http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/cleantech Cleantech - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1385939?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Editor s introduction: Scientists have proposed compelling steps to ease specific kinds of environmental damage and slow consumption of certain resources [see Solutions to Environmental Threats , ]. ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1385939?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1385132?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Sometime in the 19th century, as St. Patrick's Day parades were flourishing, wearing the color green became a show of commitment to Ireland, Meagher said.In 1962 the show of solidarity took a spectacular turn in Chicago when the city decided to dye ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:44:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1385132?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1384930?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 While the existence of higher CO2 levels overs cities CO2 domes has been known for more than a decade, their effects on local air pollution has up to now not been explored. In a new study published online 10 March in the ACS journal Environmental... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1384930?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1384736?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 This week marks the one-year anniversary since the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper stopped printing on paper and moved completely online. http://www.seattlepi.com/Monica Guzman, at the Seattle PI, has written an excellent roundup of how other di... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:07:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1384736?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1384586?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Phil Miller at Market Power: Should the government somehow subsidize environmentally-friendly products such as organically grown tomatoes or free-range chicken? Doing so, some proponents would say, would help improve environmental conditions and co... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:31:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1384586?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1384640?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The Nepol GB215HP-based dashboard carrier for the latest 7 Series is up to 20% lighter. Click to enlarge.Borealis Nepol GB215HP, a tailor-made long glass fibre polypropylene (LGF-PP), is the material behind BMW s development of an up to 20% li... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:48:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1384640?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1384212?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 If you're both a very faithful and a very passive Econbrowser reader, for two years now you've sat on the sidelines while you watched other, equally faithful but less passive readers participate in the world-famous Econbrowser NCAA Tournament Challen... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:05:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1384212?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383864?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Long ago Google unofficially abandoned the Don t Be Evil mantra and replaced it with, no kidding, an evil scale. Sometimes you have to chose between the lesser of two weevils, as Patrick O Brian would say. And frankly, just staying this sid... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:18:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383864?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1383803?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Independent laboratory test results of the split-cycle Scuderi Engine prototype at part load show a coefficient of variability (COV) of 2.5 - 4%. This range, which measures the variance between each combustion cycle, shows that the Scuderi Cycle s ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:16:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1383803?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1383348?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 A good, old-fashioned total synthesis of a natural product caught The Alchemist s attention this week, as did the notion of spiking the hydrocarbon picene with potassium atoms to turn it into a superconductor.In a related carbon field, Chinese chem... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1383348?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1383248?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Increased fuel volatility could play an important role in enabling future engines to employ early direct-injection, LTC (low-temperature combustion) operating modes, according to a new study by researchers at San Francisco State University and Sandia... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1383248?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382758?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 A research team from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany has found that deceased solar activity until the end of this century would only slightly scale down the global temperature rise caused by greenhouse gas emissions... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:33:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382758?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382465?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Average new car CO2 emissions in the UK fell by their biggest ever margin last year with the impact of recession and the Scrappage Incentive Scheme boosting the continued influence of technological advances made by vehicle manufacturers, according to... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382465?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382466?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Since 1990, nationwide air quality has improved significantly for the six common air pollutants: ground-level ozone; particle pollution; lead; nitrogen dioxide; carbon monoxide; and sulfur dioxide, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:29:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382466?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382468?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Case Construction Equipment, part of the Fiat Group, will use two distinct technologies cooled exhaust gas recirculation (CEGR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to address US EPA Tier 4 interim standards across its product line, which incl... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:27:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382468?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382469?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a cooperative agreement to American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) for the Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project to design, construct, and operate a system that w... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1382469?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1382245?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The second?ever known tropical cyclone in the South Atlantic Ocean can't escape satellite eyes, and today, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-12 captured a visible image of... ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:50:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1382245?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1381945?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Correct management of soil and irrigation is a vital factor in modern viticulture, due to the influence of the water balance of the vineyard on wine quality and the environmental impact of... ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:13 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1381945?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1382018?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 This deal is part of its ongoing pursuit to reduce damaging greenhouse gas emissions.... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:22:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1382018?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1380863?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Some students wanted to attend the protest but may have faced possible retribution from their instructors. I support the rally but still need to go to my classes, environmental economics major Alisa Rudnick said. I will join in after my sched... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:27:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1380863?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380515?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MM Automobile Schweiz AG and Switzerland s largest electricity provider Alpiq Holding AG (Alpiq) through which the three parties will work together to promote t... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:40:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380515?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380517?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Researchers from TU Delft have demonstrated the ability of a newly-engineered bacterium to support the in situ breakdown of toxic fermentation inhibitors in lignocellulosic hydrolysates produced when sugars are released from biomass for subsequent fe... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380517?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1380624?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas emissions. The study, conducted by Thomas... ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:30:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1380624?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1380630?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Intel hosted an open house this afternoon at its Intel Labs Berkeley. The lab has been in existence since November 2001.Some of the projects revealed:Intel Mash Maker This is a browser extension that tries to understand the content on a web page and ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:24:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1380630?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1380408?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Hi, just a note: Tonight on TVOntario I take part in a panel that discusses the media s role in telling the climate-change story and whether we re getting it right or wrong. The five others on the panel are Climate blogger Joe Romm of Climate Pro... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:53:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1380408?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380082?