Silicon Valley
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The top 12 women of cleantech
While the clean-energy sector is very much a boy's club, women are starting to break down the clubhouse door. Here's a list of top women in cleantech.
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What doesn’t kill you makes you gourmet
Editor’s note: The following essay and map are excerpted from Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas and are republished with permission by UC Press as part of Grist’s California agriculture series, an exploration of the people, farms, and issues shaping the state. Click for a larger version. The Bay Area is a tale of two […]
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California green job growth outstrips tired old brown economy
Many of these new green jobs are in traditional occupations that have now taken on an emerald tinge as they're applied to sustainable endeavors.
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California utility signs 831-megawatt photovoltaic farms deal
Seven new solar farms would have the capacity at peak output to power more than 540,000 homes.
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Is the second time the charm for Norway's electric car?
The Norwegian Think may be the little guy in the electric car market, but they're hoping city-dwellers will find smaller EVs to be a perfect fit.
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GE names first winners of $200 million Ecomagination Challenge
Windows that darken to keep out summer heat are among the innovations from green-tech entrepreneurs scoring big bucks from GE.
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Schwarzenegger and James Cameron team up to terminate Prop 23
Schwarzenegger and James Cameron reunite to blast away at Prop 23, which would effectively kill California's global warming law. Watch their new ad.
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Silicon Valley enlists Steve Jobs' wife, Elvis Costello in Prop 23 fight
Laurene Jobs, wife of Apple founder Steve Jobs, donated $200,000 to defeat California's Prop 23 that would suspend the state's global warming law.
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No on Prop 23 campaign takes in $5 million to oil industry's $10,000
The No on Prop 23 crowd is far outspending the Texans. In the past few days, the score is No forces $5 million, Yes men $10,000.