Although a Tough Year, Global Cleantech Investments Rise 13% in 2011
Mergers & acquisitions reached record highs in 2011, growing
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Silver Lining to Bad Economy: Move Toward Local, Employee-Owned, Green Businesses Again
Thousands of employee-owned businesses formed decades ago, and interest is reviving in them now.
Arizona Offers Grants, Support for Cleantech Start-Ups
The state is launching an entrepreneur center, Innovation Forward, and doubling funding for its Innovation Challenge grant
China's Solar Companies Prefer to Shut Down than Merge
If demand stays down as expected in Q1, that should weed out about 75% of China's solar output, bringing it closer to reasonable
NY State Governor Calls for Energy Highway, NY-Sun Initiative
The Energy Highway would transmit renewables from upstate to downstate, and the NY-Sun Initiative would get better prices for commercial solar installations …
Court Halts California's Enforcement of Low Carbon Standard, Petroleum Industries Gear Up for Massive Campaign
A court halted California's enforcement of its first-in-the-nation Low Carbon Fuel Standard after a petroleum/ ethanol industry challenge. Now they're gearing …
Ethanol Tax Break Quietly Expires, Industry Moves on to Gas Pumps
Both conservatives and liberals opposed the tax credit and the industry is doing fine without
Thinking of Taking a Cruise?
The cruise ship industry is a huge polluter, producing black carbon soot and dumping sewage directly into the
Town of Hempstead Creates Closed Loop: Wind Turbine Powers Fuel Cell Cars
This model could be adopted by other municipalities using DOE's block grant