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Former United Way CEO to assume role as Liberty Co. Development Authority CEO

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — The leader of one the Coastal Empire’s largest non-profit organizations will be using her smarts to help grow Liberty County. CEO Brynn Grant is leaving The United Way, named the new CEO of economic development in Liberty County. She says she’s focused on improving the quality of life for the people there. “Strong regional partnerships are an important part of the economic development equation,” said Grant. “Those relationships support and create collaboration that is more important now more than ever in the history of our region.” Grant grew up in Liberty County and says her experience leading a large…

ETH Zurich Process Uses Sunlight To Remove Carbon Dioxide From The Atmosphere

Carbon capture sounds simple. Capture a couple billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Stick it somewhere out of the way for a couple of centuries. Presto! Average global temperatures start declining and we all can go back to our unlimited growth economic scenario without feeling guilty. It’s brilliant! There’s only one problem. The carbon capture technologies we have available at the moment can only remove a thimbleful of carbon dioxide at a time and costs upward of $300 a ton to do that. If that’s the best humans can do, it will be a long, long time before any significant decline in the concentration of carbon dioxide…

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Biden Launches New Initiative to Empower Youths in Green Transition

In December, U.S. President Biden announced the launch of the American Climate Corps to train young people in high-demand skills for jobs in the clean energy economy. As part of the Biden administration’s aim to accelerate the green transition, it plans to get the country’s youth population involved in the transition through training and awareness schemes for green energy and clean technology. Following several delays, the Biden administration launched the American Climate Corps (ACC) programme in September, backed by federal funding from a range of climate programmes. The program aims to employ thousands of youths in the country’s…

Pixar Eyes Staff Reduction Later This Year As Part Of Disney Content Spending…

Pixar Animation Studios is planning to reduce its workforce in the coming months, an insider confirmed to Deadline, as part of overall content spending trims at Disney . An initial report on the planned staff cuts by TechCrunch indicated it could affect up to 20% of the overall workforce, but the source pushed back on that estimate. No specifics or timeline for the reduction have yet been determined. The pullback is related to an easing of the studio’s production workflow, which went into overdrive under former CEO Bob Chapek. The ex-boss not only put three straight Pixar films onto Disney+ without a theatrical release, but he also…