Carbon capture and sequestration is the only way to make coal-fired power environmentally responsible, and yet we’re so far from getting there.…
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Why States Are Struggling With Cap-and-Trade Programs
States that have been leaders when it comes to embracing state cap-and-trade green house gas emissions programs, are now facing a variety of hurdles due to state and federal politics, economics, and lawsuits.…
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California’s carbon cap-and-trade program has been put on hold — not by wealthy polluters or right-wing ideologues, but by a judge upholding…
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Let us mourn the shelving of a national climate change strategy this morning. Word from Washington D.C. is that Carol Browner, President…
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How will Tuesday’s election results affect the country’s green technology hopes? With Republicans taking control of the House of Representatives, observers say…
Read MoreCali’s Cap-and-Trade Moves Forward in Tough Economy
Today marks the first day of a 45-day period for the public to comment on a program to force polluters to cap their carbon emissions starting in 2012, and the proposed rules will give away lots of free permits rather than auctioning them.…
Read More5 Renewable Energy Issues at Stake in the Midterm Elections
Two weeks from now, voters will decide which federal and state politicians to keep and which to send packing. Here is a list of hot issues and challenges facing cleantech advocates as they lobby for their favorite causes in the coming year.…
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There’s some bad news out this Monday for the fledgling Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon market — as well as companies…
Read MoreSponsor post: Your Killer App Could Win $100,000 From PayPal
PayPal is giving away $160,000 USD in prizes to the most innovative apps to use the PayPal X Platform, judging based on app innovation and business potential, with additional awards honoring innovation in use of the eBay Developer API, integration with Yahoo and cross-border payment systems.…
Read More10 Things to Know About Lugar’s Energy Bill
The latest twist in the road to comprehensive climate and energy legislation arrived on Wednesday, in the form of Sen. Dick Lugar's (R-Ind.) proposal for what he calls the "Practical Energy and Climate Plan."…
Read MoreA Pared-Down, Oil-Friendly Senate Energy Bill to Be Released Monday
Just don't call it a cap and trade program. That's what three Senators -- John Kerry, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman -- are trying to avoid when they introduce a paired down Senate energy bill, reportedly as soon as Monday.…
Read MoreThe Greentech Voter Guide to the CA Governor Race
California will have a new governor come November, and while the race is still open, it’s looking like it'll be a contest between Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman. How important will a green platform be to securing the gubernatorial race?…
Read MoreDoes Blogger Outreach Still Work?
In early 2007, the Council of Public Relations Firms (CPRF) and APCO Worldwide partnered to learn more about interactions and relationships between…
Read MoreObama: Fed's GHG Emissions Must Drop 28% by 2020
A national cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gasses might be in limbo, but that hasn’t stopped President Obama from announcing on Friday an…
Read MoreCarbon Offsets Come Under Fire
Mark Shapiro, of Berkeley, Calif.’s Center for Investigative Reporting, has written a scathing report on the carbon offset industry in the February…
Read MoreHow-To: Remotely Support Your Parents with Screen Sharing
We’ve all been in the situation. Your mother calls you with a computer problem and you know it’s going to take at…
Read MoreChrome for Mac Imminent, Why We Should Care
It has been a long time coming. Google’s (s goog) Chrome web browser has been available on Windows for over a year,…
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Obama Heading to Copenhagen: The White House announced today that President Obama will attend the UN climate talks next month in Copenhagen…
Read MoreHow to Enable Aero Snap Window Sizing in Ubuntu
Here’s a handy Ubuntu tweak that simulates one of my favorite Windows 7 features: Aero Snap. This is the user interface feature…
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Welcome to the Technosphere: “Having mastered indoor ski slopes and mass desalination, Dubai just unveiled its massive Technosphere, a biological bubble oddly…
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Cap and Trade’s Biggest Losers: A new report by energy consultants Wood Mackenzie finds “cap-and-trade legislation will cost U.S. refiners about $100…
Read MoreGore: Road to Copenhagen Goes Through U.S. Senate
The world’s governments will meet in Copenhagen in December to hammer out a new global climate deal. But Al Gore, speaking on…
Read MoreTop 5 Tips for Cleantech Startups Headed to Washington
With so much activity in Washington, D.C., these days — from funding opportunities to policies like cap and trade — that could…
Read MoreOPINION: WSJ Misses the Mark on Emissions Debate, Again
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, continuing its march against government-imposed limits on carbon emissions (see here and here for examples), has…
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