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Microsoft Puts $50 Million Into Sustainable Jet Fuel
Microsoft Puts $50 Million Into Sustainable Jet Fuel
Microsoft Puts $50 Million Into Sustainable Jet Fuel
Microsoft is putting $50 million into a LanzaJet facility in Georgia that will produce jet fuel from ethanol. LanzaJet said last week its facility will start producing sustainable jet fuel next year. Reuters said experts consider the airline industry one of the hardest to decarbonize ...
Farmers Find Barriers to Carbon Markets
Farmers Find Barriers to Carbon Markets
Farmers Find Barriers to Carbon Markets
Farmers are struggling to enter carbon markets. Companies like Microsoft are purchasing credits and others like Bayer and Cargill have subsidized projects to incentivize farmers to reduce emissions. The Department of Agriculture is monitoring the success of the carbon markets with an eye on future farm bill programs ...
Robinson: Many Americans Lack Needed On-line Skills
Robinson: Many Americans Lack Needed On-line Skills
Robinson: Many Americans Lack Needed On-line Skills
The push is on to get every business and home in rural America connected to the Internet with high speed broadband. However, according to Vickie Robinson, General Manager of Microsoft's Global Airband Initiative, connectivity alone is not enough to bring people online. Sh... Read More ...
Work Continues To Map Broadband Needs
Work Continues To Map Broadband Needs
Work Continues To Map Broadband Needs
Estimates vary on what it will cost to bring high speed Internet access to every home in rural America. Vickie Robinson with Microsoft Global Airband Initiative, recently told a House Ag Committee it could cost between $60-$80 billion to fill the many gaps that exist in broadband service ...
Microsoft and FFA Announce Partnership
Microsoft and FFA Announce Partnership
Microsoft and FFA Announce Partnership
On Thursday, Microsoft and the National FFA Organization announced a partnership intended to benefit 650,000 students across the U.S.  The goal is to bring science, technology, research and entrepreneurship into the classroom though a new program, Blue 365.  ...
Microsoft Working to End Broadband Gap in Rural America
Microsoft Working to End Broadband Gap in Rural America
Microsoft Working to End Broadband Gap in Rural America
Microsoft is working to close the broadband gap in rural America.  A DTN report says the company needs the help of rural resident’s to accomplish that task.   Shelly McKinley, Microsoft general manager of technology and corporate responsibility, spoke recently at the Nebraska Rural Futures Institute.  She said high-spee...
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
Microsoft announced last week it will team up with communities in six states to invest in technology jobs and broadband in rural areas.  The Microsoft initiative TechSpark is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment to help teach computer science to students, expand rural broadband and help create and fill jobs, according to AgriMarketing.  The com...