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A ‘carbon aware’ update for the Xbox is drawing political attention

GeekWire

.” The update, which is currently being tested in the early-access Xbox Insider program, introduces a new set of options to control how the console acts when it’s in sleep mode, in order to tie into Microsoft’s goal of being a carbon negative company by 2030.

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Why two astronauts are stuck in space

Vox

“We don’t understand the issues enough to fix them permanently, and the only way that we can do that is take the time in this unique environment and get more data, run more tests,” Mark Nappi , vice president and program manager of Boeing’s commercial crew program, said in a June press conference.

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Amazon employees walk out against to board to make a change

Dataconomy

Eliza Pan, a cofounder of AECJ and a former program manager at Amazon With posters reading “Amazon strive harder” and “Earth’s best employer?” Amazon stated its goals to deploy 100,000 electric delivery trucks by 2030 and to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 in its annual letter to investors.

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As tech is rocked by layoffs, climate jobs and tools for landing them are on the rise

GeekWire

Globally, the current 6 million jobs in clean energy manufacturing could more than double to 14 million by 2030, according to a new report from IEA, an intergovernmental nonprofit. Many universities don’t yet have robust programs in these areas. Schwartz said that’s OK. “I think this is my thing.

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Seattle-area ports vying for $500M in federal funding to boost zero-emissions tech

GeekWire

David Fujimoto, senior program manager at the Port of Seattle, said it’s an “almost one-time opportunity” to land federal support to accelerate the transition to clean energy. The ports have a 2030 target of providing power to their international shipping container terminals.

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Climate solution or corporate greenwashing? Tech taps farmers to help offset carbon footprint

GeekWire

But skeptics fear the program will only marginally impact climate change while giving corporations license to continue polluting. It’s one of several agricultural carbon credits Microsoft is purchasing through Truterra, a sustainability program launched by the dairy company Land O’Lakes in 2016. Microsoft Photo).

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Russian space director’s wild threats could have real implications for the ISS

The Verge

The announcement of new sanctions against Russia provoked a strong reaction from the head of Russia’s space program, Dmitry Rogozin, yesterday, who seemed to threaten that the restrictions would destroy Russia’s partnership with NASA and lead to the demise of the International Space Station. The station cannot live up in space forever.