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$5M Climate Impact Fund launches to support entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis

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Portland-based nonprofit VertueLab launched its $5 million Climate Impact Fund on Wednesday to support early stage, clean tech entrepreneurs focused on addressing climate change causes and moving to a carbon-free economy. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). Microsoft in January created its $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund.

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Big tech’s billions for climate: Here’s where Amazon and Microsoft are making their carbon bets

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. “They’re focusing on making smart investments in things that have real-world implications both near- and far-term,” said Gabriel Scheer , director of innovation for the investment and accelerator nonprofit Elemental Excelerator. Roughly 30% of the companies that Amazon backs are in green transportation.

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Can we innovate our way out of the climate crisis? Venture capitalists sound off on saving the Earth

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Rea is executive director of E8 , a Seattle-based investment network focused on climate tech. I’ve always believed that the rest of world would come around at some point because these problems have to be solved,” said David Kenney , executive director of VertueLab , a Portland-based nonprofit founded 14 years ago.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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Hichert also conducts workshops on topics such as the future of transport and the future of migration, and she has trained the Joint Command of the South African National Defence Force on applying complexity thinking to decision-making. Cheryl Chung is a Lead Strategist in the Futures Division of Singapore’s Ministry of Transport.

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Revolt of the delivery workers

The Verge

Some started protesting and lobbying, partnering with nonprofits and city officials to propose legislation. The appeal of the Arrow is the network of shops that sell it. Workers developed the whole system — the bikes, repair networks, shelters, charging stations — because they had to. They always tip well.) August 30, 11 P.M.

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