"Consumer product companies are busy trying to reduce packaging-related waste and pollution — because so much of it winds up in the earth's oceans and landfills, and consumers are very concerned about the problem."
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Climate-Data Startup Arcadia Raises $200 Million
"By combining many regional utility data points in one place, Arcadia lets customers know when it is best to store clean energy, use solar power or charge an electric vehicle, Chief Executive Kiran Bhatraju said in an interview."
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Wyoming partners with nuclear research lab amid push to attract new industries
"Under the agreement, the state of Wyoming and Battelle Energy Alliance, the contractor operating the Idaho National Laboratory, will 'collaborate in the research, development, demonstration and deployment of advanced energy technologies and approaches,' including nuclear and hydrogen, the governor’s office said."
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How a Tiny Solar Company in California Might Convince Biden To Sabotage America’s Whole Solar Industry
Eric Boehm of Reason writes about one solar company’s attempt to hurt the U.S. solar industry. “Above all, this offers a lesson about how protectionism creates perverse incentives in markets and politics. Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Chinese solar parts and Biden’s decision to extend those tariffs have created a bizarre situation where a bankrupt...
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Record Fertilizer Prices Drive Investors, Farmers to Microbes
"Startups marketing alternative crop fertilizers said they are gaining traction among U.S. farmers and investors, pitching themselves as a potentially cheaper option as prices for traditional fertilizers surge."
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The “bug” that turns waste gases into useful chemicals
"The company is also looking beyond the gases coming from smokestacks and exploring how it can convert other types of waste. LanzaTech is able to gasify solid waste, like plastics, non-recyclable trash, and discarded agricultural materials, turning them into syngas which can then be digested by the bacteria, Dower said."
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Russian Gas Stoppages Spur Europe’s Race for New Energy Supplies
"For Moscow, the decision to throttle gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria is a high-risk gamble that could undermine one of main supports of Russia’s embattled economy. Oil and gas sales provide around 40% of the Russian government’s revenues. The EU is Russia’s main gas market."
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8 carbon-neutral brands aiming to cut the food and beverage industry’s emissions
"The beer giant worked to achieve this certification with Climate Neutral, a nonprofit that helps brands develop solutions for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions. To offset its carbon, Bud Light Next is supporting forest management efforts, including a project led by timber company UPM Blandin in Minnesota, the brand told Food Dive. Anheuser-Busch said consumers will be able to see the Climate Neutral Certification on cans starting in June."
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First look: Zeno Power raises $20 million in Series A
"Zeno Power,a developer of advanced power systems that use radioisotopes, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by Tribe Capital, the company first told Axios."
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Report: Cloud sustainability will reach mainstream adoption by 2025
"Gartner predicts that by 2025, technology providers with a C-level executive for sustainability will grow, on average, 5% faster than their peers. Sustainable business is a disruptive force, and technology and service providers will feel that impact in varying degrees over the short, medium and long term."
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