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Dendra, a tech startup led by Oxford-trained scientist, raises $10M Series A funding to scale ecological restoration and rehabilitate lands using AI, analytics, and drones
Nickie Louise Posted On September 16, 2020


The science has never been more apparent: Between Hurricane Laura (and more to follow), the California wildfires, and of course, the global health crisis, the world is in major trouble, humans are the cause of it, and a failure to […]


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The deepest hole in the world: This incredible animation shows how deep into the earth humans have dug
Nickie Louise Posted On September 15, 2020


Have you ever wondered how deep is the deepest hole in the world? Known as the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest manmade hole humans ever dug reaches approximately 7.5 miles below the Earth’s surface (or 12,262 meters), a depth that took about […]


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Tesla rival Nikola is reportedly under SEC investigation over short seller’s claims that the electric truck maker misled investors; lost 6% of its value after the news
Nickie Louise Posted On September 15, 2020


We wrote about Nikola in early August after it was reported that electric maker and Tesla competitor made only $36,000 in revenue in the second quarter of this year. Nikola, a company that is currently valued at $13.28 billion, released its […]


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Facebook launches a new information hub to fight climate change myths
Nickie Louise Posted On September 15, 2020


As wildfires rage on in California, Oregon, Washington states, Americans are divided about the cause of the fire. Many on the left including the California state governor said the fire was a result of climate change. However, forest experts said […]


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Tesla is reportedly in talks to buy low carbon nickel from Canadian miner Giga Metals
Nickie Louise Posted On September 11, 2020


Early this year, we told you about Tesla’s plans to buy cobalt from Glencore for its Shanghai Car Factory. The deal was to help Tesla avoid a supply squeeze on the key battery metal and it is the latest sign that […]


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Move over, Tesla. This GM venture’s mini electric car costs just $4,200 and outsold the Tesla Model 3
Nickie Louise Posted On September 10, 2020


While everyone’s busy talking about Tesla’s dominance in China, it turns out Tesla Model 3 isn’t Chinese’s top selling electric vehicle (EV)– it’s a GM vehicle. Wuling Hong Guang is a mini EV developed by a General Motors’ local Chinese joint […]


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Germany tells Elon Musk he can have whatever he needs for the new Tesla gigafactory plant in Berlin
Nickie Louise Posted On September 4, 2020


You can have whatever you want if you are a billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Back in December of last year, we told you about Tesla after the electric car company announced the plan to build 500,000 electric vehicles […]


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Is this the end of fossil fuel era?: Presidential candidate Biden vows to ‘End Fossil Fuel.’ “I guarantee you. We’re going to end fossil fuel,” Biden says
Nickie Louise Posted On September 1, 2020


In 2016, 80% of the total world energy came from fossil fuels, 10% biofuels, 5% nuclear, and 5% renewable (hydro, wind, solar, geothermal). Only 18% of that total world energy was in the form of electricity. Most of the other 82% […]


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Sustainable tech startup Motiv Power Systems raises $15M in Series C funding to provide electric-powered intelligent chassis and accelerate customer expansion
Nickie Louise Posted On August 24, 2020


Motiv Power Systems, a Silicon valley-based sustainable technology company delivering all-electric chassis with a proven software platform for the electrification of medium-duty trucks and buses, today announced that it has secured $15 million of additional funding from GMAG Holdings Corp. The […]


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Hangar raises $15M from Bloomberg and Kresge to launch high-growth technology companies tackling problems government can’t solve alone
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2020


With no shortage of large-scale, global challenges today — from the cost of higher education to effective healthcare for under-served patients, to predicting where wildfires will emerge, to tracking the spread of Covid-19 — one tech startup believes there is […]


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Bill Gates warns of another looming crisis that could be worse than the coronavirus. Gates estimates 3 million people could die by 2100 if climate change is not stopped
Nickie Louise Posted On August 7, 2020


Bill Gates is well-known for being the co-founder of Microsoft and one-time, the world’s richest man. But now the billionaire philanthropist has revealed his latest obsession is his new blog site, Gates Notes, where he shares his views on climate […]


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Encamp raises $3.1M Series A funding to provide software tools that lower the cost of staying compliant with environmental regulations
Nickie Louise Posted On May 19, 2020


Staying compliant with environmental regulations is not an easy task for most companies. Encamp is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based tech startup on a mission to create a world where good for business is good for the environment. Its Compliance Platform equips environmental, health, […]


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New $6.1M sustainability investment fund launched
Nickie Louise Posted On May 14, 2020


Ground Control, a UK-based supplier of landscaping and maintenance services, has launched a new $6.1 million (£5 million) investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental initiatives. Financed by five percent of Ground Control’s annual profits, the Evergreen Fund will specialize in providing […]


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The largest Arctic ozone hole ever recorded is now closed, but it has nothing to do with Covid 19 lockdown
Nickie Louise Posted On May 1, 2020


By now, we’ve all seen the hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of jobs losses due to coronavirus pandemic. However, the deadly virus has at least one positive result on the climate change. The largest Arctic ozone hole ever recorded […]


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Does one major volcanic eruption generate more carbon dioxide (CO2) than humans can ever produce in their entire history?
Nickie Louise Posted On March 5, 2020


There’s a raging and ongoing argument circulating all over the Internet that one volcano eruption spews more carbon dioxide (CO2) than humans can ever produce in their entire history. The unproven claim started this week when volcano in Mt. Merapi, […]


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How to prepare for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, symptoms and more
Nickie Louise Posted On February 27, 2020


Coronavirus, which was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has now claimed 2,814 lives with at least 82,585 confirmed cases. There are now more new cases occurring every day outside of China than within. With all the bad news going around […]


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Leaked Internal Document reveals Coronavirus Infections is 52 Times Higher Than Reported in China’s Shandong Province
Nickie Louise Posted On February 26, 2020


Coronavirus outbreak continues to spread around the world. The virus, which was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has claimed over 2,700 people’s and more than 80,200 confirmed cases. However, it seems the number of cases are under-reported, […]


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Disturbing video of coronavirus compared to other virus outbreaks, spread faster than SARS
Nickie Louise Posted On February 25, 2020


Coronavirus, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, continues to claim people’s lives. As of today, February 25, 2020, there have been 2,704 confirmed deaths and more than 80,200 confirmed cases in the coronavirus pneumonia outbreak. The Wuhan strain […]


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Google abandons plan to buy stakes in Africa’s largest wind farm
Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2020


Lake Turkana wind farm (LTWP), located in Kenya, is the single biggest operating wind farm in Africa. The wind farm provides 310MW of reliable, low cost energy to Kenya’s national grid. The LTWP consortium comprises of KP&P Africa B.V and Aldwych International […]


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Smoke from the Australia Fires has now traveled around the entire planet, NASA says
Nickie Louise Posted On January 27, 2020


It’s now global. According to NASA, the smoke from the Australia Fires has now traveled around the entire planet. In the video, which shows the global aerosol distribution from August 2019 until January 2020, one can see several high impact events across the […]


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