cleantech
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Farmer-scientist group wants to 'hack society' through open-source technology
The Open Source Ecology team's ambitious first project is the Global Village Construction Set -- a sort of life-size Erector set of the most essential machines for building a "small civilization with modern-day comforts."
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Top 10 green stories of 2010
From California to China, Bill Clinton to Jonathan Franzen, Monsanto to BP, denial to death, here are the stories that mattered most this year.
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Fossil energy knows it's a full contact game — does cleantech?
Cleantech investors, executives, and leaders have a lot at stake, and they should pay attention to dirty energy's increasingly aggressive attacks.
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Time to move like the wind to save clean energy
Rep. Ed Markey argues that the framework tax deal announced this week by President Obama and GOP Senate leaders threatens to kill clean energy jobs.
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How can clean electrons compete with dirty electrons?
One of the most fundamental challenges facing clean power is that, to put it simply, electrons are electrons. Power from a solar power plant, once it enters the transmission system, is indistinguishable from coal, nuclear, or natural gas power. To the end consumer, it's all just electricity -- or rather, it's all just lights coming on and dishwashers running. Given that, how can consumers be sold on clean electricity?
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Energy chief pumps up cleantech as the new Sputnik
Steven Chu is trying to keep from being an easy target for Republicans by conjuring up memories of America winning the space race.
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Carbon-pricing and technology R&D initiatives: Both are necessary, but neither is sufficient
Economists and other policy analysts have noted that policies intended to foster climate-friendly technology research and development will also be necessary, but likewise will not be sufficient on their own.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: My future as a green activist
What will outgoing Calif. governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's next role be in the global fight against climate change?
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A cleantech revolution in four easy steps
Armond Cohen outlines the best ways to ease our transition into renewable power.