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The Wings Beneath Our Wind
Investment in renewable energy skyrockets |
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02 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:19 AM on 02 Jul 2008 Global investment in renewable energy was a record $148 billion in 2007, jumping 60 percent from 2006, the United Nations reported Tuesday. About one-third of the investment went to wind power; solar power was the fastest-growing clean-energy sector from 2006 to 2007, with investment nearly doubling to hit $28.6 billion. Investment in biofuels dropped in the same time period, falling to $2.1 bi ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, investing, news, renewable energy, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Steel Yourself
Labor and enviros join up for green-jobs campaign |
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08 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:40 PM on 08 Apr 2008 A new green-jobs campaign has been launched by the Sierra Club, NRDC, the United Steelworkers, and the Blue Green Alliance (itself a project of the Sierra Club and the steelworkers union). The Green Jobs for America campaign, moving forward on the momentum of last month's Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference, will be focused in 12 states and will aim to raise public awareness, encourage private investm ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, grassroots activism, green jobs, news, NRDC, renewable energy, Sierra Club (all these topics) |
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Next Up on the Panel ...
Solar-panel manufacturers dumping toxic waste in China |
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10 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:54 PM on 10 Mar 2008 Solar panels may look bright and shiny, but they have a dark underbelly: production of polysilicon for panels gives off a highly toxic byproduct called silicon tetrachloride. In China, where factories are rushing to alleviate a polysilicon shortage that's cramping the global solar-panel industry, the bubbly white liquid is often just dumped in nearby villages. "The land where yo ... |
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| Topics: business, China, energy, news, renewable energy, solar voltaic power, toxics (all these topics) |
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Sick of Cell Anemia?
Startup company makes thin-film solar cells via new process |
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07 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:03 AM on 07 Mar 2008 Solar company Konarka has announced that it successfully developed a new process to manufacture solar cells that could lead to a range of new solar-powered products and applications. The solar cells are made without silicon and are manufactured into a thin, light film via an inkjet printer, which means they don't need to be born in a clean room like traditional silicon cells. One dr ... |
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| Topics: business, news, renewable energy, solar voltaic power, tech (all these topics) |
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Blow by Blow
Company creates global map of wind patterns |
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04 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:11 AM on 04 Mar 2008 Any way the wind blows, weather-consulting service 3Tier wants to map it. The company has created a global map of weather patterns that's available free on the internet, allowing anyone to check whether there's strong enough air movement -- and transmission capacity -- to power property in a certain area. 3Tier plans to do a similar project to show the potential of solar energy, to keep the renewable-energ ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, greenish companies, innovation, news, renewable energy, solar voltaic power, wind power (all these topics) |
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The Check's in the Gale
Wind-power technicians are in high demand |
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05 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:54 PM on 05 Feb 2008 As the wind industry experiences a huge boom, trained technicians are in high demand. Wind techs must have smarts in mechanics, hydraulics, computers, and meteorology -- and, of course, not be afraid of heights. The relatively new industry's oldest independent training programs aren't even five years old, and the industry is hustling to support training programs at community and technical colleges ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, green jobs, news, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Stimulating Indeed
Senators include clean-energy incentives in economic stimulus bill |
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30 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:57 PM on 30 Jan 2008 More than 40 senators, of both the Democrat and Republican persuasion, got behind a successful effort to include green-job boosting and renewable-energy incentives in the Senate version of an economic stimulus package. The legislation passed markup in the Finance Committee today and now heads to the Senate floor for a final vote. source: Sierra Club F ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, green jobs, news, politics, renewable energy, US Senate (all these topics) |
