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Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate and Nature Reveals First Grantees

Bezos Earth Fund, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of Amazon, launched a major initiative called the AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge in April 2024. The program pledges up to $100 million to support teams using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve environmental problems. Recently, it revealed its first grantees or […]

The Father-Son Duo Reinventing a $5T Industry

Disseminated on behalf of Boxable Inc. Home construction has been slow, costly, and inefficient for centuries. So in 2017, award-winning industrial designer Paolo Tiramani and his tech-entrepreneur son Galiano founded BOXABL to change that – bringing factory-built precision and sustainability to one of the world’s most outdated industries. Traditional homes take over seven months to […]

Nippon Steel’s $6B Green Steel Shift Targets Net-Zero by 2050

In a move to reshape its steelmaking process, Nippon Steel will invest ¥868.7 billion (approx. $6.02 billion) to build three new electric arc furnaces in Japan. The company is also expecting up to ¥251.4 billion ($1.74 billion) in government support. These scrap-fed furnaces are scheduled to begin operation in fiscal year 2029 and will boost […]

Meta and Microsoft Secured Long-Term Carbon Credit Deals to Support Olympic Rainforest

Meta and Microsoft have entered into long-term agreements to purchase carbon credits from a forestry project in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. These deals aim to support climate-smart forest management practices and contribute to the companies’ sustainability goals. A Forest with a Mission The project aims to shift 68,000 acres of forestland on the Olympic Peninsula […]

Why Gold, Why Now? A Generational Opportunity

Disseminated on behalf of West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. Investors have long considered gold a safe-haven asset and a reliable store of value. Today, its appeal is growing as geopolitical dynamics shift dramatically, inflation returns, and investors navigate volatile and uncertain markets.  Here’s why now is the opportune time to consider gold as a […]

Massachusetts Bets Big on 5,000 MW of Energy Storage by 2030 to Lead the Clean Energy Push

Massachusetts has passed a bold energy storage mandate. It requires investor-owned utilities to secure 5,000 megawatts (MW) of storage by 2030. This includes 3,500 MW of mid-duration, 750 MW of long-duration, and another 750 MW for multi-day storage. The goal is to modernize the grid and integrate renewable energy fully. The state’s Department of Energy […]