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☆ For God, for country, for rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jessica Lucas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

It's 9:30 a.m., and Augustus Doricko, the mulleted 24-year-old founder of the cloud-seeding company Rainmaker, is clutching a coffee. There's a long way to go before cloud seeding becomes a viable option for solving one of humanity's many self-made crises. El Segundo, population 17,272, has long been a bastion of American engineering, home to aerospace and defense giants like Boeing and Raytheon. Jett Lara for BIThe burning happens every Friday around 8 p.m. at a bonfire on El Segundo Beach. One of Doricko's goals is to build a church in El Segundo to "share the grace of God with other people."

Persons: Augustus Doricko, Bruno Mars, Doricko, Jessica, I'd, Jesus, He'd, that's, Rainmaker, Lauren Sánchez, Jett Lara, Billy Ray Cyrus, God, Augustus Doricko Doricko's, Cameron Schiller, Augustus, Schiller, El, That's, it's, El Segundo, Elon Musk, Isaiah Taylor, Doricko's, Taylor, Rob Coutts, —, Jesus of Nazareth, Zer, he'd, Jason Flynt, Flynt, Terra, Michael Gibson, Sarah Tessendorf's, messaged Gibson, Michael, Gibson, Thiel, Peter Thiel, I'm, Katja Friedrich, Friedrich, Friedrich isn't, Jonathan Jennings, Kaitlyn Suski, dumbbells, Jackson Schultz, Elijah, birdsong, Schultz, We're, coffees, Mankind Organizations: MGM, Association, Aspen Ideas, Global Initiative, BI, El, Boeing, Raytheon, Space Industries, Chevrolet, Stamford Yacht Club, New Zealand, University of California, BI Doricko, drillers, Terra Seco, Thiel Foundation, Terra, tech's, Weather Locations: Vegas, Tennessee, El Segundo, Los Angeles, America, Silicon, Santa Clarita, Rainmaker, Beijing, Colorado, California, Smoky, El Segundo Beach, North Carolina, Texas, Stamford , Connecticut, New, Costa, Berkeley, Christianity, Fort Worth , Texas, Terra Seco, drawdowns, Lake Mead, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Juul, Fresno, San Jose, Dubai, UAE, Midwest, West Texas, New Mexico , Arizona , Nevada, Amsterdam, Milan

☆ How politicians got comfortable sounding desperate when asking for money
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

You may have noticed how desperate some politicians' fundraising appeals can sound. AdvertisementIf you're a person who's at all involved in politics, from the most seasoned operative to the casual observer, you're undoubtedly familiar — and perhaps a bit annoyed — with the desperate fundraising appeals uttered in the voice of politicians. AdvertisementWe weren’t quite able to reach our most recent re-election campaign fundraising goal. If the candidate is inspiring to voters on their own, there's less need to scare people into sending them money. "There's an assumption that the more desperate the appeals become the better the fundraising works," Pennington said.

Persons: —, Nancy Pelosi's, It's, I’m, Tim Kaine, Mike Nellis, Barack Obama's, Ted Cruz’s, it’s, Donald Trump's, I've, Kenneth Pennington, There's, Nellis, Pennington, aren't, that's, John Hall, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Democratic, Citizens United, FEC, Bloomberg, Tech, Republicans, Washington Post, Trump, RNC

☆ Jeff Bezos gave Lauren Sánchez's new children's book 'six stars.' But a lawsuit says she stole the idea from her yoga teacher.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewJeff Bezos shared a rave review for "The Fly Who Flew to Space," the new children's book by his fianceé, Lauren Sánchez. "This is the best children's book my fiancée has ever written," he wrote in the review on Wednesday. Lauren Sánchez's children's book is titled "The Fly Who Flew to Space." Sánchez discussed plans to write a children's book about a fly going to space during a 2023 interview with The Wall Street Journal. "Defendant Lauren Sánchez, who had previously expressed oral and written interest in collaborating with Plaintiff, subsequently used Plaintiff's book concept without Plaintiff's consent or authorization.

