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Review: Lenmar PowerPort Wave 7000 & PowerPort Gold Portable Chargers

Chris Rauschnot | Posted 04.15.2013 | Technology
Read More: PowerPort Wave 7000, Lithium-Ion Battery, Portable Charger, PowerPort Gold, Tech Review, External Battery, Lenmar, Video, Technology News
Chris Rauschnot

Wading through a plethora of chargers on the market today for smartphones and tablets is tough, but Lenmar's recent offerings have made it easier to choose. Their external batteries have both style and dependable functionality.

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Review: Sanho's HyperJuice Plug High Capacity Dual USB Battery Pack

Chris Rauschnot | Posted 04.22.2013 | Technology
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Battery Pack, International Consumer Electronics Show, Hypershop, Hypermac, Sanho, Video, Technology News
Chris Rauschnot

Designed in Silicon Valley, the HyperJuice Plug from Sanho is a well-engineered backup battery that looks good and performs great. There may be a few batteries that can charge multiple iPads and smartphones simultaneously, but this offers quite a geek statement whether being used or not.

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Boeing Working To Fix Fire-Catching Battery

Reuters | Posted 04.08.2013 | Business
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Boeing, Video, Dreamliner, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Reuters, Business News, Lithium Batteries, Boeing 787, Boeing 787 Battery, Business News

* Changes not finalized - paper * Best-case scenario has flights resuming next month * FAA clears one-off 787 "ferry" fl...

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'Green News Report' - February 5, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.07.2013 | Green
Read More: Wind Power, Lithium-Ion Battery, Floods, Green Jobs, Australia, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Drought, Video, Hurricane Sandy, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Scotland, Anti-Science, Gop, Nebraska, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Chris Christie, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Mexico, Environmentalism, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Water, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Donald Trump, Green News, Wildfires, Sustainability, Rare Earth Elements, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, China, Republicans, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Airlines Knew Exploding Batteries Were A Problem For Months

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH and JOAN LOWY | Posted 04.01.2013 | Business
Read More: Boeing 787 Batteries, Boeing 787 Grounded, Lithium-Ion Battery, Boeing 787 Dreamliner Batteries, Video, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Business News, Boeing 787, Business News

TOKYO -- U.S. investigators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787...

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'Green News Report' - January 29, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.31.2013 | Green
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Video, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Nebraska, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Donald Trump, Green News, Wildfires, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Floods, Wind Power, Australia, Drought, Hurricane Sandy, Electric Cars, Africa, Scotland, Chris Christie, Mexico, Koch Brothers, Water, Rare Earth Elements, BP Oil Spill, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Green News Report' - January 24, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.26.2013 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Canada, Video, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Nebraska, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Climate, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Lithium-Ion Battery, Google, 350.Org, Italy, Colorado, Utah, Antibiotic Resistance, Rising Sea Level, John Kerry, Sierra Club, Erin Burnett, Mafia, Cnn, Donald Trump, Wildfires, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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China's Strategic Next Step: Buying Critical US Taxpayer Funded Technology

Mark Pfeifle | Posted 03.19.2013 | Politics
Read More: Power Grid, Lithium-Ion Battery, a123 Bankruptcy, China, China US Trade, China Lithium-Ion, Obama China, Lithium-Ion, Lithium Ion, China Technology, China Military Technology, China Trade, Politics News
Mark Pfeifle

Unless the Obama administration intervenes, the U.S. may soon have to depend on one of China's wealthiest and most politically-connected Communist party leaders for access to taxpayer-funded technology that will power the next generation of satellites and military vehicles.

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Electric Vehicle Naysayers: Get Over It, Support American Jobs

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 01.27.2013 | Politics
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevy Volt, Jennifer Granholm, Rush Limbaugh, Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy, Neil Cavuto, Current TV, Politics News
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

Quit aiding and abetting our economic competitors, and start and abetting our economic growth. The progress in electric cars is a true American success story. Those who want General Motors or electric vehicles to fail are motivated by nothing but partisan politics.

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WATCH: Energy, Stored In Spray Paint

Posted 06.29.2012 | Technology
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Rice University, Video, Neelam Singh, Spray on Battery, Painted Batteries, Battery Technology, Rice University Batteries, Technology News

When this correspondent told a coworker that researchers at Rice University had developed a paintable battery, his response was to sharpie an Eveready...

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'Green News Report' - June 14, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.14.2012 | Green
Read More: Green Jobs, Fracking, United Nations, Regulation, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Mitt Romney, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Noaa, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Lithium-Ion Battery, Americans for Prosperity, Electric Cars, Koch Brothers, Fox News, International Energy Agency; Ipcc, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Post Office Bans Shipment Of iPads To Troops Overseas

AP | Posted 07.13.2012 | Technology
Read More: Video, Lithium Battery, Lithium Ion Battery, Post Office, Ap, Post Office Lithium Battery, Usps, Technology News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is banning international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries such as smartphones, laptops and ...

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'Green News Report' - February 28, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.29.2012 | Green
Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Epa, Factory Farms, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Canada, Climate Scientists, Antibiotic Resistance, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Antibiotics, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Wisconsin, Fukushima, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Sustainability, Endangered Species, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Japan, Republicans, Lithium-Ion Battery, Arpa-E, Electric Cars, Fox News, Smarter Ideas, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Fox 'News...

