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Electric Cars get A+ from EPA

09.02.2010 | 12:09:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

By John Addison (9/2/10 from original post at Clean Fleet Report) New Proposed Stickers When you go shopping for a new car it is useful to see a quick summary of fuel economy, how much you might save in fuel over 5 years, and the price. Now that pe... [more]

 


Solar needs a new Metric

08.30.2010 | 22:08:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

I just read a very interesting article from Motley Fool on the oversupply of solar in the marketplace that is predicted in 2011. The article went on to try to compare the competitive position of the thin-film mfg and the crystalline mfg based on $/W... [more]

 


I Am Shocked -- Shocked! -- At Green Hypocracy

08.30.2010 | 13:08:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

by Richard T. StuebiIn today's world, it's easy to claim being green . You can recycle, you can drive a Prius, you can have solar panels on your house, you can install CFLs in every light socket, but...in actuality, how green really are you?This que... [more]

 


Shell's new $12 Billion Investment in Advanced Biofuels with Co...

08.25.2010 | 17:08:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

By John Addison (8/25/10) original post at Clean Fleet ReportShell (NYSE: RDSA) and Cosan (NYSE: CZZ), one of the world's largest sugarcane ethanol companies based in Brazil, signed binding agreements to form a $12 billion joint venture for the pro... [more]

 


Why Conservatives Are Bad on Energy: It's All About the Costs

08.25.2010 | 13:08:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

By Tom Rooney, CEO SPG SolarConservatives, let's talk about energy. And why so many conservatives are so wrong -- so liberal, even -- on wind and solar energy. Let's start with a recent editorial from the home of 'free markets and free people, the... [more]

 


Kleiner Perkins on Biomass

08.23.2010 | 03:08:00 am | Posted by Cleantech Blog

by Richard T. StuebiI was recently forwarded an article by Amol Desphande, partner of the renowned venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, entitled Investing in the Biomass Industry , which appeared in the September 2009 issue of BioCycle magazine.No ... [more]

 


Why My GridPoint Energy Audit Sucked

08.20.2010 | 16:08:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

Bad day for energy efficiency the other day. I have a new house (actually a new to me 55 year old house), and was all excited to have an energy auditor come out and energy audit me. After all, I write Cleantech Blog, and did an article not too lo... [more]

 


Denver Post screws up again

08.18.2010 | 10:08:00 am | Posted by Cleantech Blog

I read this oped with great sadness. I also sympathize with Louis Bacon's case. That being said, to link the Louis Bacon case to solar being expensive is not only irrelevant but wrong. Why would you possibly link the two cases together. 1) It take... [more]

 


The World's Energy Portfolio Needs Rebalancing NOW

08.17.2010 | 16:08:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

The World's Energy Portfolio Needs Rebalancing NOWPoint Roberts, South Salem, New York- August 17, 2010 - Investorideas.com and its green investor portal, www.renewableenergystocks.com publish new energy market commentary from solar contributor,... [more]

 


Ford Focus Electric Cars from New Green Michigan Plant

08.17.2010 | 12:08:00 pm | Posted by Cleantech Blog

By John AddisonFord Focus EV Gets Green PlantFord's (F) new Focus Electric Car and Plug-in Hybrid will be built in one of the auto industry's greenest manufacturing plants. Ford is working with Detroit Edison (DTE) to install a 500-kilowatt solar pho... [more]

 


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