TreeHugger:
Image credit: Cedar ConsultingContradictory science is nothing new within the green movement—from those who claim that solar energy could power the world to those who argue that nuclear power could solve the energy crisis, from those extolling biochar for carbon sequestration and soil improvement to those who say it could (Read More)
Xconomy:
cleantech, Biofuels, startups Luke Timmerman wrote: Seattle-based Blue Marble Energy, the developer of renewable energy and specialty chemicals from biomass, said it has received a $2 million state grant through a partnership with the Odessa Public Development Authority. The company plans to use the grant, from the Was (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
They keep our homes warm in style, and are a renewable energy source to boot. What's not to like about wood-burning stoves, asks Dominic Murphy Why buy one? It's potentially carbon neutral. Although burning logs releases CO2, this is the same amount as was absorbed while the wood was growing. If a new tree is planted for ea (Read More)
Xconomy:
cleantech, innovation, renewable energy Robert Noble wrote: [Editors note: Architect Robert Noble wrote this article with Glenn Croston]The San Diego area is the home of numerous cleantech businesses that are developing innovative green cars (Aptera, V-Vehicle Co.), developing alternative fuels (GreenHouse Internationa (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Rice = food and electricity at the same time... photo: ya po guille via flickr.One solution for getting clean electricity to the 440-some million people in rural India who currently don't have grid power (or any power...) is to build wind farms, solar power plants, or use some decentralized but still tech-heavy option such (Read More)
Gas 2.0:
California has just updated its Air Resources Board website to give consumers a wide range of information about all the alternative power cars coming out next year, from electric cars to diesel hybrids.The new site—driveclean.ca.gov—offers well-organized data that ranks vehicles according to various emission and cost chara (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Photo via ChangeIf James Brown had been around to witness the rise of the green jobs sector and learned of the news from this recent study, he'd shake his head and say, "It's a man's world. Ow! After all these years and so much progress, even in a sector dedicated towards achieving the noble aim of an emissions-free economy (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
• Shortage threatens low-carbon targets, argues business group• Gap comes as demand for scientists and engineers increasingBritain lacks the skills or training facilities to make the successful transition to a low-carbon economy that its international commitments require, an influential group of businesses and non-governmen (Read More)
BioFuels Journal:
Hereford, TX—As the bioenergy industry is discovering, the most versatile feedstock for ethanol production is sorghum because of the crop’s unique fit and conversion value in all methods of converting biomass into fuel.“As the world leader in sorghum, including bioenergy sorghums, Advanta is intimately involved in developin (Read More)
TreeHugger:
The Race for Clean-Tech is OnA new study by the Breakthrough Institute and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation shows that the U.S. could be left behind by Asia (specifically by China, South Korea and Japan) when it comes to investing in clean-tech and clean energy. "These [three] Asian governments will inve (Read More)
TreeHugger:
LivinGreen Materials showed off their drop-in solution to creating more efficient, cheaper solar cells. And their claim is no small number. They say their solution - which would remove one layer from the solar cells currently manufactured and replace it with a layer created by their new technology - could improve efficiency (Read More)
Huffington Post:
As part of the Roosevelt Institute's 10-part series on the Jobs Crisis, running on the New Deal 2.0 blog from Nov. 12-25, I was asked to reflect on what can be done to get Americans working again. Here's my take.It's difficult for most Americans to accept data indicating an end to the recession for a simple reason -- they d (Read More)
TreeHugger:
This week at Fast Company, we looked at a Silicon Valley designer's green take on the little red wagon, a zoo that replaced real polar bears with electronic versions, a prosthetic leg that replaces crutches, and Joule Biotechnologies' attempt to make fuel out of thin air.Scot Herbst is one of the design minds behind the HP (Read More)
Autoblog:
Officially Official: Aptera production pushed back to 2010 Not a surprise, but not good news, either. Tesla Roadster donates tire squeal sounds to two new video games Vroom. (Read More)