Here are some good stories on clean tech politics from the last week or so (other than what we’ve covered). U.S. and China / International Fearing high gas prices, Sean Hannity proposes re-invading Iraq and Kuwait to “take all their oil” Friday’s Hannity on Fox News featured a discussion by the Great … [continued]
Some big clean energy projects, policies, and business news from the past week or so (other than what we’ve covered). Clean Energy, in General Saudi Arabia inks Areva clean-tech deal Oil-rich state raises prospect of reduced dependence on fossil fuels through use of nuclear and solar power…. Ohio Boasts 9,000 … [continued]
With their vast potential for harvesting solar power and other forms of renewable energy, America’s highways are poised to become “road warriors” in the fight for clean energy. Now a U.S. company called Pureti, Inc. hopes to add another green job to the mix: air pollution fighter. The key will … [continued]
For those of us interested in green jobs, there’s only one thing better than getting the green job of your dreams, and that’s getting yourself in a position to create thousands – if not millions – of green jobs for everybody else. That’s where GE chief Jeffrey Immelt finds himself … [continued]
Some of the news buzzing around this week concerns China’s progress in the clean energy marketplace, but a couple of new developments in the U.S. show that the race for clean energy is just starting to heat up. First, the Department of Energy has just announced that a massive solar … [continued]
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology are developing a reactor that can convert carbon dioxide and water into fuel using solar energy, and the whole thing is based on the same stuff that makes a self-cleaning oven work its magic. It’s a simple concept that could lead to low … [continued]
Following up on the fun and interesting wind energy videos I’ve shared in the past couple days, here’s one more, focused on the various benefits of wind energy via local voices and experiences in Logan County, Colorado. The anti-clean energy crowd has to try hard to find problems with wind … [continued]
Following up on the base jumping from wind turbines video I shared yesterday, here’s a video on working as a wind turbine technician for wind energy giant Vestas (or working as a wind turbine technician, in general). Maybe a little PR behind it, but looks like a nice job (definitely … [continued]
I decided to leave last week’s roundup of cleantech (or related) news that we didn’t already cover on Cleantechnica to today (for various reasons). So, now, here’s the roundup. China’s High-Speed Trains [VIDEOS] Why fly when you can travel the 1000km between Guangzhou (Canton) near Hong Kong to Wuhan – … [continued]
When it comes to efficiency, computer science has a lot to learn from the fruit fly, according to researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. The communication between nerve cells in the fly’s hairlike sensors has evolved with razor-sharp efficiency, and the research team is developing a means of translating that logic … [continued]