Persons: —, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Bezos, Flynn, Lauren Sánchez's children's, Michael Simon, Alanna Zabel, Sánchez, Zabel, Plaintiff, Zabel's, Kitty, Zabel — Organizations: Service, Business, Los Angeles Superior Court, Plaintiff, Amazon, Earth, Bezos Academy, Wall Street, Sànchez Locations: Los Angeles, California

☆ Lauren Sánchez shares Jeff Bezos' guiding principle for their $10 billion philanthropy effort
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Jeff is extremely focused, as you can imagine," Sánchez told Longoria of her and Bezos' "philosophy" for philanthropy. Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos work on the Bezos Earth Fund togetherMuch of Longoria and Sánchez's conversation focused on her and Bezos' work on the Bezos Earth Fund. Sánchez serves as the vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, helping Bezos and the organization's staff determine where to invest. "Jeff always says, 'We have to invent our way out of this,'" Sánchez told Longoria. "The meat that they're making now tastes so good," Sánchez told Longoria.

Persons: —, Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos, Sánchez, Eva Longoria, Longoria, Robin L Marshall, MacKenzie Scott, Jeff, Bezos, Forbes, Lauren Sanchez, fiancé Jeff Bezos, Cindy Ord, MG24, I've Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Business, Elle Women, Fund Locations: Mexico

☆ Jeff Bezos' philanthropic fund is pouring $60 million into alternative meats to try to make them taste better
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund is allocating $60 million to try to improve alternative meats. The goal is to make them taste better and reduce the cost of plant-based alternatives. Fake meats are hailed as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but don't always taste great. AdvertisementJeff Bezos' philanthropic fund is allocating $60 million to improving alternative meats by making them taste better and cost less. The $60 million will go into establishing research centers, which will work to improve quality and nutrition, and reduce the cost of manufacturing fake meat, according to a press release.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, —, Lauren Sánchez Organizations: Service, Fund

A pipeline that moves methane gas from the Frank R. Bowerman landfill to an onsite power plant is shown in Irvine, California, California, U.S., June 15, 2021. The philanthropies, which include the Bezos Earth Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Sequoia Climate Foundation, will help accelerate the phase-down of methane emissions and other non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases. That means that reining in methane emissions can have a more immediate impact in limiting climate change. Research firm Kayrros, which tracks methane emissions, said on Friday that despite the pledge, emissions of methane are not coming down, and in some places, they are even going up. Rapid cuts in methane emissions from fossil fuels could lead to a reduction of 0.1°C in global temperature rise by mid-century," said Antoine Rostand, CEO of Kayrros.

Persons: Frank R, Bowerman, Mike Blake, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ”, Mia Amor Mottley, “ We’ve, Antoine Rostand, Valerie Volcovici, Frances Kerry Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Fund, Bloomberg, Sequoia Climate Foundation, U.S, Thomson Locations: Irvine , California , California, U.S, United States, UAE, China, Barbados, EU

☆ 'Public, private and philanthropy' are needed to work together better, says Bezos Earth Fund CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Public, private and philanthropy' are needed to work together better, says Bezos Earth Fund CEOAndrew Steer, president and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund, discusses Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' $10 billion investment.

Persons: Andrew Steer, Jeff Bezos Organizations: Earth, Fund, Amazon

☆ Jeff Bezos 'aggressive' again Tuesday selling more Amazon stock after unloading shares last week, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Bezos is expected to be "aggressive" in selling more shares of Amazon on Tuesday, sources told CNBC's David Faber. Bezos may sell as many as 8 to 10 million shares, which would amount to more than $1 billion worth of stock, the sources told Faber. Shares of Amazon are down about 2.6%. It comes after Bezos last week unloaded about $240 million worth of Amazon shares, according to financial filings. WATCH: Here's why Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle for Miami

Persons: Jeff Bezos, CNBC's David Faber, Bezos, Faber, Bezos didn't, Bezos —, Bloomberg —, Lauren Sanchez, Sanchez Organizations: Amazon, Bloomberg, Fund, Seattle, Miami Locations: Maui, Seattle, Miami

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' fund to support homeless families announced $117 million in new grants on Tuesday to organizations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, which is a part of a $2 billion commitment Bezos made in 2018 to support homeless families and to run free preschools. That brings the amount granted by the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to benefit homeless families to almost $640 million. The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte received a second grant this year after first being awarded $5 million by the fund in 2018. The Bezos Day 1 Families Fund did not give a timeframe for when the pledged $2 billion would be distributed or what portion would go to homeless families. Last year, Bezos gave away $122.2 million and has pledged around $12.8 billion in charitable donations, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Deronda Metz, ” Metz, Amanda Andere, “, can’t, Andere, Sánchez, Jacklyn Bezos, Miguel, Fred, Dolly Parton, José Andrés, Van Jones Organizations: Fund, Salvation Army, Greater Charlotte, Girls, Urban Institute, National Coalition for, Homeless, Housing, Urban Development, Amazon, CNN, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Puerto Rico, Seattle, Maui

