wants to capture carbon and help data centers cool down

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This climate tech startup wants to capture carbon and help data centers cool down 280 Earth’s pilot carbon removal facility in The Dalles, Oregon. | Image: 280 EarthData centers are a growing climate problem, especially as all the energy needed to train AI models inflates tech companies’ carbon footprints. A startup that spun out of Google’s “moonshot factory” X says its technology can provide a potential solution. It can pul…

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Amazon’s carbon emissions fell last year

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Amazon’s carbon emissions fell last year Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon’s carbon emissions decreased slightly in 2023 after the company ramped up renewable energy purchases and cut down on pollution from construction, hardware, and equipment, according to its latest sustainability report. Back in 2019, Amazon pledged to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Despite th…

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Episcopal presiding bishop-elect plans simpler installation, citing ‘carbon footprint’

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Episcopal presiding bishop-elect plans simpler installation, citing ‘carbon footprint’ (RNS) — ‘With a simple service at the Church Center that will include everyone via livestream, we can care for God’s creation by reducing our collective carbon footprint,’ Bishop Sean Rowe said in an announcement. The post Episcopal presiding bishop-elect plans simpler installation, citing ‘carbon footprint’ appeared first on Religion News Service.

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Maybe we don’t have to capture so much carbon, study suggests

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Maybe we don’t have to capture so much carbon, study suggests Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The VergeNew technologies and changes in consumer habits could limit the use of controversial carbon capture to fight climate change, new research shows. Efforts to capture carbon from polluting sources or to filter CO2 out of the air have picked up steam as a way for companies to meet their climate goals. But tho…

The Verge 495 2024-06-14

What is ‘nature-based carbon removal’ and is it any better than carbon offsets?

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What is ‘nature-based carbon removal’ and is it any better than carbon offsets? Workers plant trees at an ecological afforestation demonstration zone on April 11, 2023. | Photo: Getty ImagesBig tech companies are increasingly turning to nature to do the dirty work of cleaning up their greenhouse gas emissions. The idea is to use plants and ecosystems that naturally absorb CO2 to compensate for industry pollution, a tactic b…

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It’s getting cheaper to filter carbon dioxide out of the air

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It’s getting cheaper to filter carbon dioxide out of the air A rendering of Climeworks’ Generation 3 direct air capture plant. | Image: ClimeworksThe next generation of industrial plants to filter CO2 out of the air is on the way, and it’s getting closer to overcoming some of the biggest challenges of using this technology to fight climate change. Climeworks, one of the first startups to develop this tec…

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How to Fix Carbon Offsets

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How to Fix Carbon Offsets Carbon offsets have been heavily criticized as greenwashing, but they have a hidden benefit: getting crucial climate funds to developing nations.

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5-Pack Craftsman Carbon Steel 3/4″ Hook Utility Blade $1

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I Ordered A Carbon-Fiber Roof For My Porsche 996 Turbo And I Might Throw Up A Little

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I Ordered A Carbon-Fiber Roof For My Porsche 996 Turbo And I Might Throw Up A Little I bought maybe the cheapest Porsche 996 Turbo—that’s right, Jalopnik is a two-Porsche 996 family—on the market a year ago, and I’ve mostly been happily stacking miles on the odometer since then. I have been working on making the car my own with a period-correct set of wheels, some extra carbon trim, and a GT3-style… Read more…

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