http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors Latest Blog Articles at CleanTechGreenTech.com en http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/themes/default/images/rssicon.jpg http://www.cleantechgreentech.com http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114636 By Joseph RommAn AP report is generating headlines around the world: Toyota Motor Corp. is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy ... According to The Nikkei, Toyota is working on an electric vehicle that wi... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114636 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:44:31 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/worldchanging-tools/114630 Jubilant environmentalists trade high fives, carbon permits We tend to see a lot of handwringing over the fact that Europe has a carbon cap in place, yet they're still adding coal to the mix. But stories like this never seem to get reported the o... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/worldchanging-tools/114630 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:38:07 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114612 By Kate Sheppard Attention in Washington is focused on an economic stimulus plan, which will be the first major agenda item for the new Congress that convenes tomorrow, and for the new president when he's sworn in on Jan. 20. But how green will th... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114612 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:01:21 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114601 Labels and standards are a touchy and confusing subject. Who sets them? What do they cover? TreeHugger readers have seen companies just calling themselves green, companies inventing their own labels (like SC Johnson), Companies going to third party l... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114601 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:26:10 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114615 By David RobertsThis is cool news: December 23, 2008 -- The Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC) today approved the Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) proposed conservation and ratemaking efficiency plan. The plan calls for new energy conserva... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114615 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:37:58 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114566 By Ken JohnsonFollowing are two questions for James Hansen and Grist readers, relating to Hansen's tax-and-dividend proposal in his recent policy recommendations to Obama: 1. Would it not be advantageous to use dividends to give consumers an equit... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114566 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:58:49 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114616 By Ken JohnsonFollowing are two questions for James Hansen and Grist readers, relating to Dr. Hansen's tax-and-dividend proposal in his recent policy recommendations to Obama: 1. Would it not be advantageous to use dividends to give consumers an e... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114616 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:58:49 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114589 Want to keep track of what's happening money-wise in clean tech during 2009? A new website called TheFunded.com presents a way to get insider input and reviews on what's shaking in clean tech investing. ... ... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114589 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:46:00 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114567 By Adam SteinAmerican lithium-ion battery makers, including giants like 3M, are banding together to try to extract a few billion dollars from Congress so they can build a shiny battery manufacturing plant that, for whatever reason, they aren't willin... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114567 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:34:24 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/114563 The new year brings no shortage of energy concerns, even though oil prices are much lower than last January. Instead of enumerating those that I think merit particular attention, for today I'd like to focus on an over-arching energy policy choice fac... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/114563 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:06:00 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114568 By Kate Sheppard Lisa Jackson. Depending on who you ask, Lisa Jackson is either the best or worst thing that ever happened to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which she led from February 2006 to November 2008. For ... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/114568 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:50:42 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/114548 Get ready for cap-and trade (In Obama's Team, Two Camps on Climate)!As Mr. Obama seeks to find the right balance between his environmental goals and his plans to revive the economy, he may have to resolve conflicting views among some of his top advis... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/114548 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:40:42 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/114560 Though North American and Western European countries have long been the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, the economies of fast growing developing countries, particularly in Asia, are quickly making up for lost time and ground... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/114560 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:32:28 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/venturebeat/114561 Here's the latest action:LG and Netflix strike deal: Electronics company LG announced today that its newest high-definition TVs will be able to stream Netflix movies straight to the TV screen. That means the marriage of the TV and the Internet is fin... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/venturebeat/114561 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:32:02 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-blog/114546 by Richard T. Stuebias posted to Huffington PostSandwiched around the election of the first African-American President of the United States, we find the debacles associated with the collapse of the international finance sector and the imminent end of... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-blog/114546 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:11:00 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114539 Photo via itchysIBM's Venture Capital Group is keeping an eye on the next big target for the greening of America - and for clean tech investing - and its convinced 2009 will be the year of the smart grid. ... ... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114539 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:10:00 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/energy-sector-and-stocks-analysis/114507 Kelvin Schulle submits:With solar and wind energy heating up gradually, there is breaking news everyday around the globe in this sector. This article will be updated weekly in the renewable energy sector summarizing what happened and what's coming up... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/energy-sector-and-stocks-analysis/114507 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:55:54 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/114503 The Environmental Protection Agency is, yet again, not doing the very thing its name implies.For the umpteenth time in the past few years, the EPA is simply turning its nose up to carbon emissions, as if it shouldn't and couldn't regulate them. And ... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/114503 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:02:00 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114496 Photo Credit: TochichiToyota, who is famous for its groundbreaking introduction of the Prius, is currently rumored to be hot on the trail of another first... a solar powered car. This headline was splattered all over the webs daily reports last Thurs... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/114496 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:54:47 -0500 http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/114487 Over the past few weeks, a series of fascinating full-page ads from IBM Corp. got the better of me. The company launched a series of Smarter Planet ads in November, running Mondays in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other publications.... http://www.cleantechgreentech.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/114487 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:48:15 -0500