☆ Coal use needs to be slashed seven times faster to meet emissions target, analysis finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Published Tuesday, the "State of Climate Action 2023" paints a sobering picture of the challenges that policymakers face as they gear up for the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the end of November. Tuesday's report takes that 1.5 degrees goal and develops targets for 2030 and 2050 that align with it. The U.N. has previously noted that 1.5 degrees Celsius is viewed as being "the upper limit" when it comes to avoiding the worst consequences of climate change. "Despite decades of dire warnings and wake-up calls, our leaders have largely failed to mobilize climate action anywhere near the pace and scale needed," Boehm added. Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, refer to individual countries' targets for cutting emissions and adapting to the effects of climate change.

Persons: Aditya Aji, Sophie Boehm, Boehm, tinker, Ani Dasgupta Organizations: AFP, Getty, United Arab Emirates, CNBC, World Resources Institute, UN, ClimateWorks, United Nations Locations: Indonesia, Dubai, United Arab, Paris

The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways, a new international report calculates. On the flip side, public money spent to create more fossil fuel use is going in the wrong direction and faster than it has in the past, said study co-author Kelly Levin, science and data director at the Bezos Earth Fund. The globe has already warmed about 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since the mid 19th century. But he said the report shows “we’re really struggling to pick the low-hanging fruit.”___Read more of AP’s climate coverage at http://www.apnews.com/climate-and-environment. ___Follow Seth Borenstein on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @borenbears___Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations.

Persons: Kelly Levin, it’s, ” Levin, ”, Joe Thwaites, Katharine Jacobs, ” Jacobs, Justin Mankin, “ we’re, ___ Read, Seth Borenstein Organizations: Climate, World Resources Institute, Fund, United Nations, United, Natural Resources Defense, Arizona State University, Twitter, AP Locations: Canada, South Asia, Dubai, United States, Paris, Ukraine, Dartmouth

☆ Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, recounts the story of his proposal: 'When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have been engaged for months. "When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit," Sanchez told Vogue. AdvertisementAdvertisementJeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez —your favorite tech titan-helicopter pilot power couple — got engaged months ago, and now they're sharing the story of how it happened. "When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit," she told Vogue. Sanchez told Vogue she's "looking forward to being Mrs.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Sanchez, —, Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, Vogue Organizations: Amazon, Vogue, Service, National Enquirer, Fund

☆ Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle for Miami
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon out of his Seattle garage in 1994, is leaving the city and moving to Miami to be near his parents and his space company Blue Origin. It was there that Bezos in 1995 launched Amazon as an online bookseller, before transforming the company into a retail and cloud computing giant. "I've lived in Seattle longer than I've lived anywhere else and have so many amazing memories here," Bezos wrote. Amazon's rapid growth reshaped Seattle, particularly its South Lake Union area, where the company's headquarters sits. Bezos recently spent $150 million for two adjoining properties in Miami's Indian Creek Village, often referred to as the "billionaire bunker."

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bezos, I've, Andy Jassy, Temu Organizations: Seattle, Origin, Amazon, Earth Fund, Washington Post Locations: Miami, Seattle, Bellevue , Washington, South Lake Union

☆ US Treasury: Financiers' 'net zero' pledges must align with temperature limits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during an interview in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2023. The Treasury released the new, voluntary principles as world leaders, celebrities and business moguls, converged on Manhattan to focus attention on the climate crisis during the U.N. General Assembly week. The nine principles aim to promote consistency, credibility and transparency across net-zero pledges by financial institutions. Among them, the Treasury prescribed that financial institutions should practice "transition finance" that can support decarbonization in high-emitting sectors that are difficult to abate. DATA RESEARCH FUNDINGThe Treasury also announced that several philanthropic groups have pledged $340 million to help develop research, data and technical resources intended to help financial institutions develop and execute "robust, voluntary net-zero commitments."

