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What’s going to be the viral element that gets us to cut down on our collective carbon emissions? Who’s going to deliver us the iPod of cleantech? Earth2Tech has pulled together a list of 10 green social networks dedicated to motivating their users to fight global warming and cut carbon.

Not only do cars consume lots of petroleum, they are also made of it, especially the interior. The dash, the seats and the paneling are all often made of petroleum-based polymers. But Ford is taking a step to reduce the amount of oil needed to build its cars by making the seat cushions out [...]

This week, four teams from UC Berkeley took home prizes in the Venture Lab Clean Technology Innovation Contest. The winning team developed a small, pencil-sized steel fuel cell that can convert kerosene, a common fuel in developing nations, into electricity for indoor lighting. For a rundown of all the finalists and their technologies, check [...]

Adobe today launches its Adobe Media Player, a product we’ve been following closely. AMP channels RSS feeds for streaming and download of online video from partners such as MTV and CBS. The Adobe Air-based software has a simple UI that feels a bit like a file organization system. Full report on NewTeeVee.

Google I/O, a two-day, in-depth conference for developers, will be held May 28th and 29th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Sessions with top Google engineers will cover tools developed both inside and outside the company, including yet-to-be announced initiatives designed to move the web forward. GigaOM has 10 tickets to give away; simply [...]

Early-bird tickets for our first official GigaOM conference, Structure 08, are only available until midnight tonite. Structure 08 will gather the most innovative and influential industry leaders together to explore the latest Internet infrastructure buildout. Among our scheduled keynote speakers are Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com, and Greg Papadopoulos, CTO of Sun [...]