Top Cleantech News & Commentary (40 Stories)
Top cleantech news from the last day or two. As you can see at the bottom, I’ve added the Green Living category today.
Top 10 Clean Power Stories
- World Wind Power Capacity & An Idea (CT)
- Best of Green: Science and Technology (Slideshow) (TH)
- Google to invest $5 million in German solar plant (GT)
- Extreme Wind Turbines Mean Extreme Testing (CT)
- Cost of Solar Power Competitive with Coal Some Places, & Dropping Fast (CT)
- “Zombie” Manufacturing Program Revived for Green Jobs in Solar Industry (CT)
- Dr. Nocera’s Invention May be the Future of Alternative Energy. But it’s Not a Leaf! (CT)
- GE bets $600 million on solar, sees plant up by 2013 (R)
- Leaked Study from Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Fukushima Far from Over (CDC)
- Does nuclear power have a negative learning curve? – ‘Forgetting by doing’? Real escalation in reactor investment costs (CP)
More Clean Power News & Commentary.
Top 10 Clean Transportation Stories
- ALTe Powertrain Tech retrofits trucks as plug-ins (GT)
- Students working towards more bicycle-friendly universities (LAB)
- NASA Tackles New Challenge with Green Flight Initiative (CT)
- U.S. Electric Unicycles Bound For Russia (ET)
- Should Car Pool Lanes Require Three-to-a-Car? (P)
- Happening Now: 2011 Sustainable Transport Symposium (TCF)
- The 67 MPG Diesel Focus Econetic the U.S. Can’t Have (Gas)
- Awesome Public Transit, Penguin, Bee Ads [VIDEO] (PS)
- House Budget Proposal Would Decrease Transportation Options and Significantly Reduce Jobs (APTA)
- Federal Investment in High-Speed Rail Could Spur 1.3 Million Jobs (APTA)
More Clean Transportation News.
Top 10 Politics Stories
- Nurses to dirty air supporters: Enough is enough (CP)
- Bill McKibben and Betsy Taylor on the merger of 350.org and 1Sky (CP)
- McConnell fails to get majority to deny climate science and block EPA Clean Air rules (CP)
- Rand Paul: Mine Safety Regs Too Costly (HP)
- Facebook Unfriend Coal Ad Goes Global (GP)
- House Votes To Deny Climate Change Causes Again, While Senate Supports EPA Authority on Emissions (TH)
- REPORT: Seven states where Republicans are ruining the environment (CP)
- How the Richest “1 Percent” Keep Rewarding Themselves for Epic Failure (HP)
- GOP-led House rejects science, 240-184 (CP)
- Checking The Facts On Politicians’ Climate Claims (CP)
More Environmental, Global Warming, and Clean Energy Politics News.
Top 10 Green Living Stories
- Is Internet Explorer 9 Energy Friendly? (ET)
- Is Your Recycling Hurting the Planet? (TH)
- Can You Install Solar Panels for Free with Government Rebates? (FTG)
- Americans Desire Efficiency To Manage Costs (ET)
- 5 Easy Ways To Green Your Mobile Phone Use (CG)
- How to Build a Compost Tumbler (Video) (TH)
- Hank D and the Bee: Green Kids (NP)
- I’m Calling You Out for Clean Air (NP)
- Americans Prefer Smart Growth Neighborhoods, Study Finds (P)
- Convincing 100 Neighbors to Go Solar (Video) (TH)
More Green Living Stories.
Broader green news.
Source Key:
- APTA: American Public Transportation Association
- CDC: Climate Denial Crock of the Week
- CG: Crisp Green
- CP: Climate Progress
- CT: CleanTechnica
- ET: EarthTechling
- FTG: The Fun Times Guide to Green Living
- G: Guardian
- Gas: Gas2.org
- GP: Greenpeace
- GT: Green Tech
- HP: Huffington Post
- LAB: League of American Bicyclists
- NP: Natural Papa
- P: Planetizen
- R: Reuters
- TCF: The City Fix
- TH: TreeHugger
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