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ALTÉRRA Commits $1.5 Billion to TPG Rise Climate Funds
by Lance Murray | Dec 4, 2023
TPG is headquartered in Fort Worth and San Francisco, and ALTÉRRA is the world’s largest private investment vehicle for climate change action. ALTÉRRA was launched at the World Climate Action Summit at COP28, taking place Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 in the UAE.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 4, 2023
To reinforce its commitment that everyone deserves the opportunity to own a home, Guaranty Bank & Trust said it will provide $1,000,000 in subsidized mortgage loans for residents in majority minority census tracts in South Dallas and throughout the Dallas MSA.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 4, 2023
The $3.3 billion is coming to Texas under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. The deadline for Texas to submit its initial proposal for spending the funds is December 27—and the last day for public comment is today (Monday, December 4).
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2023
With the help of the U.S. Department of Energy grant, the city of Arlington said it will conduct an innovative pilot program to test the efficiency and scalability of using autonomous, electric drone and robot delivery vehicles. The goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions while serving residents in need.
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Graphyte collects, dries, and condenses unused biomass into "carbon blocks" as part of its Carbon Casting process. [Image: Graphyte]
American Airlines ‘Accelerates’ C02 Removal Market with Deal To Turn 10K Tons Into Buried ‘Carbon Blocks’
by David Seeley | Nov 28, 2023
As the inaugural customer of Graphyte, a North Carolina-based carbon removal startup, the Fort Worth-based airline has purchased 10,000 tons of carbon removal credits to be delivered in early 2025. Graphyte's technology turns biomass into "dense carbon blocks" that are wrapped and stored underground.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 28, 2023
Today is Giving Tuesday, and to celebrate it, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas announced a new $20 million Southern Dallas Thrives fund that aims to support the nutrition, education, and workforce development needs of the Southern Dallas community for years to come.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 27, 2023
The Homeless Coalition said it plans to use the grant to enhance services available to families experiencing homelessness with increased efforts to end homelessness quickly through diversion, housing location, and additional supports to help families return to self-sufficiency.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 18, 2023
Google announced that six Ellis County organizations collectively will receive more than $180,000 from the company to support the physical and mental well-being of the county’s residents....
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Digital Connector: Dallas Innovation Alliance Opens Its Newest Tech Lab at Bachman Lake Nonprofit
by Quincy Preston | Nov 14, 2023
The new Dallas Innovation Alliance community tech lab serves as a walk-in clinic offering affordable internet sign-ups, tech training, and computer access. It's part of a planned network of hyper-local hubs working to digitally deliver underconnected neighborhoods by 2024—with a boost from AT&T, Santander, and The Dallas Foundation.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2023
Save the Elephants will deploy a small fleet of drones equipped with high resolution and infrared cameras to capture elephant behavioral data, which will then be processed by Colossal’s machine learning core to develop algorithms that will label elephants and automatically identify individual and collective social behavior.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 8, 2023
Founded by former First Lady and Dallas resident Laura Bush, Texan by Nature recognizes the best and most innovative work in conservation coming from businesses based or operating in Texas.
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Dallas to Host National Gathering of Social Changemakers: The 2023 Upswell Summit
by Quincy Preston | Nov 6, 2023
The Upswell Summit is coming to Texas for the first time on Nov. 15–17. The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Independent Sector is joining forces with community partner Social Venture Partners Dallas for a three-day conclave of minds, missions, and movements. After three years of virtual events, the annual summit is back in person.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 2, 2023
The new on-campus facility at the University of Arlington will be a major upgrade in research infrastructure for the Texas Tier One institution. A focus of the new center will be pressing issues in brain health.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Oct 31, 2023
Sleep helps cognitive function and emotional regulation, but a good night’s rest is hard to come by.
The SM Wright Foundation is trying to address that problem through its Beds for Kids program, with the help of partners like Milton Sleep Company—a local manufacturer with a history of giving back.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 31, 2023
Libraries have always been engines of growth, enabling self-improvement through free access to information and resources. Now, thanks to Google, libraries in Midlothian and Red Oak are getting high-tech makeovers.
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