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Musk’s $100 million prize a complement to needed government climate action

by Katherine Wiles
Feb 12, 2021
The tech titan is running an innovation contest for carbon-removal technology. But it can only be a small part of the solution.
Elon Musk, the chief of Tesla and SpaceX, is sponsoring a contest with a big financial payoff, aimed at developing carbon-removal technology.
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Scientists race toward $7.5 million prize to reduce carbon

by Jed Kim
Apr 12, 2018
The XPRIZE started with 38 teams and is now down to a final 10.
Members of Carbon Upcycling UCLA convert and harden building materials by treating them with carbon dioxide.
Courtesy of UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
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How to get to space without NASA

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 22, 2016
Julian Guthrie's new book, "How to Make a Spaceship" details the founding of the XPRIZE.
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