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Mixed Greens: Google Puts $100M Into Wind Farm; Obama Goes to Reno; Li-On’s Supercar

Mixed Greens: Google Puts $100M Into Wind Farm; Obama Goes to Reno; Li-On’s Supercar

Michael Kanellos: April 18, 2011

The search engine strikes again.

Molycorp Moving From Miner to Manufacturer

Molycorp Moving From Miner to Manufacturer

Michael Kanellos: April 18, 2011

With another acquisition, the mine-to-magnets strategy gets further underscored.

Sprint CEO: AT&T Merger Threatens Industry, and Use Recyclables in Phones

Sprint CEO: AT&T Merger Threatens Industry, and Use Recyclables in Phones

Simona Drevensek: April 16, 2011

140 million phones end up at the dump each year.

Ultracap Maker Ioxus Raises $21 Million, Aims to Conquer Wind Turbines, Data Centers

Ultracap Maker Ioxus Raises $21 Million, Aims to Conquer Wind Turbines, Data Centers

Michael Kanellos: April 13, 2011

And cars, forklifts and buses, too. Thank advances in carbon electrodes.

A Roadmap to Green IT

A Roadmap to Green IT

Michael Kanellos: April 13, 2011

Your computers and data centers will get more energy efficient. Here’s how.

Digital Lumens Raises $10M

Digital Lumens Raises $10M

Katherine Tweed, Michael Kanellos: April 12, 2011

The LED company wants to expand its footprint with a new round of funding.

How Will Energy Change Computing?

How Will Energy Change Computing?

Michael Kanellos: April 8, 2011

Are computers energy hogs or not? It depends on your perspective, and what you’ve got inside it.

Marijuana, Top US Crop, Has a $5B Power Bill

Eric Wesoff: April 8, 2011

Study finds that one percent of U.S. electricity is used to grow The Chronic and Purple Haze.

Could Waste Heat Be the Secret for Carbon Capture?

Could Waste Heat Be the Secret for Carbon Capture?

Herman K. Trabish: April 7, 2011

Is using waste heat to power emissions absorbers a preposterous idea whose time has come?

Facebook Gives Specs for Efficient Servers and Data Centers to Public

Facebook Gives Specs for Efficient Servers and Data Centers to Public

Michael Kanellos: April 7, 2011

Want the same back-end operations that Zuckerberg has? Now you can have them!

Q1 Greentech VC in Review: A $2.6 Billion Quarter

Q1 Greentech VC in Review: A $2.6 Billion Quarter

Eric Wesoff: April 5, 2011

A near-record quarter—we list all 115 deals, as well as the top 10.

NREL: Separate Transportation From Generation, Improve Buildings

NREL: Separate Transportation From Generation, Improve Buildings

Katherine Tweed: April 5, 2011

NREL’s Director Dan Arvizu calls for a more sophisticated conversation to make headway towards a clean energy economy.

Greentech IP Trends: Risks and Opportunities

Greentech IP Trends: Risks and Opportunities

Eric Wesoff: April 4, 2011

Are intellectual property rights a barrier to the transfer of green tech?

Schneider Electric Buys Another Company: This Time for Datacenters

Schneider Electric Buys Another Company: This Time for Datacenters

Michael Kanellos: April 4, 2011

Is there no stopping these people?