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Fantastic solar plastic breakthrough
One of the holy grails of solar power -- ultrathin, efficient solar panels that can be attached to just about anything -- may finally be ready for prime time.
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Indonesia’s billion-dollar climate experiment
Can rich nations pay Indonesia, a corruption-riddled government, to protect its rainforests?
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Climate Change Deniers Will Go Hungry Too
Trying to get investors and policymakers to focus on things we can all agree on, such as saving energy and money or creating domestic renewable energy jobs, I have refused to engage the climate change skeptics. After all, it’s somewhat irrelevant whether global warming is caused by humans if the measures to change that trajectory […]
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Response to the electricity industry's timeline of environmental regulations
After years of delay, the EPA is working to reduce dangerous and toxic pollutants released to the air and water by electric power plants.
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Seattle and Oslo companies form venture to build solar farms
When you think of solar powerhouses, Seattle and Oslo do not exactly come to mind, what with their often-gray skies and location in the northern latitudes. But both have been a hotbed of green tech innovation. Now, two solar companies from those cities have created a joint venture.
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China widens gap with U.S. in green energy race
Energy Secretary Steven Chu warned China was investing billions in renewables while our politicians fought over the stimulus. A Ernst & Young report confirmed Asia's ascendancy.
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Worldchanging’s bright green contribution
The site recognized, before much of the environmental movement did, that cities are hotbeds of innovation, leadership, and people who have internalized a sustainability ethic.
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Beware of drug pushers in Cancun
Beneath so much apparent agreement in Cancun lies the real truth -- some of its loudest delegates also those pushing for dirty coal.
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The most secure bike lock in the world (16-second video)
The drawbacks seem to be (1) it looks a little heavy to carry around and (2) if I were a bike thief, I can't imagine a challenge more fun to take on than stealing a bike suspended 20 feet in the air in broad daylight.
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Greenpeace Sues Dow, Sasol, Dezenhall for Corporate Spying, RICO
Today, Greenpeace filed a lawsuit against Dow Chemical, Sasol North America (which owns CONDEA Vista), and PR firms Dezenhall Resources and Ketchum, for hiring private investigators to steal documents from Greenpeace, tap our phones and hack into our computers. The purpose of this lawsuit is twofold. First, we aim to put a dent in the […]
