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Solar-Powered Cell Phone: Japan’s No. 2 wireless carrier, KDDI Corp., said today it will start selling a waterproof, solar-powered cell phone made by Sharp Corp. this summer. — Forbes

Guv to Join Detroit Green Car Talks: This week’s Society of Automotive Engineer’s conference, titled “Racing to Green Mobility,” will focus on auto technologies that are environment-friendly and less dependent on fossil fuels. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will likely talk about global warming and California’s climate legislation. — San Francisco Chronicle.

Environment Bonds: Investment company Climate Change Capital is proposing creating “environment bonds” (similar to bonds created by governments during the 20th century to fund efforts to fight World War II to raise money for developing clean technology and building low-carbon economies. — NYT’s Green Inc.

Sure Thing: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says U.S. lawmakers will pass major energy legislation, possibly including measures to address climate change, by the end of this year. — Reuters

Sustainability in Context:Unlike other sustainability indexes, a new model for measuring corporate sustainability performance uses context-based metrics — expressing performance relative to actual social and environmental conditions. Solid wastes, for example, are measured against landfill capacities. — Triple Pundit

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