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This week in our WiCipedia roundup: Womens role in climate tech; how Black women are affected by AI; Women in Techs monumental pandemic growth; and more. Its hard to pinpoint the percentage of climate tech workers who identify as female, but if the numbers are anything like the rest of tech, we need more. GreenBiz recently published an article explaining the many unique reasons why we need more women (and other minorities) working in tech on climate change as well as spotlighting women who are...

How 2 women are changing the face of the climate change movement TODAY 1 hr ago Yi-Jin Yu We are all works in progress; even the successful women you see owning it on Instagram faced stumbling blocks along the way and continue to work hard to stay at the top of their game. In this series, were sitting down with the people that inspire us to find out: Howd they do it? And what is success really like? This is "Getting There." Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Katharine K. Wilk...

Grocery shoppers will soon see a new label: upcycled food, an attempt to reduce food waste FacebookTwitterEmail Renewal Mill makes brownie mix with okara flour, which is made from a byproduct of the tofu-making process.Renewal Mill Most shoppers are used to seeing products marked as organic, non-GMO or fair trade in grocery aisles, but soon they’ll encounter a brand new label: upcycled certification. For food, the seal — a simple design of black text with a green leaf — will mark items ma...

Three Days of Global Climate Action Events Begin Tomorrow News provided by Share this article Share this article Earth Day Live: Restore Our Earth Digital Livestream Boasts Lineup of Activists, Global Leaders, Musicians, Influencers, and Educators WASHINGTON, April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- From April 20-22, Earth Uprising, Hip Hop Caucus, Education International, and EARTHDAY.ORG are producing three days of climate action events to bring awareness to humanitys greatest existential threat and ra...

April 15, 2021 Four years ago this week, Project Drawdown released groundbreaking research on climate solutions that catalyzed the narrative that reversing global warming is possible. To celebrate that anniversary and underscore what’s needed now, I’m spotlighting 15 women-led ventures at the heart of the climate-tech movement. After all, one of the most surprising conclusions from our work — disclaimer, I served on Project Drawdown’s founding board of directors — is that empowering ...

The two-day conference starts on April 22 following regional climate change focused events

cbleck@miningjournal.net Anderton’s Earth Week 2021 is coming up, with many environmental activities planned. They include Zoom presentations, clean-up events and others. (Photo courtesy of Northern Michigan University) MARQUETTE — People can celebrate the environment through the upcoming Anderton’s Earth Week 2021. The event is named after the late John Anderton, a former head of the Northern Michigan University Department of Earth, Environmental and Geological Sciences. He passed away i...

Climate change appears to be high on the agenda for tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates but some are questioning whether they’re focusing their efforts on the right areas. Broadly speaking, the three richest tech billionaires — who rank in the top five richest people on the planet — are all trying to develop new technologies that can reduce the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Musk is largely focused on funding carbon capture technologies, Gates is particularly ...

Unity Launches Unity for Humanity Environment and Sustainability Grant New collaborations with United Nations Environment Programme and Project Drawdown, coupled with $350,000 grant, mark Unitys first major commitment to a sustainable future Unity (NYSE: U), the worlds leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced the launch of the Unity for Humanity Environment and Sustainability Grant, the companys first sustainability-focused grant within the existi...

4 hours ago New collaborations with United Nations Environment Programme and Project Drawdown, coupled with $350,000 grant, mark Unity’s first major commitment to a sustainable future SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced the launch of the Unity for Humanity Environment and Sustainability Grant, the company’s first sustainability-focused grant w...