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Rochelle March

@rochellemarch.bsky.social
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Impact-driven GTM | AI x DeepTech x Sustainability Talking about and listening for new ideas and approaches to propel sustainable solutions and climate-tech. Applied AI professor @UVM and Co-founder @PPWA www.ppwa.io

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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We worked across 495 peer-reviewed, field-based studies, screened from a semantic search of 126 million academic papers, to look at what the evidence actually shows about regenerative agriculture's financial performance. The answer is more interesting than you'd think. www.ppwa.io/insights/roi...
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The ROI of Regenerative Agriculture — PPWA
Why the returns are real and what you should be measuring.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 20/12/2025
One the first set climate research centers, labs & groups joined Bluesky, the next group came fast: so I needed a Part 2. Here's the 2nd list of official organizations who made the move to bluer skies. Choose a few to follow or click the whole list! Day 7 of my 20 Days of Climate Starter Packs.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
AI systems, while requiring high-compute investment (e.g., Google’s TPU-based model), deliver strong ROI through avoided losses—where even a 1% improvement in hurricane prediction can save over $500 million annually.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Cool new alphafold story about finding enzymes that break down plastic in a highly specific industrial application that couldn’t have been found otherwise. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Incredible series on the marvel that is climate science in one of my favorite science mags @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...
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How We Came To Know Earth | Quanta Magazine
Climate science is the most significant scientific collaboration in history. This series from Quanta Magazine guides you through basic climate science — from quantum effects to ancient hothouses, from...
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Great article that provides some explanation of our current, strange Now. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/o...
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Opinion | Why Common Problems Are Often Worse Than We Realize
It’s called the big problem paradox.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Researchers in Estonia have built a robot that weaves its own parts on demand using heated polymer with a fast-cooling mechanism. It crafted paths over sharp debris — useful for disaster relief, search and rescue, construction, and adaptive infrastructure. link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.RE...
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New robotic concept weaves its body like spiders spin their webs
This new spider-inspired robot can spin its own components and tools on demand using heated polymer technology.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Markets are down but hey, great day to dump any lagging fossil fuel energy stocks you have and buy some high-value techies like Microsoft, Apple or my new favorite, Costco. Or any industrial German company really :)
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Doesn't look like states that voted for Trump are benefiting much from his policies. Map on the left - value of trade with Canada and Mexico as % of state GDP (Source: Apollo) Map on the right - 2024 electoral vote outcomes
State map of GDP impact from Trump tariffs (Mexico and Canada only) vs. 2024 electoral votes - Red states not benefiting from Trump policies
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Love a good data visualization 💡
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
“The transition to a greener economy is projected to create up to 400,000 jobs by 2030 across various sectors, including manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of renewable energy technologies.” Sustainability = economic growth. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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The UK got rid of coal—where’s it going next?
The UK has transitioned to a lower-emission grid. Now comes the hard part.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Looking for innovation (and hope) in building a climate-resilient future? Check out these game-changing companies that are pushing the boundaries of carbon capture: frontierclimate.com/portfolio No silver bullet, but a silver bouquet. 💐 Diverse innovations are driving cleaner economic growth.
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Frontier’s carbon removal portfolio
Frontier purchases from promising companies that represent a diversity of technological approaches to carbon removal.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Everyone asks me if sustainability is over, but they are really asking how will the future be better? Invest in AI? Place bets on legacy tech like fossil fuels? I’m placing a bet on sustainability delivering the growth and stability that economies so desperately need www.ppwa.io/insights/the...
