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Solar snowboard charges your phone with power collected on the slopes
The dudes at Signal Snowboard have made a snowboard equipped with solar panels that can actually charge your phone.
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Solar crowdfunding project Mosaic sells out in under 24 hours
A new Kickstarter-style service that makes it easy to invest in rooftop solar arrays has already sold out of shares in its public projects.
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Soon you’ll be able to drive an electric car from Boston to D.C. with almost no recharging time
Range anxiety no more. Tesla is installing two high-powered charging stations in Connecticut and Delaware.
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Keystone protesters take the fight to TransCanada offices
Activists mobilized on Monday at TransCanada offices in Houston and Westborough, Mass. Next up: big protests in D.C. and New England.
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Energy localism update: Boulder, Colo., wants to take control of its own power
Spurred by its climate action plan, Boulder wants to dump its big coal-reliant utility and form a new municipal utility focused on clean power.
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Tar-sands operations dump carcinogenic pollution in Canadian lakes
The mining of Alberta's tar sands has boosted levels of cancer-causing compounds in waterways up to 55 miles away, according to a new study.
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Cleantech investment fell off a cliff in 2012
Global venture investment in clean technology fell to $6.46 billion in 2012, down 33 percent from 2011. But there are bright signs for 2013.
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Green car sales were up in 2012, and should be even more up in 2013
Hybrid and electric cars account for just a tiny fraction of U.S. auto sales -- 3.3 percent in 2012. But that tiny fraction is growing fast!
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GMO labeling initiative gets rolling in Washington state
A similar ballot measure was killed in California last year. Can a grassroots effort defeat big corporate money this time around?
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A ‘fusion’ of good news: Solar stocks are ‘hot’ thanks to Warren Buffett’s ‘flare’
A subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has paid $2.5 billion for one of the world's largest solar projects. The solar industry rejoices.
