Ontario Announces Contracts for 2,500MW of Renewables
510 contracts under the province's feed-in tariff are expected to create 20,000 jobs.
CItizens Affected By Coal Ash Travel to Washington
Residents from Alabama, Oklahoma, and Ohio will meet with staff of the White House Office of Information of Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) about effects of coal ash in their communities.
DOE Announces $100M for Smart Grid Workforce Training
Recovery act funds willl support 54 training programs across the country.
Weekly Investor Roundup
1Q10 cleantech venture figures, AWEA annual report; and AES acquires a large European project pipeline.
Western Farmers Likely to Benefit from Climate Legislation
Study released by the American Farmland Trust shows increased crop revenues and market opportunities.
Climate Negotiations Resume Following Copenhagen Accord
United Nations-sponsored talks pick up today in Germany, as negotiators search for path forward.
Mitsubishi Heavy Confirms Plans for Arkansas Wind Turbine Manufacturing
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries expects to begin production in 2011 for the North American market.
Satcon Receives 150MW Order from Chinese Solar Developer
Company will supply PV inverters to GCL Solar.
First Solar Researching New Thin-Film Technology in Silicon Valley
Reuters report suggests that First Solar is studying the possiblity of producing CIGS thin-film solar panels.
Green Week in Review podcast – April 9, 2010
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is about 15 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… EPA Issues Water Quality Guidance For Mountaintop Removal Mining Sony Aims for Zero Environmental Impact by 2050 Plus, a summary of the week’s top cleantech headlines. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com