Green Tech

Capitalists and Environmentalists Agree: Green Innovation Rocks

Neil Wagner | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Green Tech, Climate Change, Green Technology, Global Warming, Obama Environment, Chevy Volt Green, Fuel Standards Cars, Low Emissions Cars, Chevy Volt Emissions, Green News
Neil Wagner

Hey, if major corporations, climate-denying vice chairmen, and Fox News can all wrap their arms around green technology, maybe our environment has a chance after all.

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Nanotechnology Powered By Human Movement

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: University of Wisconsin, Green Tech, University of Wisconsin Nanotechnology, Video, Nanotech, Human-Powered Nanotechnology, Technology, Nanotechnology, Green-Technology, Green News

From EarthTechling's Laura Caseley: When it comes to nanotechnology, the seemingly smallest motions can provide reliable and renewable energy. This...

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7 Game-Changing Green Advancements You Should Know About

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Co2, Clean-Burning Stoves, Green Gamechangers, Solar, Biofuel, Piezoelectricity, Electric Vehicles, Green Concrete, Bmwi, Bslide-Bmw, Green Tech, Cellulosic Ethanol, LED Lights, Stoves, Gamechangers, Game-Changers, Green Game Changers, Green Technology, Bmw, Sustainability, Ethanol, Environmental Issues, Technology, Huffington Post Game Changers, LED Bulbs, Global Warming, Concentrated Solar Power, Green News

As temperatures rise and populations get larger, it's clear that breakthroughs in green technology hold the key to the survival of Earth and all the s...

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Tom Zeller Jr.

WATCH: Al Gore Launches 24-Hour Call To Climate Action

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 11.15.2011

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Al Gore has his work cut out for him -- and a recent Gallup Poll hints at why. For nearly 30 years, when asked by Gallup to prioritize, Americans ...

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Aaron Sankin

PHOTOS: California's First Green Tech High School Faces Hurdles

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Green Tech High Schol, Environmental Education, Green Tech, Lodi, Lodi Green Tech High School, Grid-Nuetral, California, Green Jobs, Clean Tech, Green Tech School, California Green Tech High School, Lodi Unified School District, Solar Power, San Francisco News

In California, the only thing more popular than education are green jobs, so any combination of the two should be nothing short of unassailable. (...

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How Focusing on Green Jobs Could Boost Employment

The New York Times | Nancy Folbre | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Green News, U.S. Economy, Green Tech, Green Jobs, Unemployment, Job Creation, Business News

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The Jobs Fiction

Edward Flattau | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Green Tech, Environmental Policy, Green Jobs, Labor Day, Environmental Industry, Environmental Jobs, Jobs, Environmentalism, Green Industry, Green News
Edward Flattau

The contention of Republicans in the House of Representatives that pending air pollution regulations will cause significant job loss is a falsehood dressed up as a scare tactic.

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A New Strategy for Business Success in the 21st Century

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holistic, Atlanta, Design, Fedex, Business, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Ray Anderson, TEDx Atlanta, Arts, Coca-Cola, Communications, Ibm, Interfaceflor, Significance, Purpose, Nonprofit, Impact, Profit, Unboundary, Creativity, India Arie, Patagonia, Tod Martin, Green Tech, Green News, Business News
Steven Crandell

A small Atlanta design firm is attempting to redefine success for corporate America. Unboundary, which lists companies such as FedEx, Coca-Cola, AT&a...

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Looking to Market Forces, Not Government, to Make the World Greener

David Milroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doe, Green Technologies, Green Tech, Carbon Reduction, Wood-Waste, Lignin, Green Products, Electric Cars, Green News
David Milroy

The greenest technology in the world will help no one if it cannot be marketed. In addition to government assistance, the private sector must rely heavily on itself to create and market the latest in the green space.

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A Less-than-Obvious Connection of Great Import: Secure the Smart Grid to Improve the Environment

Andy Bochman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Tech, Smarter Ideas, Green Technology, Green News
Andy Bochman

If you consider yourself a friend of the Earth, then you have good reason to be a Smart Grid security advocate.

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The Tale of a Smarter Planet

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Technology Solutions, Green Tech, Green Technologies, Ibm, Smarter Ideas, Green Technology News, Green Technology, Smarter Planet, Video, Green News

A butterfly flaps its wings in China and sometime later a thunderstorm occurs in Chicago? Not buying the butterfly effect? We've all heard it ...

