guardian.co.uk Politics:
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argu (Read More)
MSNBC:
Electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles.
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Reuters:
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles.
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gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine:
Building electric cars will come with its own set of challenges - but then, in other ways things are going to get a whole lot easier. With plenty of battery technology available pretty much off-the-shelf, and electric motors (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 econ (Read More)
CleanTechnica:
Asia is investing hundreds of billions of dollars more than the US in clean technology, according to a new report by two research institutions. In the future, the US may be importing trillions of dollars of needed clean techn (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Image via GoodGuideStand in the middle of a store and find a product you want to get. Would you rather A) look up the product manually on your phone with the old GoodGuide app to find out how green the product is, or B) scan (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 (Read More)
The Guardian:
Subscribe here for your own daily copy delivered to your inboxTHE INCREASINGLY BAD LUCK OF THE IRISHStepping over our red-haired, green-felt-hat-wearing alcoholic Irish cousin Theme Pub O'Fiver as he lay unconscious in a pool (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Flickr/kudumomoOur story on China's earliest snowfall in decades got picked up by Green Patriot Radio, which interviewed me on the ins and outs of the country's extensive rainmaking program. Among the trivia I share: - Ra (Read More)
The Guardian:
Act on Copenhagen is a web tool aimed at allowing students to add to a manifesto that will be handed to Ed Miliband next monthThe UN climate talks in Copenhagen have certainly caught the public imagination. On the environment (Read More)
The Guardian:
For a unique take on the world of fashion, sign up to the Guardian's fashion email and get all the latest news delivered straight to your inboxFASHION DILEMMAFashion designers on Twitter - a good thing?Was the world a darker (Read More)
New York Times:
A new technology along the lines of green roofs, called edible walls, grows vegetables, fruits and herbs on the outside walls of urban buildings.
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New York Times:
Companies involved in clean technology say their growth depends more on subsidies and tax breaks from national governments than on international agreements.
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The Guardian:
Changing connections "Green Card Lawyers" [Usenet spam] and "My Naked Wife" [email virus] arose (War beneath the web, 12 November) because they could. Both Usenet and email were successful among early adopters, but neither co (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Uncertainty over investing in green technologies more dangerous than lack of Copenhagen treaty says Achim Steiner, the head of the UN environment programme Vital business investment in clean technology to tackle climate chang (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
A new, government-sponsored, awards scheme is helping to showcase the UK's innovation in science and green technologyDesigning traffic lights to be more energy efficient may not seem the hardest thing to do. Change the energy (Read More)
Financial Times:
Asian economies are rapidly increasing investment in manufacturing capacity and research and development into green technologies. (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
With car parks accounting for up to 10% of land in US cities, measures to make them more environmentally friendly are urgentIn the 40 years since Joni Mitchell sang about paving paradise, putting up parking lots remains an Am (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Saul Griffith is an inventor and entrepreneur. He did his PhD at MIT in programmable matter, exploring the relationship between bits and atoms, or information and materials. Since leaving MIT, he has co-founded a number of te (Read More)