There’s gold in them hills: why money is flowing into nature tech

Tommy MalettaReforming Global Finance, Greentech, Transforming Finance, Latest Headlines

Reuters By Mark Hillsdon Novihum Technologies uses lignite to help boost soil health. Novihum/Handout via Reuters   Summary Startups in nature tech, such as regenerative agriculture, soil health, and natural carbon removals, have attracted a flood of venture capital finance in last 18 months Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has …

New atomic-scale understanding of catalysis could unlock massive energy savings

Tommy MalettaResource Efficiency, Greentech, Latest Headlines

Date: April 6, 2023 Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: In an advance they consider a breakthrough in computational chemistry research, chemical engineers have developed a model of how catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale. This understanding could allow engineers and chemists to develop more efficient catalysts and tune industrial …

Newly discovered probiotic could protect Caribbean corals threatened by deadly, devastating disease

Tommy MalettaGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News, Greentech, Earth Systems Science

New treatment offers an alternative to antibiotic treatment, reducing risk of resistant pathogenic bacteria Source: Smithsonian Summary: Researchers have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida’s coral reefs since 2014 and is rapidly spreading …

Seaweed recycling startups get funded, as Sargassum bloom hits Florida

Tommy MalettaGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Greentech

Dan Primack, author of Axios Pro Rata Beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on March 16. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Carbonwave, a Boston-based startup that “upcycles” Sargassum seaweed into biomaterials, raised $5 million in venture capital funding led by an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers. Why it matters: The largest-ever blob of Sargassum …

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Board names Advanced Technology Center after President Carol S. Spalding

Jay OwenGreentech, Trendspotting, Latest Headlines

“We at Ethical Markets Media salute our amazing member of our global Advisory Board, Dr. Carol Spaulding for this outstanding achievement!  Congratulations dear Carol! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor”   The College’s cutting-edge facility at the North Carolina Research Campus will be known as the Dr. Carol S. Spalding Advanced Technology Center …

Perspectives: Freedom Fuel in the USA and Abroad

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Global Citizen, Greentech

Severing the Umbilical Cord By Rinaldo S. Brutoco The following Perspectives column was published in the April 28, 2022 (online and printed) edition of the Montecito Journal as well as on the World Business Academy website. On April 14th this column introduced the concept of “Freedom Fuel.” It outlined the potential unlocked by shifting from a planetary fuel …