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If we're lucky, President Barack Obama's speech allows us to resume a national conversation -- largely held in abeyance during the fury of the 2010 election year -- that recognizes green business as an appropriate vehicle for economic renewal.
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The new NYC Urban Technology Innovation Center is a partnership among the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Columbia University, Polytechnic Institute of New York University and the City University of New York.<br />
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As the World Economic Forum convenes in Davos, Switzerland, the president of Akamai offers a look at the first day and his takeaways from the results of Edelman's 2011 Trust Barometer -- the annual survey of attitudes about business, government, NGOs and media in 23 countries.
by David Kenny
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Green business deals to develop technology for eco-friendly cities, renewable energy projects, carbon capture programs and solutions to make coal plants cleaner make up more than two-thirds of the $45 billion in US-China export deals announced during the visit of China's President Hu Jintao.
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At the Detroit Automotive Show this week, Ford unveiled a batch of electric vehicles, proving GM and Nissan aren't going to have the spotlight to themselves for very long.
by Adam Aston
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The Chevy Volt's list of major awards and accolades grew this week with the addition of the North American Car of the Year title, which was conferred by automotive journalists in a vote announced on Monday.<br />
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Can climate change supporters and policymakers find common ground in this new Congress? A cleaner environment should not be a partisan issue, but there are two changes that must take place in order for climate change advocates and policymakers to find common ground in this new Congress.
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There’s a lot to be said for viewing the year just passed through the rear-view window, from runaway oil wells to crashing hybrids to political stalemate over climate change. Still, there’s much to be hopeful about. Here are 10 stories we published that represent significant, promising developments.<o p=''></o>
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by Joel Makower
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A startup company has developed technology to take CO2 from the air and put it to productive work in factories and greenhouses -- a potentially less-risky geoengineering solution to the climate crisis.
by Marc Gunther
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Fireman's Fund Insurance Company will soon join eBay, Coca-Cola, Walmart and Google as early adopters of Bloom Energy technology with the installation of six of the company's high-tech fuel cells, the insurance firm announced today.
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A recent conference worked to reframe the national conversation about energy, to move away from how to make dirty fuels more expensive, and instead talk about ways to make clean energy cheaper, largely by driving innovation.
by Marc Gunther
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Most venture capital investors don't have a focus, but Physic Ventures is different. The San Francisco-based venture firm, with backing from corporate giants Unilever, PepsiCo and Humana, invests in "technology-enabled, consumer-facing companies that help people and the environment stay healthy."
by Marc Gunther
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Blaming "Washington" for America's failing clean-energy leadership is easy, but the fact is much of the nation’s energy policy happens at the state level. Two new reports shine a light on how the states are doing.
by Joel Makower
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu explained in clear and forceful terms how China's leadership in energy technologies keeps growing, and is a second "Sputnik Moment" for the United States.
by Adam Aston
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New research from the Center for Public Integrity finds that nearly 200,000 stimulus projects were granted complete or conditional waivers from environmental regulations, in the name of funding "shovel-ready" projects.
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Businesses can play a key role in driving government policy action on climate change. It's clear that carbon is increasingly becoming a strategic management priority, and governments across the globe now need to support industry in realizing these carbon-related economic opportunities.
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The world's first hybrid electric tugboat, Foss Maritime's Carolyn Dorothy which plies Southern California's San Pedro Bay, emits 73 percent less soot, 51 percent fewer oxides of nitrogen and 27 percent less carbon dioxide than a standard tug of comparable size, according to a study by the University of California, Riverside.<br />
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Jeff Immelt has announced 12 major venture capital investments and five winners of its crowd-sourced Ecomagination Challenge. This first round of winners highlights GE's current and future focus on smart grid and energy management technologies.
by Adam Aston
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<meta charset='utf-8'><a href='http://www.ge.com/'>GE</a> today handed out the first of what will be $200 million in awards from its <a href='http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2010/10/06/ges-ecomagination-challenge-smart-way-spur-innovation'>Ecomagination Challenge</a> to companies making windows that automatically tint to keep buildings cool, heating systems that run on solar-powered hot water and other energy-efficient technologies developed with the smart grid in mind. </meta>
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The question is no longer whether electric vehicles are coming, but "How fast?" and "Where first?" In a recently published report, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and RMI's Project Get Ready looked at the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. to see how they stack up in terms of EV readiness.
by Kelly Vaughn
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Is U.S. leadership in smart grid giving way? There's been much worry that the U.S. is losing its edge in clean technologies born here. It's already happened with solar photo voltaic technology, which is dominated by China. Other sectors -- such as e-car, battery and wind technology -- are re-centering there, too.
by Adam Aston
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We've heard about the elusive electric car for some time, and it's long been "just around the corner." Now, it seems that electric vehicle enthusiasts, tech pioneers and eco-conscious consumers might finally have their way with the help of tweets and an onslaught of friending.
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A Walgreens store in this Chicago suburb has installed a geothermal energy system, becoming the first retail location in any U.S. drugstore chain to tap that source of renewable energy.
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Wells Fargo and GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited have joined forces in a plan to develop more than $100 million in solar projects in the United States by the close of 2011.
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Solyndra, the Silicon Valley solar panel-maker that received $535 million in federal loan guarantees to expand, will close a plant, consolidate manufacturing operations and layoff as many as 40 employees.