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Where Tomorrow's Jobs Are: Health Care And Green Tech

Daily Finance | Pallavi Gogoi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Job Market, Health Care Jobs, Green Tech, Green Jobs, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jobs, Health Care, Job Projections, Business News

Given America's aging population, it's no surprise that the largest growth in jobs will be in health care. "The Healthcare Reform Act will create more...

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Dead Whale Found South Of BP Oil Spill: Sperm Whale Is First Dead Whale Spotted By Feds

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — A dead sperm whale has been found floating 77 miles south of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. According to a news rel...

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Escape Oil Before We Drown

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fernando Espuelas

In short, we run the risk of drowning in oil, but we don't have a choice. But is that really true? Are we trapped for decades in the grasp of this collective addiction that destroys the nature we depend on for our very existence while emptying our national treasury?

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Smart Grid: Obama To Give $3.4 Billion In Grants To Upgrade Electric Grid

Yahoo! News | Tom Doggett | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a "smart" electric grid that w...

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The New Arms Race

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Green Tech, Greentech, China Economy, China Green Technology, China, Green Technology, Green News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

America will not win the arms race of the 21st century with rockets, but with robust investment in and support of U.S.-based green technology. While Congress dawdles, China is clobbering us.

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China Hotels Go for the Upgrade

Rebecca Fannin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Tech, Luxury Travel, Boutique Hotels, China, Shanghai, Beijing, Style News
Rebecca Fannin

The concept of customer service is still fairly new in China. That's most noticeably true if you're traveling on business.

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Obama's Off To A Very Good Start

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Syria, Change We Can Believe In, Green Tech, Global Recession, Iran, Wall Street, Climate Change, Nobel Peace Prize, Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel Palestine, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
William Bradley

I think Obama's off to a very good start. But let's not clear space on Mount Rushmore yet. Just as I didn't think he deserved the Nobel, I don't think that Obama's very good start equates to a great presidency.

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Dell's Sustainable Profits: Green Efforts Pay Back In 2-3 Years

Environmental Capital | Keith Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Tech, Dell Sustainable, Dell Computers, Green IT, Sustainable IT, Green Profits, Dell, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Computing, Green Business, Green Dell, Green News

Dell's internal transformation does underscore one interesting point that has gotten lost in Washington's dysfunctional debate over energy and the env...

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Obama's California: The Arnold Alliance and More

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

President Barack Obama is back in the east after a whirlwind visit to California which pointed up his strengths and suggested some things he can do differently.

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Sam Stein

Will The Stimulus Kick-Start A New Economy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Tech, Economic Recovery, Green Jobs, Stimulus Concerns, Naill Ferguson, Restructuring Economy, Economic Vitality, Van Jnes, Economic Industries, Stimulus, Stimulus Debate, Politics News

While the loudest fireworks in the stimulus debate have come from Republicans on Capitol Hill, another telling, albeit quieter, argument is creating f...

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Solar iPhone Case Extends Battery Life

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Green Tech, iPhone Case, Solar iPhone Case, Green Living, iPhone Accessories, Solar Power, Solar iPhone Charger, Green News

Sometimes you have to weigh the pros and cons of your green options. For example, is it better to get Stony Field Farm yogurt because you know they've...

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Electric Cars On Paris Agenda: Bike Sharing Success Spurs New Ideas

AP | GAELLE FAURE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — Parisians and tourists so eagerly embraced a citywide bike sharing plan launched a year ago that the mayor is setting his sights on a fo...

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Electric Dirt Bike: Zero X Is Ready To Ride

Los Angeles Times | Susan Carpenter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zero X, Gas Prices, Green Tech, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Electric Motorcycle, Electric Cars, Zero X Motorcycle, Technology, Save Gas, Bike Culture, Bike, Green News

The Zero X matches the performance of its gas-powered peers but propels its owner into the future. When the Zero X wheeled onto the dirt track at Lak...

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7 Modern Wonders Of Green Technology

Web Urbanist | Urbanist | Posted 05.25.2011

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Green architecture comes in many forms though lately it seems like these forms are stranger than ever. Urban skyscraper farms? Floating eco-cities? Gl...

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