A squat, metal-clad building in The Dalles looks like the sort of thing you’d find in any industrial park. Networks of pipes, tanks and yellow stairways within are standard factory fare. But this facility is built specifically to undo what other factories have done. A Silicon Valley startup called 280 Earth has begun sucking carbon out of the air from a site overlooking the Columbia River, hoping to demonstrate it has a new technology for fighting climate change. Spun out from Google, 280 Earth has already spent $13 million at the site and plans to spend $7 million more as it builds out the testing phase of its project. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: 280 Earth #theoregonian #google #portland #oregon #portlandoregon #thedalles #280earth