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Seattle tech vet applies design, communications experience in seeking safer city streets

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Josh Holland of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways on Rainier Avenue South in Seattle with one of the signs the nonprofit made calling attention to car-related fatalities. ” A longtime advocate of public transportation and walkable cities, Holland has always been interested in the work being done by Greenways, which got its start in 2011.

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Amazon and Microsoft back effort to defeat initiative that would defund Washington state climate efforts

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GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) More than 100 companies, tribal groups, union organizations, environmental nonprofits and political groups are backing a campaign to defeat a November ballot initiative that would scuttle Washington state’s most impactful climate policy. Over time, the number of available permits decreases.

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Ray Ozzie’s cellular IoT startup Blues Wireless raises $22M from Bill Gates and others

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He joined Microsoft after the Groove deal, ultimately succeeding Gates as the company’s chief software architect, and helping to lead the launch of Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform. Developers use the JSON programming language and two lines of code to make it all work. Blues previously raised $11 million in April 2020.

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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. It can be more expensive to build and test the technology, compared to software-based enterprises.

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

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“This is a transformational time,” said Tonia Buell, alternative fuels program manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Even Matthew Metz, the Seattle founder of the EV-boosting nonprofit Coltura , can’t say for sure if the infrastructure build out is on track to meet demand.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

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Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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Virginia Announces Research Commercialization Awards

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Governor McAuliffe said , “The CRCF program advances research with potential for economic growth in Virginia. The following CRCF proposals will be awarded, contingent upon acceptance of award terms and conditions: Commercialization Program. Eminent Researcher Recruitment Program. Matching Funds Program. BlueTherm Corp.

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