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Increasing access for farmers to use the tech could unlock fresher and more abundant food for many populations.
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The LAUNCH Circular Forum in Bentonville, Arkansas, showcased innovative solutions to circular design and manufacturing challenges.
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The crowdfunded start-up brings social awareness to phone manufacturing.
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Combat global warming from your smartphone? Here are finalists from Esri's Climate Resilience App Challenge.
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Recent winners of the VERGE 25 awards nail down what's driving change in sustainability and technology in 2013, 2014 and 2020.
by Elaine Hsieh
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Investors and innovative companies have recognized the business opportunities in water tech, but the emerging field is not without its challenges.
by Will Sarni
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Productivity, labor costs and EHS should be measured and included in the valuation calculations for clean tech innovations.
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Despite declining investment, an increasing number of patents show that development remains strong.
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As the demand for data storage explodes, data center owners are having to dramatically scale up operations -- and resource demands. Here's what they can learn from their brick-and-mortar peers about working with their communities.
by Jill Bunting
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At last week's GoGreen 2012 conference in Seattle, up-and-coming entrepreneurs showcased how the young and hip are using business to drive sustainability while creating like-minded communities.
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The automaker has announced an audacious plan to funnel two-thirds of its investments for the next five years into an 'ecological restructuring,' resulting in ever-cleaner vehicles.
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Recent advances in materials design -- partly inspired by the evolution of the human body -- make possible passenger vehicles that get 240 miles per gallon. Here are three steps that the industry can take for a smoother transition to the low-carbon economy.
by Greg Rucks
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The first full day of a technology-focused gathering in the run-up to this summer's Rio + 20 conference in Brazil highlighted how Big Data, coupled with innovative ideas for dealing with Big Data, can make big impacts at every level.
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The nominees for this year's awards from TechCrunch notably include a number of sustainability-enabling tools and devices, but a number of promising innovations didn't make the cut. Here's our list of additions for the best of green tech in 2011.
by Jill Bunting
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By replacing their internal-combustion 'fingerprints' with electric or hybrid drivetrains built in partnership with other companies, some worry that automakers will lose their unique identity. That's hardly the case, and here's why.
by Marc Stoiber
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As the world of manufacturing gets increasingly more high-tech, there are a growing number of tools that can help companies focus on reducing energy and materials use at every stage from concept to production.
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The vice president's talk at the National Clean Energy Summit, a sub-$15 LED bulb, and creating fuel from sewage are among the items on our radar this morning.
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The European Union's new toy regulations, how women are finding roles in the cleantech industry, Best Buy's new sustainability report and Netle's zero waste work at a Kit Kat plant are among the stories on our radar this morning.
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If you start with the premise that many of the solutions to our global sustainability challenges start with design and systems thinking, this software company is emerging as a key player in a sustainable future.
by Joel Makower
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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 total private investment in companies that are building the clean economy has climbed over $400 billion since the end of 2009, and puts G-20 countries on track to invest $20 trillion in sustainability by 2020.
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Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has a 10 percent stake in the Chinese automaker, whose initials have come to mean "Build Your Dreams," and BYD has big dreams for not just leading the EV market, but the solar power market as well.
by Marc Gunther
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Although cleantech and cleantech funding have largely focused on renewable energy technologies, a set of awards handed out this month to startups focusing on water efficiency highlights even further how water is becoming the next carbon.
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What happens when green business meets cleantech? When those companies are like Best Buy, Autodesk and Serious Materials, you get firms that align their products and services with efforts to foster sustainability -- and in some cases guide the marketplace toward broader and deeper adoption of environmentally responsible practices.
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Cree Inc., Dow Chemical Company, GE, CalStar Products and Serious Materials are among the more than 100 firms receiving $2.3 billion in tax credits for cleantech manufacturing that's expected to create thousands of U.S. jobs while producing advanced technology and equipment to generate, efficiently use and manage energy.