Persons: Janet Yellen, Shannon Stapleton, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Larry Fink, HSBC's, Noel Quinn, Yellen, Mark Carney, Carney, David Lawder, Chizu Nomiyama, Sharon Singleton, Nick Zieminski Organizations: . Treasury, REUTERS, U.S . Treasury, Treasury, Fund, Bloomberg, Hewlett Foundation, Sequoia Climate Foundation, U.S, Glasgow Financial Alliance, Net, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan

“There’s a lot of climate exaggeration,” said Gates, who founded Microsoft and is now a philanthropist. Some financial institutions could supplement emissions reduction measures with the voluntary purchase of carbon credits, according to a handout. She said the goal is to affirm “the importance of credible net-zero commitments and to encourage financial institutions that make them to take consistent approaches to implementation." Yellen also announced that a group of philanthropic organizations – including Bezos Earth Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies and others – would pledge $340 million to help financial institutions “develop and execute robust, voluntary net-zero commitments,” she said. Afterward, Prince William headed toward ground zero, where he visited with firefighters at FDNY Ten House, the station that was the first on the scene at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks.

Persons: Britain’s Prince William, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg, “ We’ve, ” William, he'd, John F, ”, Gates, Janet Yellen, ” Yellen, Yellen, Bloomberg Philanthropies, David Arkush, “, Prince William, Prince, chatted, Hussein, Bobby Caina Calvan, Seth Borenstein, Fatima Hussein Organizations: Microsoft, Treasury, Investment, ”, Fund, Bloomberg, FDNY Ten House, World Trade Center, AP Locations: London, U.S, Washington, New York

A view of the United Nations Climate Change Conference flags at the venue, in Bonn, Germany, June 6, 2023. "What we want to see, all of us, is a real sense of urgency about reducing CO2 emissions," Roche Vice-Chair Andre Hoffmann said. We need to show action, and I'm not sure that what I've read so far of the COP28 will be strong enough for that." Despite rapidly falling prices for renewable energy, Roche's (ROG.S) Hoffmann said much faster action was needed. "If the change is going to be that big then financial institutions, business people will reshape and they'll say my goodness there's going to be new technological institutions, there's going to be new factories, there's going to be a new economy.

Persons: Jana Rodenbusch, Hoffmann, November's, Roche, Andre Hoffmann, I'm, Eelco van der Enden, Elvis Presley, it's, Celine Herweijer, we've, Herweijer, It's, Andrew Steer, Steer, Richa Naidu, Gloria Dickie, Clara Denina, Iain Withers, Helen Reid, Alexander Smith Organizations: United Nations, REUTERS, Reuters IMPACT, Global, HSBC, Reuters, Fund, Thomson Locations: Bonn, Germany, Asia, Dubai, American, Paris

The continent is rich in the commodities needed for the green energy transition and has abundant solar power, but many governments are also burdened with cripplingly high debts. "Eighty percent of the infrastructure Africa needs by 2050 has not yet been built," Gamboa said at the IMPACT conference. "They've come to a recognition that it is good development to leapfrog and go into the clean energy transition now." "We cannot and will not run away from doing fossil fuel-based investing because the development needs of the continent are so huge," the AFC's Gupta said. "The world still needs energy security, the world still needs energy source diversity.

Persons: John Muchucha, it's, Andrew Steer, Freddy, we've, Tom Mitchell, Sanjeev Gupta, Gupta, Cristina Gamboa, " Gamboa, ActionAid, Gloria Dickie, Jane Wardell, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Earth, Reuters IMPACT, International Institute for Environment, Development, London, African Finance Corporation, International Energy Agency, IMPACT, AFC, Thomson Locations: Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, London, Horn of Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar, Sharm el, Sheikh, Lagos, Global South, Paris

☆ BlackRock is wrestling with who could succeed Larry Fink. Here's who's now in the running.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Investment giant BlackRock has been planning for CEO Larry Fink's succession for years. Leadership has discussed BlackRock cofounder Susan Wagner as someone who could succeed Fink if the board does not have a clear candidate. For years, BlackRock has been planning for Chief Executive Larry Fink's succession, a torch-passing the industry has long speculated over. BlackRock has become shorthand for the intense backlash from primarily Republican lawmakers over sustainable investment strategies that Fink has championed as CEO. Goldstein, 49, is a BlackRock lifer and has been chief operating officer for nearly a decade.

