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Khosla’s PVT Solar Taps Wasted Heat
Earth2Tech — ... just launched and already features a nice profile of a stealthy solar startup ...

Will Clean-Tech V.C.s Close Their Wallets?
Bits — From our friends at the Green Inc. blog : Global venture-capital investments in clean technology rose 37 percent in a year, to a record $2.6 billion for the third quarter (July through September), according to the Cleantech Group, a research firm. Companies involved with smart-grid applications, algae and thin-film solar had a particularly good quarter. And while some analysts are optimistic about clean energy’s ability to weather the current storm, the Cleantech Group — whose numbers cover North America, Europe, China and India — anticipates a fourth-quarter pullback as ...

President-elect Obama Signals He Will Restore American Leadership on Global Warming...http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jschmidt/
Politweets — ... Emissions... http://switchboard.nrdc.org... 4:30 AM Oct 28th from web Deutsche Bank Calls for a Green Economic Recovery Plan... http://switchboard.nrdc.org... 4:49 PM Oct 27th from web Greetings from a soon-to-be greener China!... http://tinyurl.com/66oh8g 5:31 AM Oct 23rd from web A Greener Globe... http://tinyurl.com/5fu5wm 5:31 AM Oct 23rd from web Amid Proliferating Markets, E.U. Officials Draw Line On Forest Credits... http://greeninc.blogs.nytim... 5:47 PM Oct 22nd from web Climate Politics... ...

Facing Leaner Times, Solar Start-Ups Get Busy
Bits — From our friends at the Green Inc. blog : A downturn in financing for alternative energy start-ups has been relentlessly forecasted since the economic crisis took hold and oil prices plummeted . At least one venture capitalist is predicting a 40 percent drop in financing for alternative energy start-ups next year, according to Greentech Media . For the solar industry, that follows four years of robust investment. Roughly $4.5 billion has been distributed to 150 solar start-up companies in that time, according to Greentech’s tally . (A list of ...

New York Times Loves The Jalopnik Mobile Command Center [Detroit Auto Show]
Jalopnik — ... America's newspaper printing all the news that's fit to print highlights the ...

A New Place for Clean, Green Tech News
Bits — For a while now, Bits readers may have noticed links to posts from our sister blog, Green Inc. , which covers the business of energy and the environment, including many stories of interest to technology readers. On Wednesday, The New York Times launched a new section of the Web site, called ...

Cleantech Venture Funding Fell 48 Percent in First Quarter
Bits — From our colleagues at Green Inc. : The amount of venture capital going into clean technology fell sharply in the early months of this year. According to ...

The 50 Most Popular Newspaper Blogs
Silicon Alley Insider — ... 6. Freakonomics Rank: 71 7. Ben Smith’s blog Rank: 77 8. Washington Wire Rank: 89 9. Deal Book Rank: 144 10. Top of the Ticket Rank: 158 11. LA Now Rank: 318 12. The Swamp Rank: 676 13. The Lede Rank: 700 14. Law Blog Rank: Rank: 750 15. Technology Rank: 787 16. Well Rank: 899 17. Green Inc. Rank: 1,095 18. Arts Beat Rank: 1,200 19. ...

Google and the Energy Detective Join Forces
Bits — From our colleagues at Green Inc.: Google’s foray into the world of home energy management – first announced in February 2009 – took what looked like a substantial step forward on Monday, as the Internet media giant unveiled its partnership with Energy, Inc , maker of the Energy Detective . That device, which allows consumers to monitor their home energy use in real time, has been modified to upload its data via the Internet, where it interacts with Google’s PowerMeter — a free, Web-based program that visualizes power usage via charts and ...

Bits: Google and the Energy Detective Join Forces
NYT > Technology — From our colleagues at Green Inc.: Google’s foray into the world of home energy management – first announced in February 2009 – took what looked like a substantial step forward on Monday, as the Internet media giant unveiled its partnership with Energy, Inc , maker of the Energy Detective . That device, which allows consumers to monitor their home energy use in real time, has been modified to upload its data via the Internet, where it interacts with Google’s PowerMeter — a free, Web-based program that visualizes power usage via charts and ...

Indian Firm Plans Electric-Car Plant in Upstate New York
NYT > Technology — From our colleagues at Green Inc. : Reva, an electric-car maker based in Bangalore, India, plans to work with Bannon Automotive , a Long Island electric-car firm, to build a three-door hatchback at a still-to-be-determined site near Syracuse. The plans, which await final approval from Reva’s full board, were reported this morning by the Post-Standard , a Syracuse newspaper, which noted that it was “not clear Monday how much of the company’s financing package is complete.” Only a couple of electric car plants currently exist in the United States, and electric ...