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Chip and They're Bolder
Intel replaces PepsiCo as biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy |
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28 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:45 PM on 28 Jan 2008 Tech giant Intel has announced that it will buy 1.3 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits a year, making it the biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy. Previous record-holder PepsiCo is bumped into second place with a purchase of 1.1 billion kilowatt hours annually -- but if Pepsi's advertising is to be believed, every sip gets them closer. sources: Financi ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, greenish companies, news, renewable energy, tech (all these topics) |
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Rise to Power
Clean-tech and wind power both soaring |
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18 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:23 PM on 18 Jan 2008 Investment in clean-tech companies rose 44 percent from 2005 to 2006, and jumped an additional 44 percent from 2006 to 2007, soaring to $5.18 billion, according to the Cleantech Group LLC. Last year in clean-tech, energy generation received $2.75 billion in investment, followed by energy storage ($471 million) and transportation ($445 million). And you know what that means: "More new car companies were fi ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, energy, news, renewable energy, tech, wind power (all these topics) |
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Google Dolls
Google funds R&D to make clean energy cheaper than coal |
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27 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:31 PM on 27 Nov 2007 Google has made a humongous announcement -- which goes without saying, since everything Google does is humongous -- of plans to heavily fund R&D of renewable-energy technology, focusing on wind, solar, and geothermal power. Calling the project Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal (or RE<C), Google has an end goal of cleanly produced electricity that's less expensive than dirty-black-ro ... |
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| Topics: business, greenish companies, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Solar So Far
Solar-powered homes a bright spot in California housing market |
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25 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 12:34 PM on 25 Sep 2007 Take that, housing market: Solar-powered homes in California are outshining the competition. source: Los Angeles Times see also, in Grist: Utility will pay for solar on Habitat for Humanity houses in California From the Archives We Really Needed Some Disclosure. More companies disclosing and mitigating emissions, says new report. Connecting the DOT. DOT offici ... |
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| Topics: business, California, energy, news, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Turning Lemons Into Powerade
Waste Management announces $400 million methane-to-energy plan |
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28 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Turning Lemons Into Powerade Waste Management announces $400 million methane-to-energy plan Renewable energy got a boost this week: mega-hauler Waste Management said it will spend $400 million over five years to build 60 landfill-based facilities that will convert methane to electricity. The potent gas -- which results from the decomposition of organic yummies like trash and cow manure -- is t ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, innovation, news, renewable energy, waste (all these topics) |
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Pep Rally
PepsiCo buys a lotta renewable-energy credits, tops EPA green power list |
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01 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Pep Rally PepsiCo buys a lotta renewable-energy credits, tops EPA green power list The U.S. EPA released its quarterly list of the top 25 buyers of green power yesterday, with the No. 1 slot filled by a new kid in the renewable-energy biz. That would be PepsiCo, which vaulted to the top of the list by announcing plans to purchase 1 beeellion kilowatt-hours of renewable-energy credits. In partnership with ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, news, renewable energy, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Valley of the Dollars
Clean-energy investments add jobs, moolah to Silicon Valley |
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29 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Valley of the Dollars Clean-energy investments add jobs, moolah to Silicon Valley Remember the U.S. excuse for not adopting green policies, the one about hurting the economy? Yeah, that's out the window. A new report says Silicon Valley added 33,000 jobs in 2006 after five years of job losses, thanks in large part to gigantarific investments in green technologies. "There's a lot of excitement about the green economy,& ... |
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What's in Your Wal-let?
