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An up-to-date perspective on the latest trends in clean tech, Cleantechnica covers renewable energy sources, less toxic electronics, efficient IT, and other topics in green technology.
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EU Paper Industry Has Cut Carbon Pollution by 42% - Exceeded Kyoto Goals
The US paper industry is one of the three non-fossil-energy industries that will be affected under the Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act; the climate bill being attempted in the Senate; to regulate the industries that emit over 25,000 ton...
Wave Energy Looking for Breakthrough — Using Aerospace Design
The oceans seem like a great potential source for clean energy. The force of the waves, the constancy, the size of the oceans — it all seems like something that could produce energy for humans without much harm. (I still have some concerns, th...
Scientists Developing Swarms of Miniature Drifting Robots to Patrol the Ocean
The National Science Foundation has just awarded researchers at UC San Diego a $1million grant to develop small robotic devices that will drift with the ocean currents to study the mechanisms that support plankton and other tiny marine creatures. S...
Storing Renewable Energy in Boxes of Air
Storage is needed to harvest the full yield available from intermittent sources of energy like wind and solar. One of the options is compressed-air storage; till now only possible in underground caverns. But SustainX Energy Solutions; a Dartmouth...
Best Counterargument to Price on Carbon Hurting Jobs?
At yesterday’s Sustainable Industries Economic Forum, keynote presenter Paul Hawken was asked, “What is the best counterargument to the argument that carbon caps will raise energy costs and hurt our economy?” In typical Hawken sty...
Paul Hawken on Being a ‘Doomer’
During yesterday’s Sustainable Industries Economic Forum, keynote speaker Paul Hawken suggested that it will take a somewhat monumental effort to get back to 350 ppm in our atmosphere (we’re at 387 right now). His list was daunting. We&...

