The United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop15) kicks off Monday in Copenhagen, and promises to be a hugely influential event. Entrepeneur Shai Agassi has weighed in on its importance for governments and public awareness.…
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How Greener Cars & Smarter Transit Fit Into COP15
“Given the role that transport plays in causing greenhouse gas emissions,” UN climate chief Yvo de Boer told participants in a UN…
Read MoreGreentech Guide to Cop15
The upcoming Cop15 international climate negotiations in Copenhagen will have a massive affect on the developing greentech industry. How close countries get…
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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…
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Dutch to Try Road Tax Alternative: The Dutch government has approved a plan to replace the annual road tax on cars with…
Read MoreCorporate Culture, Not Technology, Drives Online Collaboration
Recently, Simon reported on a couple of interesting studies looking at the use of collaboration technologies in the workplace, Forrester’s “The State…
Read MoreSmart Grid Group Gears Up For Copenhagen
Whether you think the upcoming international climate talks in Copenhagen will deliver a solution for governments to fight climate change, or will…
Read MoreWhy Doesn’t Opera Have More Market Share in North America?
I usually have at least three browsers open at any time. One will be a Mozilla Gecko app (Firefox, Camino, or SeaMonkey)…
Read MorePrint iPhone, iPod Touch Photos on Canon PIXMA Printers Over Wi-Fi
I don’t print a lot of photos but I know a lot of people who like to do so. Maybe it’s the…
Read MoreThe Party Line — Phone Buzz of the Day
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Verizon Hanging…
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 MoreCleantech IP: How to Share and Profit
Depending on who you ask, compulsory licensing — an option for governments to force companies to license technology if they’re not selling…
Read MoreT-Mobile Readies Next Android Phone in the U. S.
The T-Mobile G1 has been a pretty solid first Android (s GOOG) effort for T-Mobile in the U.S., and now the carrier…
Read MoreThe Next Climate Deal: How Big is the Battle for Cleantech IP?
Late last month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pulled together a small, motley crew of companies with a stake in upcoming climate…
Read MoreAlan Salzman: Bringing Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship to Global Climate Policy
Last week’s World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen drew more than 500 executives from cleantech firms, utilities and some of…
Read MoreThe Copenhagen Call: 6 Biz-Friendly Steps To a Global Climate Deal
While we were all stuffing our faces at Memorial Day BBQs, more than 500 executives from cleantech firms, utilities, and policy makers…
Read MoreWorld Biz Leaders to Call for "Massive" Climate Investment
Next week, executives from some of the world’s largest corporations plan to get behind a call for an international treaty that would…
Read MoreUN Climate Talks: Cleantech IP Battle of the Year?
Intellectual property rights have a long history as a cornerstone of Silicon Valley lobbying efforts. Welcome to the latest chapter: defending IP…
Read MoreWhat the Smart Grid Can Learn From the Internet
[qi:_earth2tech] The success of the future smart grid depends on using the wealth of knowledge created from building out the Internet. Ethernet…
Read MoreWildBlue Launches Bid for Stimulus Funds
WildBlue Communications, the Greenwood Village, Colo.-based satellite broadband provider, today demonstrated how it can deliver download speeds that are up to 12…
Read MoreVMware Virtualization Package Has Lots to Offer, But Will It Sell?
VMware has dubbed the major refresh of its server virtualization product line, vSphere, the “mainframe of the 21st century.” While I’m impressed…
Read MoreWeekly App Store Picks: April 11, 2009
It’s time for the very apex of everyone’s Easter weekend, the all important revealing of this week’s picks from the App Store.…
Read MorePalm Promises Big News Today
Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day but Palm (s palm) is promising to provide an “update” today and say it’s the real deal.…
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12 tips to turn tech executives into green experts. (Earth2Tech) Why is Google Android stalled? (OStatic) How good is Zoho Writer 2.0…
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