Wal-Mart issues a progress report on its experimental eco-store |
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13 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| What's in Your Wal-let? Wal-Mart issues a progress report on its experimental eco-store The company greens hate to love is releasing a report today on progress at its year-old, experimental eco-store in Aurora, Colo. Wal-Mart is trumpeting its successes, from waterless urinals to LED lights in its freezers, and acknowledging its, uh, challenges, such as wind turbines that have short-circuited and recycled rubber ... |
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| Topics: business, news, renewable energy, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Du Diligence
DuPont unveils new sustainability program and predicts big profits |
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11 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Du Diligence DuPont unveils new sustainability program and predicts big profits Chemical giant DuPont announced a major sustainability program yesterday that it expects will put an extra $6 billion in its coffers by 2015. "We see sustainable growth as the biggest market opportunity on the horizon for the next two or three decades," said CEO Charles Holliday Jr. In the next decade, the company plans to double spen ... |
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That's All Wells and Good
Wells Fargo becomes biggest corporate buyer of clean energy |
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04 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| That's All Wells and Good Wells Fargo becomes biggest corporate buyer of clean energy Banking giant Wells Fargo announced yesterday that it has bought renewable-energy certificates to offset 40 percent of its current electricity usage over the next three years. Amounting to 550 million kilowatt hours of wind power a year, it is the largest-ever corporate purchase of renewable energy in the U.S., beating out previous record ... |
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Yukon Fool Some of the People Some of the Time
GM builds world's first LEED-certified auto plant, slows SUV production |
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11 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Yukon Fool Some of the People Some of the Time GM builds world's first LEED-certified auto plant, slows SUV production If BP went Beyond Petroleum, does that mean GM is Greening Motors? The struggling U.S. automaker recently unveiled two nuggets of eco-friendly news. Its brand-spankin' new Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan received the U.S. Green Building Council's gold LEED (Leadership in Ene ... |
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To Tech With It
Investment money pours into the green-tech sector |
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09 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| To Tech With It Investment money pours into the green-tech sector Investors are ga-ga for green. In 2005, clean energy projects in the U.S. were showered with $17 billion in investment money, up 89 percent from 2004. Just in 2005, the worldwide market for carbon credits blossomed from essentially nothing to around $11 billion. And these are not just do-gooders: public pension funds, hedge fund groups, venture capitalists, ... |
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Two Steps Back
Ford backs out on hybrid pledge, plans more alt-fuel vehicles |
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30 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Two Steps Back Ford backs out on hybrid pledge, plans more alt-fuel vehicles Remember Ford's much-hyped commitment to produce 250,000 hybrid vehicles by 2010? Er, about that: CEO Bill Ford Jr. backpedaled on the promise Wednesday. While not abandoning hybrids altogether, he said Ford's focus (ha) is shifting (ha ha) to cars that can run on alternative fuels like ethanol, clean diesel, and biodiesel. In an ema ... |
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Blend Game
Wal-Mart looks into selling ethanol |
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01 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Blend Game Wal-Mart looks into selling ethanol As part of its newfound determination to jump on the eco-bandwagon, Wal-Mart is considering selling E85, an ethanol/gasoline blend, at the gas stations it owns and operates. The mega-chain held an alternative-fuels summit for auto-industry reps, oil companies, government officials, and biofuel producers in Washington, D.C., this week. Still, Wal-Mart spokesflack Kev ... |
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We Hope This Goes Better Than the Whole Dot-Com Thing
Internet bigwigs are putting their money on cleantech |
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19 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We Hope This Goes Better Than the Whole Dot-Com Thing Internet bigwigs are putting their money on cleantech Some people know a good investment when they see one: Steve "Founder of AOL" Case, Bill "Founder of Microsoft and Stoopid Rich" Gates, and John "Early Investor in Amazon and Google" Doerr. Now they're seeing in green technology what they once saw in the internet, and they're putting thei ... |
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Two Prongs Make a Right
New coalition lobbies Big Auto to build plug-in hybrid cars |
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26 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Two Prongs Make a Right New coalition lobbies Big Auto to build plug-in hybrid cars Plug-In Partners is not, as the name might indicate, a swingers' club. Rather, it's a diverse national campaign -- encompassing cities, electric utilities, national-security hawks, and others -- pushing for plug-in hybrids: gas-electric vehicles with batteries that can be recharged via a re ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Clean Energy: The New Merger
Renewable power gets ever more hip with corporate America |
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13 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Clean Energy: The New Merger Renewable power gets ever more hip with corporate America The Man just can't get enough clean energy. This week, Walgreens and FedEx Kinko's joined Whole Foods as corporate boosters of renewable power. The drugstore chain will install solar-power systems at 96 stores and two distribution centers in California, along with 16 stores in New Jersey. Relatively, it's a drop in the bucket -- Walgreen ... |
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Exhaust in Translation
Green cars all the rage at Tokyo Motor Show |
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21 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Exhaust in Translation Green cars all the rage at Tokyo Motor Show The most buzzworthy attractions this week at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show weren't the biggest or the most powerful but the most eco-friendly. Hoping to dazzle drivers battered by high gas prices, automakers debuted a dizzying array of low-pollution, high fuel-efficiency vehicles -- some electric, some powered by hydrogen fuel cells, some ... |
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| Topics: business, Japan, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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