☆ Exclusive: BlackRock sustainability chief Bodnar to join Bezos Earth Fund - memo
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Simon Jessop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SummarySummary Companies To leave BlackRock in April after two yearsWill join $10 billion Bezos Earth FundBodnar was previously global head of sustainable investingLONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Paul Bodnar, the head of sustainability policy and engagement at BlackRock (BLK.N), the world's biggest asset manager, is to join tech mogul Jeff Bezos' $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, a memo to staff on Friday reviewed by Reuters shows. The April move will mark the end of a two-year stint at the company for Bodnar, who was previously global head of BlackRock Sustainable Investing. He took up his most recent role during a reorganisation of BlackRock's sustainability efforts in October. The memo said BlackRock assets invested through its dedicated sustainable investing platform now stood at around $500 billion of its total of roughly $8.6 trillion in assets, and Bodnar had been "central to that success". Reporting by Simon Jessop Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Jeff Bezos' partner Lauren Sánchez talked about being rejected as flight attendant because of her weight and becoming a pilot instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Media personality Lauren Sánchez has been publically dating billionaire CEO Jeff Bezos since 2019. Sánchez was also married to her former spouse, Patrick Whitesell, the executive chairman at William Morris Endeavor, at the time. "This is one of the only places I feel entirely in control," Sánchez told the outlet. "I don't know why more women don't do it," she told The Journal. "It's going to be women who are making a difference in the world and who are impactful and have a message to send,'" Sánchez told The Journal.

☆ Many Companies Are Shying Away From Carbon Credits
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Dieter Holger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Many companies are hesitant to buy carbon credits as the market faces criticism and coming standards remain unclear. Carbon credits are also expected to be discussed at this week’s World Economic Forum annual summit in Davos, Switzerland. As officials work to develop the market, sustainability chiefs must weigh the pros and cons of carbon credits in their climate plans. Carbon solutionsTo address concerns in the carbon market and scale up climate action, there is a movement toward better, widely accepted standards. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market ended its public comment period in September on the 10 so-called Core Carbon Principles it proposed in July.

☆ U.S. climate envoy Kerry outlines carbon offset initiative for developing nations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ABU DHABI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Sunday outlined core principles for a "high-integrity" carbon offset plan meant to help developing nations speed their energy transition, and next steps including establishing a consultative group. The Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA), first announced at last year's COP27 climate conference, is being developed by the United States with the Bezos Earth Fund and the Rockefeller Foundation to mobilise private capital. "We believe you can have high-integrity, accountable, transparent credit which will help us to be able to put some money on the table," he said, acknowledging widespread criticism of voluntary carbon offset schemes. He said ETA principles also called for a near-term, inclusive and comprehensive approach to deliver on broader sustainable development goals and support power sector-wide energy transition. Reporting by Rachna Uppal and Ghaida Ghantous; Editing by Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Electric school buses are giving kids a cleaner, but costlier, ride to class
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Right now, only a tiny fraction of the roughly 480,000 school buses in America are battery-powered. Greener pasturesEnvironmental activists have been working for years to try to replace diesel and gasoline school buses with new electric models. Gander leads the World Resources Institute's Electric School Bus Initiative, a project funded in part by the Bezos Earth Fund established by Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos. The initiative works with school officials, utility companies and ESB manufacturers to try to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission school buses. A Thomas Built electric school bus in Beverly, Massachusetts.

☆ The clean energy company turning city blocks greener
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN Business —BlocPower, a Brooklyn-based clean energy company, is bringing eco-friendly, all-electric heating and cooling systems to older buildings in lower income communities, with the goal of reducing carbon footprints and energy bills. By replacing dated equipment like gas powered furnaces with heat pump systems, the company says it is able to dramatically change a building’s environmental footprint. Building owners that have turned to BlocPower say they see a real difference. BlocPower lowered bills, made the energy system quieter, cleaned the air and offered cooling solutions that tenants are thrilled with. “What needs to happen now is we need to shift gears and move the entire infrastructure of energy systems and buildings away from fossil fuels to clean energy,” said Baird.

☆ Here are the 7 richest people in the world who haven’t signed the Giving Pledge—Jeff Bezos is No. 3
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But Bezos, whose recent announcement followed years of criticism over his relative lack of philanthropic giving, isn't the only billionaire who hasn't signed the pledge. Arnault has not signed the Giving Pledge, nor has he commented on the pledge publicly. Jeff Bezos: $116 billion net worthBezos has donated more than $2.4 billion in his lifetime, according to a Forbes estimate. But the billionaire has skirted questions about the Giving Pledge for years, especially after his ex-wife, Scott, signed it shortly after their 2019 divorce. Sergey Brin: $84.9 billion net worthLike fellow Google co-founder Page, Sergey Brin has not signed the Giving Pledge.

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