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Israeli-based startup Better Place's woes raise questions about the future of electric cars.
by Marc Gunther
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Some companies in the country are positioned to take their innovations to the global market.
by Marc Gunther
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An inside look at a company that says it can produce virtually limitless amounts of cheap gasoline while creating more land for food production and solving the climate crisis.
by Marc Gunther
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Germany -- once the world's leading solar power market, is cutting back on subsidies and installations, following a trend occurring worldwide. Although a grim sign, the shift also highlights the need to get serious about climate and energy party.
by Marc Gunther
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An exclusive look at the first chapter of a new e-book exploring the potential -- and potential pitfalls -- of geoengineering to prevent drastic climate change.
by Marc Gunther
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Last year, Google invested more than $900 million in clean energy projects. But does it have an energy policy? Does it need one?
by Marc Gunther
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Should we worry about Chinese government subsidies to its solar industry? Or send the Chinese a thank-you note?
by Marc Gunther
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A multi-billion-dollar 'superhighway' to connect offshore wind turbines to the US electric grid sounds like a can't-lose idea, but it's adrift without clearing some big financial, regulatory and technological hurdles.
by Marc Gunther
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The company's CEO is leading a drive to convince businesses and individuals that solar energy makes sense -- today.
by Marc Gunther
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Two airlines are making big bets on biofuels, with United Airlines today launching the first U.S. commercial flight with an algae-based biofuel, and Alaska Air committing to purchase airplane fuel that partially uses old cooking oil.
by Marc Gunther
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The group's executive director, Mike Brune, explains how the nonprofit is putting Michael Bloomberg's $50 million gift to work, and how Occupy Wall Street and the Keystone XL protests tie in to the shift to clean energy.
by Marc Gunther
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Bill Gates has stepped into the breach to become the world's leading funder of research into geoengineering, and he's brought others, including GE's Jeff Immelt, into the industry as well.
by Marc Gunther
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A Washington task force has just published a report saying that, in part because our efforts to minimize climate change have failed, it's time to seriously consider how we can tinker with the atmosphere to slow global warming.
by Marc Gunther
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The inquisition-like 'fact-finding exercise' about green jobs yesterday on Capitol Hill tells us a lot about the state of our political dialogue, but also about the role government should play in subsidizing energy of all kinds.
by Marc Gunther
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Nothing anyone has tried has accomplished anything meaningful to prevent climate change. That's why now is the only time to start seriously working on geoengineering.
by Marc Gunther
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Like it or not, natural gas is the big story today in the energy business. This is good for GE. It's probably good for the U.S., given our domestic supply. Whether it's good thing for the climate is very much an open question.
by Marc Gunther
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Whole Foods, Kohl's, Intel and News Corp. are among the top corporate buyers of renewable energy in a new ranking from Vestas and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
by Marc Gunther
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A study recently finished by enterprising Googlers found that investing in clean energy could offer big benefits to GDP, jobs, energy security, reducing carbon emissions and personal savings. But will it be enough to avert global warming?
by Marc Gunther
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An Oxford-style debate last night took on the big questions about the clean economy, pitting advocates including former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter against opponents like the American Enterprise Institute's Steven Hayward.
by Marc Gunther
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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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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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The biggest winner in the $10-million Automotive X PRIZE competition is not an electric car, but a car that weighs less than 1,000 pounds and is powered by an internal combustion engine.
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by Marc Gunther
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The Recovery Act is spending big money in surprising places, including cleantech startups that have yet to find a market and a company that makes mining equipment for coal-fired power plants.
by Marc Gunther
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In 1969, the Nixon White House asked a young assistant professor of engineering whether solar energy made sense for America. Absolutely, he replied. Four decades later, Fred Morse is still trying to persuade the government to put its muscle behind solar. Last week, he scored a big victory.
by Marc Gunther