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Sustainable Business

Cleantech Investment Up, But Really Down

Investments in the second quarter were off 44 percent in Q2 from a year ago, but still better than the prior quarter.»

Sustainable Business

Massachusetts Unveils Ocean Energy Plan

Massachusetts releases a draft plan for the permitting and management of ocean energy projects, such as tidal and wind power farms..»

Andrea Nocito

Landowners Decide Between Agriculture and Clean Energy Leasing

Rural landowners can face complicated decisions when considering leasing property for clean energy projects.»

Zaher Karp

Students' Bright Ideas Add to GE OLED Designs

General Electric is working with student concepts to commercialize paper-thin organic light-emitting diodes.»

Zaher Karp

The Philippines Takes the "Biofuel Root"

Sorsogon province in the Philippines is considering using the edible root cassava as yet another source for bioethanol.»

Sustainable Business

MacArthur Funds New Master's Programs in Sustainable Development

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced grants totaling $7.6 million to nine universities in seven countries.»

Sustainable Business

Riverstone Buys Babcock & Brown's Wind Portfolio

The private equity group will take over more than 4,000 megawatts of wind plus several power transmission projects.»

Gas 2.0

Hybrid Electric Scooter Runs On Anything That Burns

Segway inventor Dean Kamen is developing a hybrid electric scooter that can run on almost anything that burns.»

Environmental News Network

EPA Proposes Stringent Standards for Large Ships

The EPA proposes a rule that sets engine and fuel standards for ships that would harmonize with international standards.»

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New York Times

Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert

As the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a»

Sacramento Bee

Project Pullout Leaves SMUD Scrambling to Fill Power Needs

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District's withdrawal this week from a major Northern California power-transmission project complicates its transition to renewable energy.»

Green Business Africa

Data Indicates Cement Firms Reducing Carbon Emissions

The World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has released a report indicating cement manufacturers had stepped up efforts to reducing their carbon emissions.»

ENN

Climate Change Accelerates Tropical Zone Shift

The rain band near the equator that determines the supply of freshwater to nearly a billion people throughout the tropics and subtropics is creeping north.»

Reuters

Plug-in Autos Charged Overnight OK for Grid

If PHEVs proliferate as expected, utilities will be able to handle the added power demand without building new plants or straining transmission power grids as long as owners plug in overnight...»

New York Times

The Dirty War Against Clean Coal

Advanced coal gasification technology sits on the shelf while regulators wait to see what happens with the FutureGen project that may be just an expensive boondoggle.»

Celsias

Climate Debate Overlooks Small Businesses

As the United States debates how it should tackle climate change, "Big Business" has generally received the most political attention.Small companies are mostly disengaged from the climate debate, businesses advocates say...»

Ubergizmo

Intelligent Hose Helps Save Planet

The Measuring Consumption water sprayer will keep a reading of just how much water you have consumed each time the water sprayer is used in order to toe the line when you've passed the»

Hybrid Cars

$8 Billion in Loans Goes to Ford, Nissan & Tesla

DOE Secretary Chu announced the first round of low-cost loans from the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program started under George W. Bush»

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