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Risk Management in Introducing High-Technologies Into High-Growth Markets

Sunil Chacko | Posted 04.01.2012 | Business
Read More: Fire Hazard, Fukushima, Laptop, Independent Safety Standard, Recall, China, Japan, Lithium-Ion Battery, Representative Tomoyuki Taira, Telecom, High-Growth Markets, Korea, Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Former Prime Minister Dr. Yukio Hatoyama, India, Product Standard, Base-Station, Diesel, Large Capacity, System Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Monitoring and Control, Mobile Phone, Accountability, Business News
Sunil Chacko

High-growth markets like India face a range of challenges, and thus present vast opportunities, especially for introducing leap-frogging technologies in the area of energy infrastructure.

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'Green News Report' - September 27, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.27.2011 | Green
Read More: House of Representatives, Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Climategate, Coal, Rick Perry, Tar Sands, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Africa, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Poverty, Fukushima, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Protests, Green News, Sustainability, Japan, Hydraulic Fracturing, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, Green Belt Movement, Indigenous Environmental Network, Climate Science, Wangari Maathai, Fema, Indigenous People, Keystone XL Pipeline, Herman Cain, Lithium-Ion Battery, US Military, Moving Planet, Engineering, Radiation, Mountaintop Removal, Electric Cars, Overfishing, Dept of Energy, Natural Gas, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Governmen...

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Bad News: History Repeats Itself

Pat LaMarche | Posted 10.15.2011 | Politics
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Native Americans, Washington State, Afghanistan, Natural Resources, Imperialism, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Pat LaMarche

Washington state has a lot in common with Afghanistan. Both are rich in natural resources and both were -- for centuries -- populated by tribal peoples.

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Electric Vehicles: Where Do the Emissions Go?

Lucia Green-Weiskel | Posted 06.04.2011 | Green
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Smart Grid, Beijing, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, Lifecycle, Plug-in Hybrids, China, Coal, Green News
Lucia Green-Weiskel

There is a common misconception that electric vehicles are zero-emission and that their impact on the environment is as non-offensive as the quiet sound of their humming engines.

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After Deadly Crash, Pilots Take On Big Business Lobbyists Over Battery Safety

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Electronics Batteries, Lithium-Ion Battery, Pilot Safety, Battery Safety Lobbyists, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Pilots, Pilot Unions, Battery Safety, Batteries, Domestic Policy, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Safety advocates have warned for more than a decade that someday an air shipment of lithium batteries like those used in cameras, c...

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Shaping America's Clean Energy Future

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Michigan, Batteries, American Manufacturing, Green News
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

Yesterday, I was proud to take part in the grand opening celebration for A123 Systems' 291,000 square foot lithium ion battery manufacturing facility in Livonia, Michigan.

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PHOTOS: Black Opals, Painite, Lithium and 6 More Of The Most Valuable Minerals In The World

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Environment, Conflict Minerals, Conflict Stones, Conflict Diamonds, Most Expensive Minerals, Priciest Minerals, Most Expensive Stones, Minerals, Stones, Painite, Coltan, Slidepollajax, Lithium-Ion Battery, Blue Garnet, Blood Diamonds, Lithium, Jadeite, Gold, Jewelry, Diamonds, Ruby, Opals, Black Opal, Jewelry Stones, Green News

From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals. Whether they are made into dazzling baubles or used in rechargeable b...

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Driving Mitsubishi's i-MiEV electric; Fun in an EV?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevrolet Volt, Mitsubishi I MiEV, Twitter, Ev1, Saturn, Nissan Leaf, Japanese, Kermit the Frog, Range Anxiety, General Motors Volt, Japan, Talkradioone, Electric Cars, Business News
Steve Parker

"It's not easy bein' green..." Car companies worldwide should have paid heed to those simple words many years ago.

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Green News Report: July 29, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Salmon, Lithium-Ion Battery, Cap and Trade, Chevy Volt, Oil Spill Response, Wind Energy, Sustainable Food, Epa, Green News Report, Pollution, China, Canada, Tar Sands, Stephen Chu, General Motors, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Department of Energy, Global Warming Deniers, Michigan, Global Warming, Bp, Factory Farming, Wild Salmon, Alternative Energy, Nissan Leaf, Energy Efficiency, Senate, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Ocean Acidification, Wildfires, Climate Legislation, Moscow, Oceans, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Clean Energy Legislation, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Exclusive First Drive! Nissan's 2011 Leaf EV

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf, Hybrid Cars, Toyota Prius, Jenny Craig, Electric Cars, Alternative Fuels, Hypermiling, Valerie Bertinelli, Jason Alexander, Nec, Las Vegas, Business News
Steve Parker

While Toyota's Prius gas/electric hybrid has been the Official State Car of Santa Monica for some years now, Leaf is definitely worthy of taking a shot at the title.

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Clean Energy Jobs Are on the Menu in Michigan

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy, Automobiles, Michigan, Green News
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

Michigan is on its way to becoming the advanced battery capital of the world. We project almost 62,000 new jobs will be created in Michigan in the advanced battery industry in the next ten years.

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Renault DeZir Gullwing Coupe: An Electric Sports Car To Rival The Tesla Roadster? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Renault, Lithium-Ion Battery, Renault DeZir, Electric Vehicles, Renault Fluence ZE, Slidepollajax, Business News

Who said electric cars can't be, well, sexy? Renault released a glimpse of its electric DeZir Gullwing Coupe, and it's likely to give eco-minded gearh...

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