California’s Solar Shade Act was an obscure curiosity until Carolynn Bissett and Richard Treanor were convicted. (From The New York Times) SUNNYVALE, Calif.–Call it an eco-parable: one Prius-driving couple takes pride in their eight redwoods, the first of them planted over a decade ago. Their electric-car-driving neighbors…
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MTI Micro’s goal is to displace lithium ion batteries in portable gadgets. The first fuel cells, it says, are due in 2009.Photos: Fuel cells for cameras For years, companies have promised that methanol fuel cells for powering cell phones and other gadgets are just around the corner. Now…
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Nationwide survey comes as U.S. gasoline prices rocket to new highs. But pollster says emotional issues such as global warming are also a factor.(From Reuters) A nationwide survey of nearly 700 people suggests Americans would prefer more money be invested in technology to solve the nation’s energy ailments…
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The Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo is using solar power to help transform its SunChips line of snack chips into a “green” brand. (From The New York Times) Madison Avenue has always been a place for sun worshipers, whether it was naming brands like Sun, Sunlight, Sunbird, Sunbeam…
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You may not love coal, but you use a lot of it. Peabody Energy’s Greg Boyce says the company will even participate in cleaning the stuff up. Talking to Greg Boyce at a clean-tech conference is sort of like hanging out with George Steinbrenner at a Red Sox…
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Nuclear is better for us than coal, says Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore. What’s holding it back are environmentalists. Patrick Moore seems to court controversy. Decades ago, he helped found Greenpeace, which fought nuclear proliferation and promoted environmental causes. But for the last several years, he has been…
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Nuclear is better for us than coal, says Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore. What’s holding it back are environmentalists. Patrick Moore seems to court controversy. Decades ago, he helped found Greenpeace, which fought nuclear proliferation and promoted environmental causes. But for the last several years, he has been…
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Global Solar says it’s number one in solar cells made from copper indium gallium selenide, but so does Nanosolar. Solar cells made from copper indium gallium selenide, or CIGS, are relatively new, but there’s already a nice rivalry brewing in the industry. Tucson’s Global Solar has…
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