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Amazon: The makings of an environmental hero?

Before Amazon moved into South Lake Union, who would have believed it possible for such a large company with such… Read More

NASA image shows massive plume of wildfire smoke headed toward Seattle

Vancouver, B.C. drew the eyes of a record 20 million viewers yesterday, as the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won the FIFA Women’s… Read More

Wells Fargo awards $1M to environmental startups for new ‘innovation incubator’

Wells Fargo is funding startups that are developing technologies to benefit the environment and today it announced the first set of companies… Read More

This easy Xbox One fix could save a lot of energy

If you have an Xbox One in your home, you might want to check out its energy output. Last year… Read More

Meet the winners of the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge

The sixth annual University of Washington Environmental Innovation Challenge took place Thursday in Seattle, with 23 teams competing with new technologies… Read More

Can these startups save the world? Cooking-oil kiosks and more innovations from UW Enviro Challenge

Down at the local grocery store, you can no doubt find a few kiosks. One may carry DVDs for rent,… Read More

A dirty cloud? Amazon and Twitter receive failing grades in ‘green Internet’ report

Facebook, Google and Apple are considered leading innovators when it comes to deploying renewable energy to power its data centers… Read More

Looking to promote clean air, Canairy wins 1st place at Startup Weekend Greenovation

A machine that repurposes plastic byproducts. A platform that lets you earn rewards and gift cards by using less energy… Read More

Study: Online grocery delivery is more environmentally-friendly than driving to the store

Online grocery shopping just isn’t for couch potatoes or those folks who are too busy to get to the grocery… Read More

Happy Earth Day: These Seattle startups are helping us go green

Today is the day to celebrate the lush green Earth and do what we can to keep it fresh. How… Read More

PolyDrop turns paint into conductive coatings, wins $10K at UW environmental challenge

College students are saving the world. Well, maybe not all of them. But the teams that participated in last week’s… Read More

We’ve got a double helix bridge, but Taipei is building a double helix skyscraper

Seattle residents are familiar with the double helix pedestrian bridge, connecting Elliott Avenue with the Amgen campus to the west.… Read More

How this UW grad left the coding world and created an Upstart-funded game company

The path to the gaming world has been an interesting one for recent University of Washington grad Vincent Lucero. See,… Read More

Clean out your desk and attic: It’s battery recycling day in Seattle

Got some old batteries laying around the house or office. Well, here’s your chance to get rid of them in… Read More

Geek of the Week: Artefact’s Fernd van Engelen on design, inspiration and water bottles

Our latest Geek of the Week is looking to change the world, one water bottle at a time. Product designer… Read More

Microsoft will charge its divisions a ‘carbon fee’ in new environmental push

Microsoft says it will be carbon neutral for the first time in its upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1 —… Read More