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Agreena, a regenerative farming carbon market, raises $4.7M seed from Giant Ventures

TechCrunch

Plus, regenerative farming plays into the drift away from older government subsidy regimes, which are switching to focusing on the environment and CO2 emission, and away from industrial farming. million seed funding round led by Giant Ventures , along with the Danish government’s Danish Green Future Fund.

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Greenpeace Nordic Fights to Win the World a Better Future

Saleforce Nonprofit

In 1999, the Greenpeace national offices in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway united to form one regional entity: Greenpeace Nordic. As the crisis deepens, Greenpeace Nordic continues to work tirelessly for nature and the environment to protect the planet’s future. . With strength in numbers, collaboration is key.

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Uber pledges to shift to ‘100 percent’ electric vehicles by 2030

The Verge

Uber is also looking to governments to help it transition to electric mobility. The company doesn’t expressly reject regulations requiring ride-hailing companies to use more EVs, though it does say it “urgently need[s] more robust collaboration between industry and government stakeholders.”

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What We Talk About When Talk About Open Data

Tech Soup

And last week, the British Environment Agency announced it would share real-time water-level measurements taken every 15 minutes with apps that will use them to warn residents to prepare for floods caused by rising rivers. local governments are using open data to improve their services. But other countries have mounted similar efforts.

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Q&A with Mangrove VC partner Michael Jackson: “You don’t build code at a party”

The Next Web

The famously-monikered investor, who now lives in Denmark, was previously the COO at Skype, and has a wealth of experience in founding and building companies. It is partially fueled by government, who want to say, oh we started 20,000 companies or whatever, even if they were 20,000 one-man companies that aren’t really going anywhere.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Don't freak out, but your gut is right: Your internet service provider (ISP) is tracking your every click to compile anonymous browsing logs they can potentially sell to advertising companies , or even cough up to government agencies in the interest of censorship. And yes, that includes the clicks that brought you to this article.)

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

TechCrunch

And the French government is taking advantage of this opportunity to make some progress on the tech startup policy front. ‘We are going to create the best environment for startups in Europe’ It’s the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union right now. But first, let me rewind just a little bit.

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