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Rethinking the role of government in cleantech

May 17, 2012 by Dallas Kachan
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Another year, another wringing of the hands over tax credits and incentives for clean technology. It’s time to end government handouts in clean technology, policymakers need to focus on setting mandates and standards and start ratcheting back subsidies and credits. [read more]

Cleantech A Beacon In The California Gloom

May 15, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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According to the 2012 California Green Innovation Index, compiled by Next 10, the state’s investment in the clean technology is doing more than innovation. It’s also helping California grow its economy and cut emissions after one of the worst recessions in history devastated the housing sector and reduced the real estate tax base of... [read more]

Contrarian Investors Take Stage at Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum

April 17, 2012 by Scott Edward Anderson
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 "Energy efficiency is the cleaner energy option that pays for itself," suggested Mark Fulton to the large crowd gathered for the Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum last Thursday evening. "It applies already existing technologies at scale with no government funding and a payback of 2-4 years."  Mark... [read more]

Denmark Commits to 100% Renewable Energy By 2050

March 28, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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Denmark is taking the lead when it comes to renewables once again! Think they'll be able to reach their goal? [read more]

Developing Low Cost Batteries For Energy Storage

March 7, 2012 by Antonio Pasolini
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   Photo: AquionAbout one fifth of the world’s population lacks access to electricity. It is one of biggest economic obstacles for people in developing countries, but one that could mean opportunities for a clean energy beginning with alternative energy.    There are many possibilities for those excluded people and... [read more]

Cleantech Jobs are growing - and fast

March 5, 2012 by Benjamin Lack
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 The latest government’s job report showed markedly-improved numbers over the past year. The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest level in nearly three years. While this is certainly good news, it should be taken in context. After years of mass destruction, the US has been generating jobs at a healthier rate,... [read more]

ARPA-E Summit 2012: Spurring Energy Innovation through the Tax Code

March 1, 2012 by Matthew Stepp
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 Today marks the end of the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, wrapping up a 3-day collection of America’s best, brightest, and most innovative clean energy thinkers and companies.  The discussions varied, but the underlying theme was straightforward: how can the United States accelerate and spur clean energy innovation. During... [read more]

Small-Scale Renewable Energy In Developing Countries

February 24, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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  Kenya’s power grid does not reach the small farming village of Kiptusuri, making it difficult for local farmers to charge their cell phones. Mogotio, the nearest town connected to the grid, has a small cell phone charging store where waits can be as long as three days. One Kiptusuri resident, Sara Ruto, took the initiative to... [read more]

China Doesn’t Need to Innovate

February 24, 2012 by Benjamin Lack
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As if to retain some form of pride with the acute awareness that not only does China own a majority of our debt, they most certainly will overtake the United States in terms of economies somewhere in the near future. America’s rebuttal: the academic system in China is not producing innovation due to selection based on skills. Sad truth... [read more]

How Energy Innovation Can Help the US Job Market

February 17, 2012 by Benjamin Lack
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For a long time ‘clean’ and ‘green’ marked the forward trend in the energy industry. Then came the quest for ‘smart’ energy. And now ‘innovation’ is the buzzword. But will energy innovation help the US job market? Or will the products be conceived here but be manufactured elsewhere? [read more]

California’s Green Economy Doubled Performance of Total Economy During Downturn

February 9, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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When times get tough, companies often fall back on an old familiar phrase: “we just need to do more with less.” That usually applies to human resources. But it’s equally important with natural resources. As it turns out, “green” companies in California that do more with fewer natural resources fared much better than companies in other sectors during the worst of America’s economic troubles — more than doubling the performance of the broader economy. [read more]

Siemens Employee Highlighted During “State of the Union” Address

January 31, 2012 by Sheila Oliva
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During his State of the Union Address to Congress on January 24, 2012, President Barack Obama recognized Siemens Energy as an example of how investing in manufacturing and innovative technologies can create jobs and build a strong America.An example of such job creation was highlighted via our own Jackie Bray, who was seated in a place... [read more]

Advanced biofuels could create millions of jobs while greening the economy

January 26, 2012 by Annegrethe Jakobsen
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A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance - launched during World Economic Forum at Davos - estimates the socioeconomic prospects of deploying advanced biofuels in eight of the highest agricultural-producing regions in the world, i.e. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, EU-27, India, Mexico and the USA.The report was commissioned... [read more]

Don't Believe the Fantasy Job Claims on Keystone XL: It's Not in Our Best Interest

January 14, 2012 by Nicole Lederer
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Groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable say they speak for the country’s business interests. When it comes to the Keystone XL pipeline, they most definitely do not. Nicole Lederer explains why. [read more]

A Look Forward to 2012 from Carbon War Room

January 10, 2012 by Jigar Shah
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Dear friends, colleagues, and fearless change-makers,The Carbon War Room had a very busy and productive 2011 which would not have been possible without all your support. As we enter 2012, we also acknowledge strong headwinds in the form of an embattled global deal, low carbon prices, and increased carbon emissions even during the... [read more]