You’ve heard of smart grids, but what about smart solar panels? Today, Portland-based startup Azuray Techologies announced a partnership with solar panel maker Suntech to...
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Obama administration approves first big solar projects to be built on federal land
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday gave the green light to the first two big solar power plants to be built on federal land in the California desert, promising more...
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Hungary sludge flood called 'ecological disaster'
AP - Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties Tuesday after a flood of toxic red sludge from an alumina plant engulfed several towns and burned people...
Texans seek industry legal protection from higher ethanol use
Texas lawmakers in both parties are seeking legal protection for oil refiners and others that fear exposure to costly lawsuits if EPA allows an increase in the amount of...
Federal panel: Transocean thwarting efforts to get documents
AP - Members of a federal panel investigating the cause of the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and oil spill and how to improve safety and oversight accused rig owner...
New oil sands legislation would strip clause from 2007 Energy Act
Environmentalists are bracing for a renewed fight with lawmakers and the petroleum industry over whether the U.S. military should be allowed to meet its massive fuel...
China tells rich nations to improve emission targets
AFP - China on Tuesday told the United States and other rich nations to "dramatically" improve their greenhouse gas emission targets, blaming the countries for...
Graphene researchers Geim and Novoselov win nobel prize in physics
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two research pioneers working on graphene, a material that could have myriad high-tech applications, which they first...
White House to go solar by spring 2011
AP - Solar power is coming to President Barack Obama's house. The most famous residence in America, which has already boosted its green credentials by planting a...
No on Prop 23 campaign takes in $5 million to oil industry’s $10,000
When Silicon Valley's elite gathered at Google's headquarters in August to rally opposition to Proposition 23, the ballot measure that would suspend the...
Funky auto X Prize winner headed for production
A winner of the Progressive Automotive X-Prize could be rolling into some, but not many, driveways as early as next year. AC Propulsion and Peraves AG have signed a letter...
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