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BulletToshiba powers up solar energy division
New unit to focus on megawatt-scale projects for utility and industrial plants  06 Jan 2009
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BulletCalifornia poised for energy-hungry plasma TV crackdown
Regulators propose new energy efficiency standards to take effect from 2011  06 Jan 2009
Legislation
BulletEast Coast states announce plan for vehicle emission standards
RGGI coalition aims to have demanding low carbon fuel rules completed by end of the year  06 Jan 2009
Offsets
BulletRussia suspended from UN carbon trading scheme
Failure to settle outstanding fees prompts UN to suspend Russia from Joint Implementation offset scheme  06 Jan 2009
Technology
BulletEDF completes £12.5bn nuclear takeover of British Energy
French energy giant says it could work with partners to build new generation of low carbon nuclear reactors  06 Jan 2009
Transport
BulletG-Wiz debuts lithium-ion model
Longer range and fast charging capability designed to appeal to suburban commuters and corporate customers  06 Jan 2009
Technology
BulletOntario targets end to coal power
Canadian province on track to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2014, replacing them with a mix of nuclear, gas and renewables  06 Jan 2009
Politics
BulletTories slam UK clean tech record, as Brown outlines plan for Green New Deal
Opposition claims UK is missing out on boom in demand for green products, as Gordon Brown insists his new green investment plans are more ambitious than Obama's, relative to the size of the economy  05 Jan 2009
Risk
BulletUK launches new environmental risk research centre
Defra and Cranfield business school team up to develop climate change risk best practices  05 Jan 2009
Recycling/Disposal
BulletRecycling industry hits back at "overblown" stockpiling reports
Industry experts dismiss Mail on Sunday scare story claiming the recycling sector is in "crisis"  05 Jan 2009
Transport
BulletFirst solar powered container ship sets sail
Japanese shipping firm claims 328 solar panels will provide power to crew's quarters and aid propulsion  05 Jan 2009
Renewables
BulletObama starts year with renewable energy pledge
As president-elect Barack Obama prepares to meet with members of Congress this week to discuss his economic stimulus package, he pledges to make renewable energy a central component of the bail out  05 Jan 2009
Risk
BulletInsurance giant warns of rising natural disaster risk
Munich Re claims 2008 was third worst year on record for natural disaster related losses, and warns climate change will lead to increased risks in the future  05 Jan 2009
Transport
BulletAir New Zealand declares first jatropha biofuel flight a success
Airline reveals ambition to have aviation biofuel officially certified for commercial use  05 Jan 2009
Legislation
BulletEU preparing legal action over UK air quality record
Brussels to sue over PM10 breaches in move that could prove first step in wave of legal actions  05 Jan 2009
Transport
BulletGovernment mulls UK high speed rail network
Plans for 200mph rail lines centred on new Heathrow hub seen as green " sweetener" for third runway  05 Jan 2009
Technology
BulletExclusive: EU working on new standard to promote paperless invoicing
Commission hoping to put forward proposals designed to streamline use of e-invoicing next year  02 Jan 2009
Management
BulletBusiness titans set out 2009 green wish list
"I would argue what we need going forward is a sector-neutral approach to carbon pricing"  02 Jan 2009
Technology
BulletBusinessGreen.com top 10 stories of 2008
The rundown of the most read green business stories from the past 12 months  31 Dec 2008
Carbon Trading
BulletUS traders cross Pond for carbon market work experience
European Climate Exchange reports growing number of US firms crossing Atlantic to dip toe in EU emissions trading scheme  31 Dec 2008
Public Sector IT
BulletReview 2008: Top 10 green IT stories
Green computing is fast becoming a requirement as the financial crisis calls for more efficiency on energy use - we look back at the year's highlights  30 Dec 2008
Renewables
BulletInternational Renewable Energy Agency to launch next month
Government-backed international body designed to promote renewable energy best practices  29 Dec 2008
Legislation
BulletUS court gives surprise backing to clean-air rule
But insists flaws in the Clean Air Interstate Rule must be addressed  24 Dec 2008
Technology
Bullet2008's top clean tech innovations
From solar panels that work in the dark to the God Machine, we take a look at the year's biggest clean tech breakthroughs  24 Dec 2008
Investment
BulletReport maps out investment strategy for fighting climate change
