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☆ Startups are using ‘rock dust’ to make agriculture carbon friendly
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Agriculture is responsible for more than 10% of global carbon emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But while agriculture is a massive carbon offender, it could now be part of a solution, as startups are trying new ways of using nature to save itself. Startups like Lithos, UNDO Carbon and California-based Eion are experimenting with several types of carbon-absorbing rocks that can accomplish what lime does while permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere at the same time. "We apply a rock dust onto farms, and that helps farmers condition the soil or make the soil better for improvements," said Anastasia Pavlovic, CEO of Eion. "Then over time, that manages to secure and sequester carbon, permanently removing it from the atmosphere."

Persons: Anastasia Pavlovic, Eion, " Pavlovic, Dan Prevost, Prevost, Elon, Pavlovic, Lisa Rizzolo Organizations: U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, Farmers, Eion, Midwest, CNBC Locations: California, Norway, Mississippi, Illinois

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Elon Musk is behind ‘WattSaver’ device
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that billionaire Elon Musk or his electric vehicle company Tesla is selling an energy-saving device called “WattSaver” that saves 90% of appliances’ electricity use, contrary to a Facebook post associating him and the company with the product. The posts include a link to an article (archive.li/HQ972) that says that an electricity-saving product is called “WattSaver,” created by Musk following the death of a 64-year-old Tesla employee. The article links to a website for a product called “WattSaver” (archive.li/MI89m), (here), which does not mention Musk. There are no credible reports that Tesla or Musk created the “WattSaver” product visible in the article shared on social media (www.tesla.com/elon-musk), (here), (here), (here). VERDICTThere is no evidence Elon Musk created an energy-saving device called Wattsaver that claims to save 90% electricity.

Persons: Elon Musk, “, EIon, Sean Hannity, Hannity, “ ELON, ”, WattSaver, Tesla, Read Organizations: Fox, “ ELON MUSK’S, Reuters, Fox News, Tesla, House Locations: Germany, Wisconsin, elon

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