Today's Date:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Policy
March 28, 2008
Concerns over the financial impact to clean-car developers rise after the state cuts the number of nonpolluting vehicles to be required by manufacturers from 25,000 to 7,500.
March 20, 2008
At The Wall Street Journal's ECO:nomics conference last week, a business audience picked McCain, with Obama following close behind, after campaign representatives discussed their candidates' energy platforms.
March 19, 2008
The Nobel laureate and former vice president advocates a tax on carbon dioxide emissions as the U.S. Senate continues to debate a carbon cap-and-trade system.
March 17, 2008
Panelists at Greentech Media conference say uncertainty over renewable-energy tax credits could lower the percentage of commercial and industrial solar installations financed using these agreements.
March 14, 2008
The California governor says national environmental guidelines are needed and advocates nuclear power and a carbon cap-and-trade system for the state. He also defends big vehicles, like his famous Hummer.
March 13, 2008
General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt calls clean energy "one of the best export stories the U.S. has today" and says businesses should participate in setting clean-energy policy to avoid getting left behind.
March 12, 2008
Biodiesel companies Cargill and Alabama Biodiesel face pollution allegations after a solar-silicon company is accused of dumping toxic waste. Will the rest of the greentech industry suffer a credibility problem?
March 10, 2008
At the UC Berkeley Energy Symposium, a state Air Resources Board member proposed a plan to make cities responsible for budgeting their portions of carbon emissions. The program could open the door for urban carbon-monitoring and tracking technologies, as well as energy-efficiency technologies.
March 10, 2008
A lack of funding for early stage research is slowing the breakthroughs needed to combat climate change, according to KPCB Partner John Doerr. Progress is being made, such as a second-generation Miasolé technology that further cuts solar costs, but "it's not enough."
March 06, 2008
As countries pledge funds for greener policies at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, President Bush makes commitments that sound strangely familiar.
March 04, 2008
As the U.S. Congress prepares for another bout in the battle over renewable-energy tax incentives, some states consider feed-in tariffs. Which policies are worth the fight?
March 03, 2008
As the Environmental Protection Agency formally denies California the right to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles, analysts suggest that new technology to make cars greener could continue to come out in other countries, with stronger policies, first. But higher fuel prices could change that forecast.
March 03, 2008
Greentech leaders look to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, which begins Tuesday, to get a hint of environmental policies to come.
February 27, 2008
Alexander Karsner, an assistant secretary with the DOE, announces that Kleiner Perkins, ARCH Venture Partners and Foundation Capital have gained a year's entrance to government labs to build companies with the fruits of government research.
February 26, 2008
The San Francisco mayor says it's time to get serious about combating climate change with greentech and advises a Cleantech Forum audience to insist on more government support -- or face a fall.
February 26, 2008
As analysts predict an industry shakeup, Greentech Media digs through solar's seismic events to unearth sources of the movement.
February 25, 2008
Virgin Atlantic announced the first test flight fueled with a little bit of biofuel, but critics say the environmental benefit is nil.
February 22, 2008
After the Senate failed to pass two bills that would have extended tax credits for renewable energy, the Solar Energy Industries Association has scripted a battle blueprint to save the U.S. market -- complete with four contingency plans.
February 21, 2008
The Canadian province is moving forward with a carbon tax, surpassing a deadlocked U.S. Senate. California and the U.K. also passed new measures that will encourage green-energy use.
February 20, 2008
Sales are falling as investors fear that U.S. incentives might not be renewed. The Solar Energy Industries Association president lays out his plan of attack and says he's confident an extension will come through.