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Can tech help cities plan for disasters? 7 ideas from an urban resilience hackathon

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The UW hackathon centered on various pitches each addressing a different aspect of urban resilience to be tested against a future earthquake, pandemic, excessive heat event, or massive airline flight grounding. The pitches were also assessed for support of the Seattle Climate Action Plan and Seattle Race and Justice Initiative.

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO Business Intelligence

The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. Understanding the business of the airline industry As previously mentioned, the revenue streams are becoming diversified in the airline sector.

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Amazon, Microsoft, Breakthrough Energy share climate news as ‘Climate Week’ kicks off

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The program is pursuing public-private partnerships to develop technology to cut carbon emissions. Its initial focus areas include direct air capture of carbon, green hydrogen fuel, long duration energy storage and sustainable aviation fuel. The new investments reportedly exceed $1 billion, according to Bloomberg.

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End of the road for Cabana: Seattle travel startup shuts down camper van rental business

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Cabana’s customized Ford Transit cargo vans included beds, storage, bathrooms, and internet. The Ford Transit vans included beds, storage, bathrooms, and internet. ” The company took off at a time when traditional travel — airlines, hotels, etc. were taking a financial hit due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Chevron leads $318M investment round for carbon capture company Svante as sector booms

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The CO2 is then concentrated for storage or industrial uses. The company’s latest round included an additional 13 investors, tapping funds affiliated with the 3M Company, Samsung and United Airlines and others. Svante’s big round is one data point in a banner year for the carbon removal and storage sector.

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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

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It has support from programs including the U.S. — and an area that is also building infrastructure for carbon capture and geological storage. million seed round with investors including Grantham, United Airlines Ventures, Carbon Removal Partners and ReGen Ventures. million from investors.

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I want to fly to Hawaii, but I don’t want to wreck the planet. With carbon offsets, can I do both?

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When it comes to removing carbon there are two approaches: natural solutions such as planting and protecting forests and farming practices that trap carbon in the soil, and industrial solutions including technology that captures carbon from the air for permanent storage. But an overall greening of the airline industry is long, long ways off.

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