http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/cleantech Cleantech - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104856?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 A new, patented catalyst developed by scientists at the US Department of Energy s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory that can reliably and economically reduce between 95 and 100% of NOx emissions from diesel-fueled engines has been licensed to Integ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:58:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104856?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104861?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 A new survey by Ipsos MORI in the UK finds that the public is concerned about climate change but far from convinced about the science or the Government s green agenda. A majority are concerned 30% very concerned and 47% fairly conc... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:15:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104861?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104722?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Definition: Willingness to pay for the existence of an environmental resource without on-site use. It can be motivated by an ecological ethic, altruism toward others or bequests to future generations. Example:One of Earth's last frontiers lies off th... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104722?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104883?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Globe and Mail. A survey conducted by the Strategic Counsel for The Globe and Mail and CTV found that concerns about the environment last year s top issue in a similar survey have been pushed to number 3 by anger at soaring gasoline prices. The... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:06:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104883?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104728?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Are there any environmental economists left in Greenville, NC? If so, get busy (Boil water ...):Greenville Utilities has lifted a boil-water order for most of itsservice area, but officials say the cause of the contamination that ledto the advisory m... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:48:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104728?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 It's getting ugly out there:Three areas closed off to protect shorebirds near Oregon Inlet have been expanded after someone in an off-road vehicle ran down fencing and carved doughnuts in the sand over the weekend....It's the third such incident si... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:44:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103800?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103235?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 From the inbox (White House refused ...)The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency s conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message con... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:30:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103235?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1103269?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The US District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that automakers should not be given extra time to comply with a California law regulating greenhouse gas emissions should the US EPA grant the state the required waiver.The ruling is ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:07:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1103269?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102944?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The Supreme Court has decided that the punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill were excessive:The Supreme Court on Wednesday reduced a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against energy giant Exxon for its role in an infamous 1989 maritime oil... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:15:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102944?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102945?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 For whatever it is worth, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ranks 12th out of 52 journals in the category of environmental studies. From the inbox (click the thumbnail): ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:41:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102945?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102991?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 A European Commission proposal to promote clean and energy-efficient road transport by requiring public authorities to consider not only the cost, but the environmental impact, of the vehicles that they plan to purchase was backed by the European Par... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:25:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102991?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1101263?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Lots of high tech companies are trying to reduce their carbon footprint and there are mounting claims by each one over how green they are, how little they litter our landfills, and how much energy their products save. It's all about preventing the re... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:20:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1101263?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1101190?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The T llberg Forum has launched an international campaign focused on limiting the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 ppm. This is a follow-up to the objective proposed by the NASA s James Hansen and his colleagues that the 35... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:20:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1101190?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1100721?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 I am once again drawn to research from a team at the University of Westminster, a renowned institution that doles out so-called science degrees in homeopathy. This time the paper in question, published in the inaugural issue of the International Jour... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1100721?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1099858?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 ... and I didn't get you anything.On June 21, 2005 we launched this blog with incredible chutzpah (blog name: Environmental Economics [i.e., we are the voice of an entire field of study]) and these three posts: New environmental economics blogEnviro... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:11:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1099858?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1099861?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Information gleaned from a Greenland ice core by an international science team shows that two Northern Hemisphere temperature spikes prior to the close of the last ice age some 11,500 years ago were tied to fundamental shifts in atmospheric circulati... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1099861?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1099590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The Alfa MiTo.The Fiat Group has introduced the Alfa Romeo MiTo, a sporty mini. (MiTo references the Italian cities of Milan and Turin.) Two gasoline engines (78 bhp 1.4-liter and 155 bhp 1.4-liter turbo) and one turbodiesel (120 bhp 1.6 JTDM), all f... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:11:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1099590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1099592?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 At the request of scientists at the California Air Resources Board, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is performing a series of flights between 18-25 June to examine the atmosphere over the state to better understand the chemic... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:43:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1099592?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1099262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 It must be official since the sessions have been published in the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Newsletter. I can hardly wait. And thanks to AERE for the sponsorship!One of my submitted papers was recently accepted in a non-AER... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:03:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1099262?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1098396?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The plant, Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi, is unique because, unlike normal plants, it captures most of its carbon dioxide at night when the air is cooler and more humid, making it 10 times more water-efficient than major crops such as wheat. Scientists will... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:29:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1098396?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1098327?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The W rtsil NOR. The core of the installation is the reactor on the exhaust uptake. It is accompanied by separate pumping and dosing units to deliver the urea solution to the reactor, and a dedicated control cabinet. CLick to enlarge.W rtsil ha... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:15:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1098327?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1098329?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Borgwarner is introducing a new turbocharger for use with low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems used to reduce emissions. The company expects to see the technology introduced in the US in 2008 on diesel imports from two European automa... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:38:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1098329?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1098332?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Overview of the Gasrec process. Click to enlarge.Gasrec, the UK s first commercial producer of liquid biomethane fuel; BOC, a member of the global gases and engineering Linde Group; and SITA UK, one of the UK s leading recycling and waste managem... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:50:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1098332?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097903?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The rate of climate warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia could more than triple during periods of rapid sea ice loss, according to a new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The findings raise concerns about t... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:40:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097903?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097904?