Paper recommends 2 per cent of global GDP should be spent on mitigating threat  24 Dec 2008
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BulletBusinessGreen.com's seven predictions for 2009
Why 2009 will deliver both tough times and tide-turning optimism for green businesses  05 Jan 2009
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Analysis
BulletLooking for Carbon in Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Credits are designed to spur the development of renewable energy by selling the rights to its environmental benefits. Carbon credits often aim to do much the same thing. Can the two get along?  02 Jan 2009
Analysis
BulletBusinessGreen.com Review of 2008: October to December
From financial meltdown to Obama's election victory, the end of the year combined fear and hope for the green business movement  31 Dec 2008
Analysis
BulletBusinessGreen.com Review of 2008: July to September
Our glance back at the year recalls a summer of dodgy biofuels and upbeat IPOs  30 Dec 2008
Analysis
BulletBusinessGreen.com Review of 2008: April to June
From a million Prius to Boris' special take on saving the environment, we cast our eye over the green businesses events of the second quarter  29 Dec 2008
Analysis
BulletBusinessGreen.com review of 2008: January to March
In the first of its four-part series, BusinessGreen.com looks at the stories that defined the year in green business  29 Dec 2008
Analysis
BulletYou Can't Go Green Without Adding a Little Blue
In the face of increasing scarcity and rising costs, companies are beginning to realise that water, like energy and carbon, should be a key pillar of a corporate sustainability strategy  23 Dec 2008
Book Reviews
BulletWhat the right and the greens have in common
Thomas Friedman's Hot, Flat and Crowded offers a compelling argument that national- and self-interest can drive green actions just as much as liberal ideals  22 Dec 2008
Blog Posting
BulletCould emission cuts be easier than we think?
The worst thing about taking two steps forward and one step back is that the frustration at your stilted progress makes it...  19 Dec 2008
Comment
BulletWhy emotional literacy holds the key to green marketing success
Businesses have a key role to play in promoting green behaviour and, as Paul Thomas argues, they should not be afraid to pull on our heart strings in the process  18 Dec 2008
Analysis
BulletEat, drink and be greener
Cafeterias and kitchens are the biggest energy consumers in most offices and yet offer some of the simplest ways of cutting utility bills. Sarah Fister Gale investigates some of the companies cooking up a greener approach to catering  16 Dec 2008
Transport Review
BulletReview: Land Rover Freelander Stop/Start
The UK's iconic maker of four-wheel-drives is to fit automatic engine stop-start systems to cut urban fuel consumption  15 Dec 2008
Blog Posting
BulletEurope's climate change package - it ain't so bad after all
So it looks like Europe will get its climate change package after all. According to various reports, heads of state will today...  12 Dec 2008
Analysis
BulletExecutive bonuses for making the CO2 cut
Should executives be paid for hitting carbon budgets as well as financial targets? Anne Moore Odell investigates  11 Dec 2008
Analysis
BulletThe negawatt versus the megawatt
Gary Parke, chief executive of energy services firm Evolve Energy, makes the case for energy efficiency as the "fifth fuel"  10 Dec 2008
Hardware Reviews
BulletReview: NEC EA261WM TFT monitor
A high-performing 26in wide-screen display with built-in carbon footprint monitoring  08 Dec 2008
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Eco-entrepreneur Podcast: Atlantis Resource Corporation

Former deep water submersible pilot and chief executive of tidal current energy firm Atlantis Resource Corporation, Tim Cornelius, explains why the UK is sitting on a marine power goldmine  03 Dec 2008

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BulletInternational Renewable Energy Agency to launch next month

Comment: Another 'new body'
It seems strange that we need yet another body. REEEP is already supported by a number of governments http://www.reeep.org and I'd like to see some clarity in the already complex minefield of international energy/climate policy formulation...
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BulletEngineers accuse government of throwing away waste-to-energy opportunity

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Who sayed, that things are not useable for recycling? My be, scientists have not thougt enough or combines want to sell incineration. When recycling would be optimized, there would bie no left overs for incineration. All...
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