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Climate Change, Clean Energy and the Presidential Debate
If you are looking to find out how climate change, clean energy and environmental policy featured in the first Presidential debate between Obama and Romney, here are some excellent sources for further reading. Oh! Climate Change wasn’t mentioned! There is still time of course. Continue reading
Tags climate change, green energy, Presidential Debate, US Presidential Election
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Green Business Roundup – September 19th 2012
Japan backs down on its commitment to be nuclear free by 2040. What is the real social cost of carbon? Energy use vs. energy efficiency and the role of service contracts in the solar power industry. Continue reading
Tags carbon emissions, climate change, energy, japan, nuclear power, solar energy, solar power
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Green Business Roundup – September 14th 2012
UNEP says industrial and agricultural chemicals are implicated in 1 million annual deaths worldwide. Questions are asked about Virgin Atlantic’s commitment to its reduction in carbon emissions and EU watchdog (CEO) points to an imbalance in the lobbying power of pro and anti HFC interests. Continue reading
Tags chemical pollution, HFCs, sustainable business
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Green Business Roundup – August 28th 2012
Jamba Juice responds to the pleas of a 10-year-old and agrees to phase out polystyrene cups. The green debate hots up between the US election candidates and companies like FedEx show that who wins the election may have little to do with how customers and corporates decide to behave. Continue reading
Tags climate change, election, emissions, fedex, fossil fuel, green business, greenhouse gasses, jamba juice, politics, water conservation
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Green Business Roundup – August 24th 2012
The world has already used a year’s worth of resources in 2012 … China invests $372 Billion in clean tech and the UK announces a £16 million fund … License is Granted for First Commercial Wave Farm in US. Continue reading
Tags china, earth overshoot day, uk, wave farm, wave power
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Green Business Roundup – August 21st 2012
Today’s top Green Business Stories: New US energy capacity dominated by natural gas and renewables … Green energy startups being rejected by investors? …. Shell to invest $1bn a year on fracking in China. Continue reading
Tags china, energy, fracking, investment, natural gas, shell, solar, wind
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Green Business Roundup – August 20th 2012
Today’s top Green Business Stories: German research shows biodiesel not meeting emissions targets. The USA could generate 100,000MW of Geothermal energy according to an MIT panel. Solid Waste Management market in the US, expected to grow at 3.4% CAGR (2011 – 2015). Continue reading
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Green Business Roundup – August 17th 2012
It’s official, Oil and Gas is the least popular industry in the US. Below even bankers and lawyers. Meanwhile US dependence on Saudi oil is worryingly back on the rise. In Japan, government incentives lead to $680 million solar investment from finance company Orix Corp. Continue reading
Tags gas, japan, oil, saudi arabia, solar
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Green Business Roundup – June 22nd 2012
Most Americans Don’t Know What Fracking Is? The process of hydraulic fracturing has been big news in the environmental and energy spheres over recent months. A controversial topic that makes the news almost daily, fracking is already changing the global … Continue reading
Green Business Roundup – April 26th 2012
The UK looks to the challenge of making renewable energy financially viable while Wells Fargo are set to inject investment into the green economy. Wales has problems with a skills shortage which is holding back progress. Japan continues to invest to reduce their dependence on nuclear and a spat between Whole Foods and New England fishermen illustrates tensions that must be resolved if we are to achieve real, grass-roots progress. Continue reading
Tags bioeconomy, biofuels, geothermal, green community grants, hydroelectric, incentives, investment, loans for green business, renewable energy, research, solar, solar energy, solar power, subsidies
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Green Business Roundup – April 5th 2012
As businesses count the cost of weird weather, scientists continue to try to make sense of it all. Japan changes the rules in favor of geothermal energy and a 2 year tuna fishing ban is partially lifted. High gasoline prices are proving a silver lining for sales of electric cars. Continue reading
Tags awards, climate change, electric vehicles, global warming, green energy, greenhouse gasses, japan
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Green Business Roundup – January 19th 2012
US Replaces China as Top Clean Energy Investor Environmental Leader reports that in 2011 the USA took over from China as the worlds leading investor in clean energy. The article quotes figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance which have US … Continue reading
Tags china, clean energy, energy, fracking, investment, natural gas, shale gas, solar thermal, usa
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Green Business Roundup – January 16th 2012
IBM Working on EV Battery With 500 Mile Range Nicholas Brown reports on Cleantechnica that IBM have invented a new battery. The Lithium-air battery technology can create more energy from less mass. It’s lighter basically. These batteries could potentially give … Continue reading
Tags battery, climate change, economics, electric vehicles, emissions, ev range, evs, global warming, ibm, maxwell boykoff
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Green Business Roundup – January 12th 2012
North America’s largest wind farm fast tracked in Wyoming. EPA creates interactive map of large greenhouse emitters. German airline Lufthansa to fly trans-atlantic on Biofuel. These stories and more in today’s Green Business Roundup. Continue reading
Tags biofuels, electric vehicles, emissions, epa, evs, GOP, greenhouse, lufthansa, republicans, windfarm
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