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The buzz on green jobs, greener companies, and the economy

Tortoise and the hare -- a clean energy tale

Winning the clean energy race: a new strategy for American leadership 4
Posted 6 days ago by Teryn Norris
You know times are changing when China, the world’s greatest polluter, and other Asian nations are poised to dominate the burgeoning global clean-tech industry by out-investing the United States. That’s the conclusion of a large new report we co-authored called "Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant," released this week by the Breakthrough Institute and Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. Read More
A Crawl to Arms

Seventh Generation launches anti-toxics campaign with wee gimmick 7
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago by Katharine Wroth
Feel like making babies? Now you can do it with the push of a button, by joining the Million Baby Crawl to support chemical policy reform. Read More
Fashion for the Forests

Gucci Group commits to saving Indonesia’s rainforests 1
Posted 2 weeks, 6 days ago by Margaret Swink
There’s a new fashion trend this fall: saving rainforests and preserving a livable climate. Read More

More Business

The U.S. Chamber needs to get its story straight 0
Posted 5 days, 13 hours ago by Peter Altman
The U.S. Chamber seems to be going to great lengths these days persuade Congress that it really wants to help pass climate legislation. But a very different message is coming through its blogs, tweets, and unscripted comments. Read More
Up on the roof

Solar’s rapid evolution makes energy planners rethink the grid 43
Posted 6 days, 12 hours ago by Todd Woody
California's goal to generate a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 has spawned a green energy boom. Connecting all those hinterland geothermal plants and solar and wind farms to the state's coastal metropolises means a massive new transmission system. But the fast-moving photovoltaic market may moot the need for some of those expensive and contentious transmission lines. Will energy planners have to rethink their long-term strategy? Read More
You might need a drink after you read this

Winemakers face climate change with dread 3
Posted 6 days, 14 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
With the Copenhagen climate change summit looming, the world of wine convened on Spain's Rioja region for a conference in which global warming emerged as the industry's top concern. Read More
Peru slum goes cutting edge as ‘fog catcher’ 4
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Many of Peru's grittiest slums can only dream of access to water. But thanks to a German NGO, simple technology, and hard work, some humble homes are the first to use plastic netting to harvest water from the fog cloaking the night sky. Read More
Outdoor Industry CEOs Weigh in on Climate

The North Face, Aspen, and climate policy 0
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Auden Schendler
When North Faces start melting, and Aspens start dying, it gets the attention of two CEOs from namesake companies. The CEOs of The North Face and Aspen Skiing Company weigh in on the urgency of climate policy action. Read More
Listen and learn

How carbon markets work in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative 0
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Eric de Place
With all the hand-wringing over the alleged risk of market manipulation in cap-and-trade, you'd almost forget that the United States already has a carbon cap-and-trade program up and running. But it does. Read More
‘Subprime carbon’: Risk or hype? 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago by Eric de Place
Friends of the Earth argues that carbon trading could bring down the economy, putting climate policy into the hands of Bernie Madoff-style Wall Street bankers. Of course, this isn’t true. It’s not even sort of true. It’s just an attempt to torpedo the Kerry-Boxer clean-energy bill by sowing confusion about an important and sensitive issue. Read More
Take it with a grain of salt

SolarReserve’s 24/7 solar power plant 98
Posted 2 weeks ago by Todd Woody
A Santa Monica startup called SolarReserve has licensed the solar power tower technology, turning the Silicon Valley model on its head: Take a proven yet obscure technology developed years ago by an old-line tech company and marry it the entrepreneurial culture of a startup. Read More
Media stunner

Newsweek partners with oil lobby to raise ad cash 0
Posted 2 weeks ago by Joseph Romm
Newsweek to host energy and climate events with lawmakers -- while publishing the uber-greenwashing story, “Big Oil Goes Green for Real.” Read More
Another coal plant bites the dust 4
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago by Bruce Nilles
Minnesota and South Dakota residents stopped a coal-fired power plant project and prevented about 4.7 million tons of CO2, or the equivalent of the pollution from roughly 670,000 cars, from entering the atmosphere every year. Read More
More clunker debunkers

Cash for Clunkers brought us ... more clunkers! 29
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago by Jonathan Hiskes
So how did Cash for Clunkers work out from an environmental standpoint? Don't ask. The most common deals swapped old pickup trucks for new pickup trucks that got only marginally better gas mileage. Read More
weasel in sheep's clothing

If you can’t beat ‘em, cheat ‘em 2
Posted 3 weeks ago by Tom Laskawy
Issue 2, on Ohio's ballot, is the livestock industry’s attempt to head off restrictions on their worst practices, such as tail docking, battery cages, and gestation crates Read More
Cleantech Open winners get it done quick and cheap 0
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago by Todd Woody
How the green economy can help low income women 0
Posted 1 month ago by Judy Patrick, Shelley A. Davis
Performance anxiety 0
Posted 1 month ago by Terry Tamminen
Green-biz pioneer Ray Anderson says sustainability literally pays for itself 7
Posted 1 month ago by Lisa Hymas
A new direction on research at the USDA? 4
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago by Paula Crossfield
Paging Dr. Chu, venture capitalist 2
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago by Todd Woody
Richard Wiswall on the business of organic farming 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Makenna Goodman
Cleantech Open has $100,000 for a green startup idea 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Jonathan Hiskes
Exploring the extreme frontiers of oil drilling 2
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Amanda Little
SolarCity makes electric cars an even smarter investment 19
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Todd Woody