MATTER - Clean Technology, Green and Sustainable News http://www.matternetwork.com/ Matter Network is a syndicated sustainable business news and media platform covering: clean technology, green investing, clean transportation, green news, renewable energy, computing, energy efficiency, climate change, and the environment. en-us Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:48:50 -0800 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:44:00 -0800 LabitatBlogApp http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss john@matternetwork.com john@matternetwork.com Stimulus Grants Pay Off for Small Businesses http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/stimulus-grants-pay-off-small.cfm Nearly $5.4 billion in Recovery Act grants have been doled out so far, and small businesses are growing and creating jobs. ]]> Green Investing Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:44:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/stimulus-grants-pay-off-small.cfm SustainableBusiness.com Honda's Low-Cost Hybrid Strategy: Lithium Ion Batteries http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/hondas-low-cost-hybrid-strategy.cfm Honda's move to lithium from nickel batteries could reduce the price premium for hybrids. ]]> Transportation Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:35:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/hondas-low-cost-hybrid-strategy.cfm HybridCars How to Create Green Change in a Conservative Culture http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/how-create-green-change-conservative.cfm Corporate Responsibility Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:24:00 -0800 http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/how-create-green-change-conservative.cfm Green Economy Post GM To World: "We're Still Developing Hydrogen Fuel Cells" http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/gm-world-were-still-developing.cfm While plug-in vehicles such as the Volt are grabbing headlines, the General is still investing in fuel cell vehicles. ]]> Transportation Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:35:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/gm-world-were-still-developing.cfm Gas 2.0 Air Quality Is Improving in Much of the US http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/41116 Emissions of toxic air pollutants, such as benzene, have declined about 40 percent nationwide between 1990 and 2005. ]]> Environment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:33:43 -0800 http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/41116 ENN Bill Would Extend Solar Benefits to Communities http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/bill-would-extend-solar-benefits.cfm Solar Energy Energy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:18:00 -0800 http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/bill-would-extend-solar-benefits.cfm Cleantechnica New York Data Centers, Factories Get $100 Million for Energy Efficiency http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2010/2010-03-17-092.html New York State is investing more than $100 million over two years to help data centers and manufacturers control energy costs and improve their competitiveness. ]]> Greening of IT Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:09:19 -0800 http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2010/2010-03-17-092.html Environment News Service Fidelis Signs 207MW Supply Agreement with South African Solar Firm http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/fidelis-signs-207mw-supply-agreement.cfm The Beverly Hills company will begin providing solar modules to TinSol Energy in Q1 of 2011. ]]> South Africa Green Investing Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:25:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/fidelis-signs-207mw-supply-agreement.cfm SustainableBusiness.com Launch of New International Green Building Code Welcomed in Growing Industry http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/launch-new-international-green-building.cfm The International Green Construction Code combines the work of existing green building codes. ]]> Green Building Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:11:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/launch-new-international-green-building.cfm EarthandIndustry Get Smart on Grid Investment Grants http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/tax-tax-smart-grid-investment.cfm Energy Smart Grid Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:46:00 -0800 http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/tax-tax-smart-grid-investment.cfm CleanTechies They're Hiring! CSR Jobs Grow by 33 Percent http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/theyre-hiring-csr-jobs-grow.cfm Corporate Responsibility Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:16:00 -0800 http://featured.matternetwork.com/2010/3/theyre-hiring-csr-jobs-grow.cfm SustainableBusiness Great Wind Expectations Blow Governors Into DC http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/great-wind-expectations-blow-governors.cfm A bipartisan group of 29 governors are in the capitol promoting a blueprint for expanding wind energy in the nation. ]]> Energy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:02:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/great-wind-expectations-blow-governors.cfm Cleantechnica California Utility Leasing Warehouse Roofs for Largest Solar PV Program in US http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/california-utility-leasing-warehouse-roofs.cfm Southern California Edison has awarded a 200 megawatt contract to SunPower for rooftop solar installations. ]]> Energy Solar Energy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:48:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/california-utility-leasing-warehouse-roofs.cfm EarthandIndustry Salty Air Compounds Pollution from Nitrogen Oxides http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/41104 NOx and smog along our coastlines may be worsened by chemical reactions that occur when NOx emissions combine with salty ocean air. ]]> Environment Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:26:35 -0800 http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/41104 ENN US Smart Grid Gets Big Tax Break http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/us-smart-grid-gets-big.cfm After making the biggest investment ever in the electric grid, government sweetens the deal by waving off the IRS. ]]> Smart Grid Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:33:00 -0800 http://www.matternetwork.com/2010/3/us-smart-grid-gets-big.cfm SustainableBusiness.com