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Scientists from IBM and Stanford University are developing organic molecules for use as catalysts (organocatalysis) that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics. In a Perspective published in the ACS journa... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:54:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380082?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1380010?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The title of the book/film would be something like: And the rivers turned to blood (Falls Lake cleanup will be costly, contentious): Five years after the need for a cleanup was recognized by the state legislature, the state Environmental Management... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:49:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1380010?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1380012?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Basic economics: Increasing the fine for delaying flights will result in fewer delayed flights.Under new federal guidelines that take effect next month, airlines canbe fined up to $27,500 per passenger if a plane is stuck on the tarmacfor longer than... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:18:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1380012?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1380192?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Back in the 1970s my parents had friends who had stacks of hi-fi separates with gold contact wiring and speaker stands on metal spikes. They were only playing Perry Como on vinyl, but that was their idea of fun, so good luck to them. When the CD emer... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1380192?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The EM100 base module showcased at the ARPA-E summit. Click to enlarge.EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize an opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine family (earlier post), showcased its EM100 (100mm cyl... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380086?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a project with NRG Energy to receive up to $154 million, including funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Located in Thompsons, TX, the post-combustion capture and sequestration projec... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:20:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1380086?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1379622?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 MADISON, WI, MARCH 8, 2010--Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They are also produced as by-products of the combustion of... ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:45:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1379622?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1379534?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 CO2 emissions from the US transport sector, 1990-2008. Data: EPA. Click to enlarge.The draft report of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) s annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 shows that in 2008, overall... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1379534?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1379131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Old plastic milk jugs are our greatest national asset.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:03:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1379131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1378943?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The 1.6L EcoBoost gasoline engine. Click to enlarge.Ford is infusing its European product range with new generations of more efficient gasoline and diesel engines, led by the introduction of two 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost gasoline units. Developed by... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1378943?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378776?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The Cambridge area is a serious cluster of economic talent and it was great to see my old friends and co-authors (5 of them) who all attended the National Bureau of Economic Research's environmental economics meetings. via greeneconomics.blogspot.com... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:24:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378776?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1378522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The US Department of Energy has selected two teams one led by Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric Co. and one led by San Diego-based General Atomics for the award of approximately $40 million in total for conceptual design and planning work fo... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:42:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1378522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Tiffany Clements: Anecdotal information often drives a perception that environmental regulation is responsible for significant economic damage to regulated industries, including reduced productivity and lost jobs. Thus, opponents often claim that rul... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:26:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378164?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 A team of scientists has agreed that a giant asteroid killed off dinosaurs and a majority of other species on Earth more than 65 million years ago. The researchers analyzed evidence and agreed it supports a single-impact theory first proposed 30 year... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:25:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378164?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378165?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 I'm not an engineer (but I did play one for two semesters in college). As an economist, I fully expect that as the external costs of carbon emissions are incorporated into current decisions, the search for ways to sequester carbon will increase--ra... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:11:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1378165?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376481?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Top left. Bubble plumes (probably dominated by CH4) rising from the seafloor registered by geophysical instrumentation. Top right. seismic image showing gas charged sediments and gas release from the bottom. Bottom left. Positions of oceanographic ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:59:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376481?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376482?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) introduced legislation to suspend potential Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources for two years. Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) is introducing the House of R... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:20:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376482?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1376150?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Here we go again . . . Apple App Store Fail No. 5102928. A few weeks ago stealth Israeli startup Tawkon gave me a sneak-peak developer build of what I believe is the most important app on my iPhone. What does it do? It analyzes the cellular radiatio... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:50:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1376150?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376050?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 with Stop-Start E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, C 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY and E 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Click to enlarge.Mercedes-Benz introduced the E 300 BlueTEC diesel HYBRID at the Geneva Motor Show. The new vehicle Mercedes first production diesel hyb... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:50:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376050?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376052?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The use of a supercritical fuel charge enables very fast and complete combustion with minimized thermal losses. The chart shows heat release from a standard diesel combustion cycle (solid black line), overlaid with the heat release from a TSCi cycl... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:56:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1376052?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1375735?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has begun sales of Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid trucks in Hong Kong. MFTBC is taking orders for the truck in Hong Kong through Universal Cars Limited (UCL), the Mitsubishi Fuso distributor in the Chinese spe... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:11:42 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1375735?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1375674?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 As one of my administrative duties as Associate Chair of our department, I am responsible for drafting our departmental impact statements--required reporting to justify our existence. The required format for our impact statements is:Title:Summary:S... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:57:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1375674?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1375818?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The latest issue of SpectroscopyNOW is online. This week I cover everything from MRI for testicular cancer to egg-shaped carbon balls by way of energy molecules, copper proteins, secret writing, first up a forensic test for distinguishing saliva depo... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1375818?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1375476?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Eaton Corporation has introduced an electronic fuel vapor management valve for hybrid-electric vehicles that manages fuel vapor pressure contained within the fuel tank, increasing safety and enabling automakers to meet strict emissions regulations. T... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:30:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1375476?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1375074?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The A1 e-tron. Click to enlarge.Audi s A1 e-tron, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show (earlier post), is a range-extended electric city concept vehicle featuring a 75 kW (102 hp) peak power electric traction motor and a single-rotor single-rotor ... 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