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Unlocking the Next Wave of Economic Growth — PPWA
The case for sustainability-driven growth has never been stronger. Climate-tech is undervalued, presenting a major investment opportunity towards sustainable innovation.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
“Part of the problem was that Silicon Valley broligarchs focused too much on making AI that topped the benchmark rankings, and spent less on turning those innovations into well-designed products that [people] could use.” You called it @eliassi.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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DeepSeek Shows Silicon Valley’s Huge Blindspot on AI
OpenAI and others have coasted along believing money was their moat. It’s not.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
♥️
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
How does the recent stop on National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding affect jobs, research and the businesses in your state? www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Instead of fighting with fossil fuel companies, can we leverage their know-how for superdeep geothermal? [They] weren’t drilling for hydrocarbons. They were drilling for steam. “You can use the same tools, but the process, and the result, is totally different.” www.noemamag.com/searching-fo...
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Searching For Climate Salvation In Deep Hellfire | NOEMA
Geothermal energy has become the renewable that got left behind as solar and wind accelerate. Why then do its most determined advocates still insist it could be the key to the renewable energy transit...
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
On a personal note, my first focaccia 🍞 Concentrated flaky salt patches courtesy of my 2 year old sous-chef.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
24 states “will continue America’s work to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and slash climate pollution,” noting that they “have broad authority under the U.S. Constitution to protect our progress and advance the climate solutions we need.” www.esgtoday.com/24-u-s-state...
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24 U.S. States Commit to Paris Agreement Goals After Trump Exits Accord - ESG Today
The US Climate Alliance, a net zero-focused group of 24 U.S. state governors, announced the publication of a letter to UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, indicating that they plan to ...
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
That’s a lot of gigawatts 😎
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
EU’s incredible growth of renewables is driven by clear national security imperative, plus a priority to reduce climate change impacts and air pollution.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
All NIH studies cancelled, young republican men not going to college because it’s “woke”… I did have this thought: if I WERE AI and wanted to take over, I would steer humans away from education and have them locked into their screens so I could manipulate them. It’d honestly be a great plan. #agi
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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
What’s happening to offshore wind under Trump? I ran the numbers. 9 projects are untouched by exec order, enough to power 5 million homes on schedule. Also: ✅ NJ and RI governors react ✅ We made a map of projects and their status under Trump My story👇 www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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'Scare tactics' and uncertainty: What Trump’s offshore wind order…
Trump pressed the pause button on offshore wind. Projects that have secured their permits may be unscathed, but those in earlier stages face a tough road.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Even if you delete your accounts, turns out Meta uses "meta pixels" across more than 30% of the world's most popular websites to track and sell personalized data to advertisers. This is a great article for extracting Meta from your digital life: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
More good news. It is possible. Also, anybody know of any good sustainability conferences in Montevideo? Would love to see more of this place.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Policy can make a difference. This is amazing, and unlikely to divert significantly because the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) make economic sense, most of all in red states. Again > sustainability is how we unlock the next era of economic growth.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Oil and gas is a 140+ year industry that has been optimized to its limit, offering minimal if any growth opportunities. Vs. renewables that have almost unlimited innovation potential (battery storage, resilient grids, etc). Sustainability is economic growth. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/b...
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Why Oil Industry Jobs Are Down, Even With Production Up
The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.
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Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We will never be able to reduce property risk to zero, but there are known construction practices today that can truly mitigate against the effects of natural hazards. It isn't as expensive as you expect. Build back better can't be a slogan. It must be reality. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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These Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain Why
In Pacific Palisades and Malibu, some houses with fire-resistant designs remained standing amid neighborhoods of destruction.
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
As a data and analytics professor and big fan of Giorgia Lupi's "data humanism", this video definitely made me smile. For data nerds and foragers alike: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDr6...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
The peer-reviewed science shows that the primary factor behind the increase in wildfire extent in the western U.S. is increased aridity and fuel load due to human-caused warming. Via #AAAS #SciLine: www.sciline.org/climate/clim...
Key facts from AAAS/SciLine page on climate/wildfire connection
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Rochelle March @rochellemarch.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
This is pretty cool, a science journal and non-profit collab btw @realsciline.bsky.social, AAAS and Climate Communications is giving canned sourced facts that can be used anywhere, making it easier on journalists to report on things like wildfires and climate change www.sciline.org/climate/clim...
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