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New Green VC Fund Gets US Government Backing 17 Mar 2012 | 10:48 am
Is the US Government turning into a venture capitalist, and again trying to pick the winners? Yes and No... Through the US Small Business Administration (SBA), the government has supplemented the flo...
Sustainability: A Naughty Buzzword 30 Jul 2011 | 08:11 am
What do we mean when casually referring to sustainability during environmental conversation? Many people- news organizations, teachers, students governmental officials and the general public- often re...
World's Forests' Role in Carbon Storage Immense, Research Reveals 21 Jul 2011 | 03:44 am
Until recently, scientists were uncertain about how much and where in the world terrestrial carbon is being stored. In the July 14 issue of Science Express, scientists report that, between 1990 and 20...
Analysis: Climate bill mounts as dash for gas speeds up 21 Jul 2011 | 03:40 am
The accelerating dash for natural gas risks a bitter backlash as the environmental cost of exploiting new shale deposits and of transporting it in liquid form spoil its credentials as the greenest fos...
Global warming pause linked to sulphur in China 5 Jul 2011 | 10:25 am
Scientists have come up with a possible explanation for why the rise in Earth's temperature paused for a bit during the 2000s, one of the hottest decades on record. The answer seems counterintuitive....
Global Warming Worse Than Thought, Warm Water the Culprit 5 Jul 2011 | 10:22 am
Global warming and the melting of the polar caps is worse than previously thought, according to a new study from the University of Arizona that appeared in Nature Geoscience. The study asserted that ...
Global consumers crave green energy in survey: Vestas 29 Jun 2011 | 04:22 am
Consumers around the world overwhelmingly support the rollout of renewable energy, but many have mistaken views about "green" products, according to a survey conducted by TNS Gallup for Vestas Wind Sy...
Worst drought in 60 years hitting Horn of Africa: U.N. 29 Jun 2011 | 04:09 am
The worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions, the United Nations...
Gore says Obama not bold enough on global warming 24 Jun 2011 | 03:40 am
WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ leading environmental messenger, Al Gore, is declaring that President Obama has failed to lead on the issue of global warming. In a 7,000-word essay posted online yesterda...
GE, partners to invest $63 million in green tech 24 Jun 2011 | 03:06 am
General Electric Co and its venture capital partners will invest a further $63 million in 10 clean-energy start-up ventures, the largest U.S. conglomerate said on Thursday. The investments, in areas ...
