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  • August 2008

    • China Shifting Into Green Gear

      New York Times  |  Aug 31, 08 5:18 PM CDT

      China Shifting Into Green Gear

      (Newser) - Beijing wants to create a greener and more modern economy without losing its grip on society—but that leaves officials in a bind, Thomas L. Friedman writes in the New York Times . A green, knowledge-based economy requires personal freedoms that China may be unwilling to provide. But it must act, writes Friedman, for the oil that fueled China's boom is now pricey and its labor force is no longer Asia's cheapest. More »

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      China  • environment  • New York Times  • Thomas Friedman  • clean technology

  • June 2008

    • Intel Moves into Clean Tech With Solar Cell Spinoff

      CNET  |  Jun 17, 08 4:31 PM CDT

      Intel Moves into Clean Tech With Solar Cell Spinoff

      (Newser) - Intel made a move into clean technology yesterday, creating a spinoff that will manufacture solar cells and pumping $50 million into it. SpectraWatt’s focus will be on improving solar-cell efficiency and cutting costs per watt, its CEO told CNet. IT companies are increasingly getting into the solar industry. Both IBM and HP recently began such endeavors. More »

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      Intel  • IBM  • Hewlett Packard  • solar energy  • solar cells  • clean technology  • manufacturer

    • Brits March In With Foot-Generated Power

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 8, 08 5:40 PM CDT

      Brits March In With Foot-Generated Power

      (Newser) - Crowds may soon be kicking up clean energy in England. Designed to generate power from footsteps, "heel strike" generators are ready to be installed in shopping malls and subways—and power thousands of light bulbs. "It works by using the pressure of feet on the floor to compress pads underneath," the London Times explains, "driving fluid through mini-turbines that then generate electricity, which is stored in a battery." More »

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      electricity  • green technology  • clean energy  • clean technology  • electrical circuits

  • April 2008

    • Sinking Market Forces New Venture-Capital Strategies

      CNET  |  Apr 3, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      Sinking Market Forces New Venture-Capital Strategies

      (Newser) - Venture capitalists are watching economic indicators carefully, trying to find safer places to put their mountains of money, CNET reports. The stats on first-quarter VC activity will land soon, and though experts don't expect dollar totals to have waned, players are “under pressure to invest in quality companies that have a clear business model,” one watcher said. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • Silicon Valley  • green technology  • startup  • information technology  • venture capitalists  • clean technology

  • November 2007

    • Clean-Tech Show Draws Eager Investors

      MarketWatch  |  Nov 9, 07 3:15 PM CST

      Clean-Tech Show Draws Eager Investors

      (Newser) - A clean technology conference hosted scores of venture capitalists and private-equity firms looking to cash in on 100 cutting-edge companies. Drawing particular interest was First Solar, which makes solar-energy cells that could soon compete with residential utility prices, MarketWatch reports. The company also signals the sector’s dangers: Its $200 stock is up from a year-old IPO price of $20—and some observers cry bubble. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • IPO  • green technology  • coal  • clean technology  • market bubble

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