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sOccket to 'em: The Latest in Energy Technology - 2010-01-28
Green Chip Living Contributor Brigid Darragh reports on the latest in green gadgets: a soccer ball that could reduce kerosene burning electricity with its capacity for energy storage.

U.S. Recovery Act Awards $100 Million In Green Job Training Grants - 2010-01-07
The U.S. Recovery Act has just allocated millions of dollars to teach unemployed Americans how to get green jobs.

Which Way Will The Wind (Power) Blow In 2010 - 2009-12-29
2010 is going to be a big year for wind energy - in America and abroad.

Solar PV Could Be Standard In New European Buildings by 2020 - 2009-12-11
New EU regulations could change the face of every new building erected in Europe.

Extending Renewable Energy East and West within the U.S. - 2009-12-11
Green Chip Living contributing Editor Brigid Darragh discusses an innovative proposal for American power grids by New Mexico-based company Tres Amigas.

GE Building Largest Wind Farm In U.S. - 2009-12-10
GE is delivering more than 300 wind turbines to provide energy for Southern California. This $2 billion dollar project is bringing clean energy and 435 local jobs to the community.

Asia Beats U.S. 3 to 1 in Clean Energy Technology - 2009-11-27
Green Chip Living's Brigid Darragh discusses the release of a new report, "Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant," which details Asia's cleantech efforts and explains why and how they dwarf the U.S.'s... and why we should worry.

Indiana Moves Up in Green Rank - 2009-10-16
Green Chip Living's Brigid Darragh discusses Indiana's potential to become one of the greenest states in the Union, with rural resources as its trump card.

The top 10 U.S. states for cleantech in 2009 - 2009-08-18
The beautiful thing about the U.S. is that we have abundant renewable resources—both in our environment and in our brain power.

Green Independence Day - 2009-07-03
We may not be able to end our reliance on fossil fuels tomorrow - but we can limit our contribution to it.

Increase in Renewables Aids Human Rights - 2009-07-03
Since 2002, U.S. energy companies (along with the government) have increasingly looked to nations in Africa for crude oil as an alternative to Mid-East oil. While African nations pose less of an international threat, many of the governments of the leading oil exporting nations have a poor record in sharing the oil wealth and in respect for human rights.

Fed works to speed solar development in Southwest - 2009-06-29
The Department of Interior said Monday it will designate 670,000 acres of federal land in Nevada, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah as study areas for utility-scale solar projects.

Promoting Renewable Energy Is Focus of New Agency - 2009-05-19
In Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, delegates from 79 countries will meet next month to choose a home, a director and a preliminary work program for the International Renewable Energy Agency, which was set up this year to lead a global drive to accelerate and expand the development of renewable energy resources.

PG&E signs solar deal to light 530,000 homes - 2009-05-14
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has signed new solar contracts that are expected to produce enough electricity to power about 530,000 homes during peak hours.

Some Americans Clamor To Try Wind Power At Home - 2009-05-07
The idea of wind turbines churning out free electricity alongside every home and office building has appeal, judging by the throngs around "community wind" purveyors at a Chicago wind power convention this week.

Solar Tech: Not Just on the Roof Anymore - 2009-04-30
PHOTOVOLTAIC cells are already a familiar sight on rooftops. But one day, miniature cells may also be found in more unconventional places: power-generating windows, car sunroofs or even awnings.

Wind industry adds nearly 3,000 MW, group says - 2009-04-29
Wind farms added more than 2,800 megawatts of capacity in the first quarter, a trade group reported Tuesday, offering a sliver of good news for an industry pummeled by frozen credit markets and the recession.

Feds, Mayors Group Announce Plans for Clean Cities - 2009-04-28
City infrastructure, from transit to recreation, is the focus of two new greening initiatives announced last week.

Spain plugs in largest solar-tower power plant - 2009-04-28
Abengoa Solar of Spain on Monday reported successful tests of its second solar tower in operation, in which the sun's heat is used to make electricity.

ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average - 2009-04-27
Southeast Asia, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change—due to its long coastlines, high concentration of population and economic activity in coastal areas, and heavy reliance on agriculture, natural resources, and forestry—is likely to suffer more from climate change than the global average, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study, titled The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review.

Budweiser Brewery Uses Solar Energy to Help Power Plant - 2009-04-17
More than 6 acres of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays are now up and running at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Fairfield, California.

Nissan, Renault To Provide China With Electric Cars - 2009-04-14
"BEIJING - Japan's Nissan Motor Co and France's Renault said on Friday they will supply electric cars to China, the world's largest auto market. The Franco-Japanese alliance will provide the Chinese government with a comprehensive plan for marketing and for a battery-charging network, with the aim of selling electric vehicles to China in early 2011..."

A123 To Make Batteries For Chrysler Electric Cars - 2009-04-08
Chrysler LLC on Monday named US-based A123 Systems as the supplier of batteries for its first electric vehicles slated for debut in showrooms 2010.

General Motors to Seek $2.6B to Build Plug-In Hybrids - 2009-04-03
General Motors this week asked the federal government for an additional $2.6 billion in low-interest loans, which the company said it would put to use to develop new hybrid vehicle lines.

US Senate paves way for carbon revenues to go to consumer - 2009-04-02
The US Senate approved language Tuesday that would pave the way for revenues from a carbon allowance auction to be given back to consumers to help alleviate rising energy costs.Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat-California, introduced an amendment to the chamber's budget resolution which passed 54-43. The budget resolution is a non-binding document, but it sets out legislative priorities for Congress.

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