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Cleantech thriving in California under AB 32, data shows
Efforts to repeal California's progressive emissions reduction law are gaining steam heading into the state's general elections this November. The fate of the bill is likely to become a central issue in the elections. Already, both Republican...
Masdar missteps, but still matters
Cleantech Group's Dallas Kachan, in the Gulf for the World Future Energy Summit, finds turbulence in Abu Dhabi's cleantech ascendancy, but reason for optimism. Consider, for a moment, the United Arab Emirates as microcosm and metaphor for the...
Latest U.S. cleantech weapon: patent acceleration
In taking aim at clean technology and its job and wealth creation benefits, America has added another weapon to its arsenal. And unlike the big guns of cleantech stimulus spending (or the Joint Strike Fighter, say) it shouldn't cost taxpayers...
Patently unobvious
Beyond all the discussions about emissions reductions and capping and trading at the COP15 climate change meetings this December, expect to hear a persistent sub-theme about tech transfer between developed countries and lesser developed ones....
Behind the scenes at Cleantech Forum Shanghai
Cleantech Forum XX, the Cleantech Group's 20th assembly of clean technology investors, entrepreneurs, service providers and other influencers since 2002, is underway in Shanghai, China. And while the main session only begins a few hours from now...
“Climate Realists” don't see global warming crisis
A group calling itself the International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) chose today, Earth Day, to rain on the climate change parade. The ICSC cannily chose the day to release the names of 500 “climate realists” who endorsed its Manhattan...
IBM thinks renewable energy is a game
IBM has introduced a 3D online multiplayer game to help teach kids about renewable energy. No, you can't shoot things, but the game comes replete with a melting glacier. Intended for use in and out of classrooms, PowerUp...
