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Green Inc. Collecting CO2 with synthetic trees!

Scrubbing CO2 With Synthetic Trees - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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A Q&A with Klaus Lackner, a geophysicist at Columbia University who is leading the effort to bring such synthetic trees to market.
Wed at 9:35am
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Green Inc. European Union introduces a common charger for cellphones of all models. . .
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June 30 at 1:45pm
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Green Inc. Rainwater Harvesting--illegal in certain states.

The Legalities of Rainwater Harvesting - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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Just as people use the sun to generate power for their homes, many homeowners capture rainfall for a variety of uses — from washing dishes to watering gardens during dry spells. But rainwater harvesting, ...
June 29 at 9:26am
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Green Inc. How much will the cap-and-trade bill cost you in 2020?

How Much Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Cost Families - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan research group, last week estimated the costs of such a bill in 2020. (Officials chose that year because they figured the economy would have had time to adjust to the regulations by then).
June 25 at 9:24am
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Green Inc. President Obama supports energy and climate change legislation.

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June 23 at 2:25pm
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Green Inc. Germany gets solar power from North Africa?

European Solar Power From African Deserts? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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Germany has become a global leader in solar energy by building up a substantial industry at home. Can the country now repeat the feat in North Africa?
June 18 at 1:54pm
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Green Inc. Chicken droppings used as an energy source . . .

The Energy Potential of Chicken Droppings - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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A growing number of environmentally-minded poultry farmers in the United States, Canada and Australia are looking to peck away at their greenhouse gas emissions by transforming chicken dung into biochar fertilizer, as well as biogas and a form of bio-oil that can be used to run farm operations.
June 17 at 9:49am
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Green Inc. Creating a charging infrastructure for electric cars . . .

A Car Charging Infrastructure Takes Shape - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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Having shipped hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations, and with repeat orders now coming in from Europe, Coulomb Technologies, a privately-held Silicon Valley firm, expects to be profitable by ...
June 16 at 9:12am
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Green Inc. How much energy goes towards a car's air conditioning?

More Efficient Air Conditioning for Cars - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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In order to squeeze more mileage out of a gallon of gas, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado are working to improve the efficiency of a critical but often overlooked piece of automotive equipment: the air conditioner.
June 15 at 10:06am
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Green Inc. How do you determine whether a migrant has been motivated by climate change?

Green Inc. Column - Making the Case for Climate as a Migration Driver - NYTimes.com
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A new report says plainly that climate change is already causing human migration and displacement.
June 15 at 7:56am
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Green Inc. Sewage waste to clean energy? What! Read Ferguson's article to read more . . .

June 11 at 8:51am
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Green Inc. It pays to be green!

Study Cites Strong Green Job Growth - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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A new study says that the number of green jobs in the United States grew 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007, about two and a half times faster than job growth in the economy as a whole.
June 10 at 12:57pm
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Green Inc. West Virginia has named its own state rock!

West Virginia’s New State Rock: Coal - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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Last week. Gov. Joe Manchin signed a resolution (text) giving the rock its new status, and declaring that the bituminous coal industry “remains essential to economic growth and progress in West Virginia and the United States.”
June 9 at 9:59am
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Green Inc. Column - Few Rules for Recycling Electronics - NYTimes.com
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Environmental groups are pressing for better regulation of companies that collect discarded electronic equipment in the U.S. and sell it in developing countries.
June 2 at 6:24am
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Green Inc. Column - Climate Research That Might Not Help - NYTimes.com
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A reasonable response to finding a correlation between obesity and climate change might be: so what?
April 27 at 12:59pm
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Green Inc. Column - Of 'Greenwash' and Image Management - NYTimes.com
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“Reputation management” seems, as never before, to be cutting both ways, particularly as environmental groups nurture closer relationships with businesses whose behavior they seek to improve.
April 6 at 2:01pm
Douglas
Douglas at 11:18am May 8
Absolutely. It seems as if anything and anyone can become green just by saying so. Peeling back the green tint on the marketing and PR claims of companies will reveal more times than not that the only green these pretenders care about is that on the dollars they're pocketing.
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Green Inc. What do you think?

Is Wasting Energy Uncivilized? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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Above: an “advertisement” reminding consumers that Wednesday (April Fool’s Day, as it happens), is Energy Wasting Day. The message? Turn up the thermostat, cool your buns near the open refrigerator door, and otherwise be profligate and self-centered with your energy consumption. ...
April 1 at 6:26am
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Green Inc. Watch for Tom Zeller Jr.'s new column, Green Inc., at The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune.

Green Inc. Column - Light Bulbs Poised for a Big Change - NYTimes.com
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Edison's incandescent light bulb is slowly being phased out by efficiency regulations. Its successors, many consumers complain, just aren't the same.
March 30 at 6:07pm
Larry
Larry at 7:16pm March 30
check out http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-coben/si-se-puede-every-chilean_b_178874.html for a perspective on the benefit of these bulbs
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Green Inc. Our post on the Nano caused quite a stir... (http://is.gd/oChN)

March 23 at 3:00pm
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Green Inc. The incandescent bulb will soon become a thing of the past in Europe -- and a bit later, in the United States. Are you using C.F.L.s?

Kissing Edison’s Light Bulb Goodbye - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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The European Commission formally adopted new regulations on Wednesday that will effectively phase out incandescent light bulbs in Europe by 2012.
March 18 at 11:03am
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Larry
Larry at 7:17pm March 30
check out this link for the success of these bulbs in chile http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-coben/si-se-puede-every-chilean_b_178874.html
Carina
Carina at 6:56am May 17
Per LEDS Magazine - http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/1/20

"DOE releases Energy Star draft criteria on integral LED lamps"

Excerpt -Rationale for including integral lamp criteria... Read More
The DOE believes that integral lamps are now emerging as technically and commercially viable products. However, since many LED lamps have been performing poorly, some energy efficiency program sponsors have repeatedly been asking for minimum performance guidelines. Thus, setting requirements now, at the early stages of the lamps’ market viability, provides targets that manufacturers can meet to please program sponsors and eventually the public.
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Green Inc. Check out the new Energy & Environment Section at The New York Times

Business News - Energy & Environment - The New York Times
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The Natural Resource Defense Council identifies the states most likely to see increases in coal ash waste, based on pending coal plant projects.
March 13 at 5:19am
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March 12 at 6:28am
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Green Inc. Home Green Home: Hunting Energy Leaks -- How many folks out there have had an energy audit of their own?

Home Green Home: Hunting Energy Leaks - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
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The following is one in a series of articles in which Green Inc.’s editor, Tom Zeller Jr., explores ways to improve the energy efficiency of his home. Green Inc. readers are encouraged to share their ...
March 12 at 5:07am
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Green Inc. is wondering what readers think about the public lands bill now stalled in the House (http://is.gd/n2Xm)

March 12 at 5:05am
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Green Inc. A conversation with Andy Revkin.

Obama Seeks to Curb Auto Pollution - Video Library - The New York Times
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President Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the Bush administration's past rejection of a California application to regulate auto pollution.
January 27 at 11:30am
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Green Inc. A housekeeping note to our fans: We'll be posting a bit less next week and through the New Year, but we look forward to covering the intersection of business and the environment in 2009 - and to hearing from all of you!

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