San Diego-based EcoATM wants to make for electronic recycling convenient and even rewarding (with cash!), and the idea has enabled it to raise a B round of about $17 million to expand its reach nationwide. Read more »
Renewable energy advocates like to say their causes are bi-partisan because they are fighting for cleaner energy and job creation. Not for many Republicans. In fact, some already are working hard to weaken regulations for adding more solar, wind and others. Read more »
The Senate has up to seven hours on Thursday to debate a resolutionmeant to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Read more »
On the cusp of a new generation of electric vehicles and the buildout of a smart grid, connected cars — vehicles linked to the power grid and communication networks — could mean a transportation system for the digital age. Here are the key players involved. Read more »
At the Apple iPod event this past September, the iPod nano got a video upgrade, but despite rumors to the contrary, the iPod touch didn’t get a similar treatment. The Internet was ablaze with expectation thanks to the appearance of a number of iPod touch cases […] Read more »
One possible definition for the concept of a legend is the place where reality and fiction mix, ideally for the telling of a good story. This proves to be a good way to describe Legends of LALA, a quasi-fauxumentary series about the Los Angeles music scene […] Read more »
For climate legislation, clearing the House last month by a slim seven-vote margin marked a major step toward passage of the first comprehensive regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. But as we wrote after the vote, it was only the beginning — with a […] Read more »
If the Obama administration has not done enough to convince you that change has come to Washington, it is at least bringing change to Environmental Protection Agency coffers. The EPA today unveiled a proposal for what, if enacted, would be the agency’s largest-ever budget. At $10.5 […] Read more »
A draft rule that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled Tuesday about how emissions should be measured has the corn ethanol industry in an uproar, while newer next-generation biofuel startups seem to be more welcoming of the move. The rule calls for the inclusion of emissions […] Read more »
Working at home is wonderful. The commute is about 30 seconds and rarely is interrupted with traffic conditions or adverse weather. It’s a great way to work, but having done it for a while I know all too well that sometimes you have to change your […] Read more »
A letter sent today by California air pollution controllers to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson could mark the beginning of the end of federal interference with the state’s push to enforce tighter tailpipe emissions standards. Signed by Air Resources Board (ARB) chairman Mary Nichols, the letter asks […] Read more »
Calling a new energy frontier a “leading priority of my presidency,” President-elect Barack Obama, as expected, on Monday afternoon in Chicago named the four key members of his cabinet that will make up America’s next green team: Steven Chu as Energy Secretary, Carol Browner as Climate […] Read more »
[qi:004] Liz Miller says that these days all people are talking about is Michael Phelps, the winningest Olympian, and a former presidential candidate’s lover. Eric Schmidt, director of media and advertising evangelism at Microsoft, tells Beet.tv that nearly 2 million people tuned in to watch the […] Read more »