The news: Cloud Paper, the Seattle startup that makes toilet paper and paper towels from bamboo in an effort to slow deforestation, has raised $5 million in new funding. Big-name… Read More
Amazon’s newest Echo Dot is sold in charcoal, glacier white and twilight blue. But behind the scenes, the smart speakers that deliver Alexa are newly greened. The Seattle-based tech giant… Read More
In the first year since it set the goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft announced Thursday that it has reduced its carbon emissions by 6%, dropping from 11.6… Read More
Iron Man is a softy for sustainable toilet paper. Actor Robert Downey Jr. launched two venture funds on Wednesday focused on sustainable technology, and one of the companies he’s backing… Read More
Cloud Paper, the Seattle-based makers of tree-free toilet paper, has attracted a host of high-profile investors and raised $3 million in a seed funding round announced Tuesday. Months after the… Read More
Microsoft says it will replenish more clean water than it uses in its cloud computing and software business within a decade. The water pledge, announced Monday morning, represents the fourth… Read More
That’s a lot of beans. Or, lack of beans. Seattle-based Atomo Coffee has raised $9 million in new funding to power its idea around molecular coffee that can be reverse… Read More
Microsoft is rolling out details of its third sustainability focus area: waste reduction. The Redmond, Wash.-based cloud and software behemoth announced Tuesday that it’s setting a goal of reaching zero… Read More
Microsoft unveiled a new suite of sustainability initiatives Tuesday as part of its effort to zero-out the carbon debt the company has accrued over its lifespan. The latest announcements include… Read More
Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019 sustainability report shows that greenhouse gas emissions rose over the… Read More
Amazon announced its first solar energy facility in China on Thursday, one of five renewable energy projects the company is planning around the world. The other facilities will be built… Read More
As businesses across the nation have been left reeling from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, the Seattle-based startup Crowd Cow seems to have been checking all the necessary boxes… Read More
Cal McAllister was a long way from work and any whiteboards when inspiration struck. Vacationing in Thailand with his family, he was excited to show his little girls the beautiful… Read More
Technology is transforming every sector of the economy, including the supply chain that gets food to our kitchen table. It’s an industry ripe for innovation as concerns about climate change… Read More
Commuters looking for a reason to ditch the car and use alternate modes of transportation will be encouraged to do so in Pierce County, south of Seattle, through the use… Read More
In many ways, Burning Man is an eco-urbanist paradise. It is a (mostly) car-free city designed around pedestrians and cyclists, where respect for the land and reducing waste are deeply… Read More
Crowd Cow, the Seattle-based startup with a mission of bringing higher quality, more sustainably raised meat to consumers, is doubling down on hyper-local farms with the launch of “Crowd Cow… Read More
A record number of Amazon employees are pressuring the company to get serious about climate change. More than 7,600 software engineers, managers, designers, and other Amazon workers have signed an… Read More
Microsoft is amping up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and be a global leader in the fight against climate change. On Monday the software giant unveiled sweeping new sustainability… Read More
Amazon has called its sustainability shot. The tech giant aims to get half of its package deliveries to a standard of net zero carbon by 2030, Amazon said Monday. Because… Read More
Farm-to-table dining is a powerful movement. But it’s a challenge for local produce growers to get their spinach and peaches onto restaurant menus. A trio of graduates and students of… Read More
Microsoft is known for plenty of innovative services and products, but perhaps one lesser-known idea out of the Redmond tech giant is its internal carbon tax. Back in 2012, the… Read More
One of the world’s most visible environmentalists is optimistic about the future of the planet because of technology. Former US Vice President Al Gore believes advances in machine learning, artificial… Read More
I’m sitting in the cafeteria of Building 25 on the sprawling Microsoft headquarters with an Oculus Rift headset strapped on my head. Swiveling from side to side, looking like a… Read More
Starbucks said Tuesday it is pledging $10 million toward a new initiative to develop a recyclable coffee cup within three years. Starbucks is teaming up with Closed Loop Partners‘ Center… Read More
Environmentally friendly construction has reached a new milestone in Seattle. Last year, the majority of new homes in the city were certified by Built Green, a set of standards for… Read More
There are lots of ways to make our lives more sustainable — use less electricity, recycle plastic containers — but how about something more fun? Say, making and playing sustainability-focused video… Read More
Amazon wants its new downtown Seattle campus to be green and sustainable, and one part of that is capturing and retaining one of the more abundant resources in the Pacific Northwest,… Read More
Angel investors of the Pacific Northwest collective Element 8, which focuses exclusively on early-stage clean tech companies, put nearly $3.3 million into 17 startups this past year. That’s the smallest investment made by… Read More
The desire to get away from it all, even as weekend warriors, drives many of us to invest in the most suitable gear for our pursuits, whether it’s a tent… Read More