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Australia-based Orbital Corp. Ltd., developers of the FlexDI modular direct injection fuel system (earlier post), has acquired Australian LPG fuel systems supplier Boral Alternative Fuel Systems (BAFS).BAFS is Australia s leading supplier of origin... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097904?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097680?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:21:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097680?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097665?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 EGS cutaway diagram. Click to enlarge.The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for up to $90 million over four years to advance the research, development and demonstration of next-generation geothermal energy ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:53:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097665?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1097259?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The MySpace redesign that Michael wrote about last week is now live to all of its users. The design is much cleaner, with fewer tabs across the top of the homepage and drop-down menus for everything else. Navigation in general, has been completely ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:10:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1097259?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097168?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union decreased slightly between 2005 and 2006 according to the official inventory report prepared by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Overall emissions within the EU-27 fell by 14 million tonnes (... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:12:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097168?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1097124?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Title: Environmental PolicyArtist: Bailey (age 6) ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:49:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1097124?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097171?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 In the next step toward efficient development of geothermal energy resources on Federal lands, the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US Forest Service USFS) have issued a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for geotherma... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:47:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1097171?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1096773?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 TechForward, one of several companies that sees opportunity in the market for reused consumer electronics, believes its guaranteed buyback plans are just the thing for people always lusting after the latest in high tech consumer electronics.Like fell... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:03:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1096773?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1096656?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Two papers published in the journal Science today* by Microsoft Research ecologist Drew Purves together with research colleagues at Princeton University and universities in Madrid, Spain, highlight how an improved understanding of forest dynamics is ... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:28:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1096656?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1096035?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 MediaBistro.com has a list of the possible replacement candidates for Tim Russert on Meet the Press. Beyond the obvious candidates, Brokaw, Matthews, Stephanopolous, Ifill,...the list include my pick: Andrew Sullivan. To be honest, I know absolut... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:04:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1096035?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1096088?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Australian Energy Company (AEC) Ltd., an independent project development company, has acquired a license for two 500 MW coal gasifiers from Siemens Energy. These are Siemens s first gasifier sales in Australia. The two gasifiers are destined for a ... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:50:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1096088?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1094960?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 From EEZ Rider:As a tribute to the guys over at Environmental Economics:It appears that people are not only driving less as a response torising fuel prices, but they are also driving slower. Low Ee Mien atthe Energy Collective has a post on how slowi... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:25:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1094960?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1094325?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 by Jack RosebroProjected social, economic, and environmental changes associated with each scenario. Click to enlarge.The Stockholm Network, a London-based pan-European think tank which also functions as a networking hub for 130 other market-driven th... Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1094325?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1094011?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 In the context of rapidly increasing diesel fuel prices, two bills currently in the US Congress propose reducing the $0.24/gallon federal tax on diesel fuel by $0.061 per gallon, thereby dropping it down to $0.183 per gallon, just slightly below the ... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:05:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1094011?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1093970?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Economics.com (i.e., Mike) met his fitness goal: I met my May goal and have a new plan to meet my June goal. For the first 3 months I had 9 blogs helping me out with my challenge. However, since I met my goal each month, they all walked away empty ha... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:20:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1093970?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1093689?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Projected system efficiency of the Delphi prototype SOFC APU compared to that of a conventional diesel APU. Click to enlarge. Source: DelphiTwo US DOE (Department of Energy)-funded projects to develop an SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell)-based APU (auxili... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:30:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1093689?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1093380?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The closest that I can get to an AER publication is to know someone who gets an AER publication:Banzhaf, H. Spencer and Randall P. Walsh. 2008. Do People Vote with Their Feet? An Empirical Test of Tiebout , American Economic Review 98(3), pp. 843-63... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:24:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1093380?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1093209?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 CO2 emissions by region. Click to enlarge. Data: PBLIn 2007, global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel use and cement production increased by 3.1%, following a 3.5% increase in 2006. An analysis by the Netherlands Environmental Assess... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:26:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1093209?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1092023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The Environmental Appeals Board of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upheld a challenge to an air permit required by ConocoPhillips for an expansion of its Wood River Refinery in Roxana, IL. The Illinois EPA (IEPA) had granted the permit; ... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:01:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1092023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The science academies of the G8 countries, as well as those of China, India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa (the G8+5 countries), issued a statement urging the G8+5 leaders to make maximum efforts to cut global greenhouse gas emissions in hal... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:02:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1091483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Due to its popularity as a blogging platform, Wordpress has become a prime target for hackers looking to take over blogs for search-engine optimization (SEO) of other sites they control, traffic-redirection and other purposes. Recently there have bee... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:30:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1091483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091406?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released a proposed regulation that would require ocean-going vessels within 24 nautical miles off California s coastline to use lower-sulfur marine distillates rather than heavily polluting heavy fuel o... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:37:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091406?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091137?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Firefly Energy Inc., developer of a portfolio of next-generation lead-acid battery technologies, has completed a $15 million Series C equity round of financing led by Quercus Trust, Khosla Ventures, and Infield Capital, investment firms focused pri... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:39:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091137?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091138?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill requiring reductions in the state s greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 2001 levels by 2050. Similar measures have been enacted in California, Hawaii, New Jerse... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:03:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1091138?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1090951?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 We ve reported on plenty of companies lately in the booming smart grid space, which helps track and optimize the electricity flowing from utilities to consumers. Here s one more to add to the roster: Trilliant, a grey-bearded startup based in Red... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:56:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1090951?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1090840?rsstype=populararticles&cid=46 If you are teaching environmental economics or just plain old silly microeconomics, here is an example for class with discussion questions. From the WSJ Weekly Review:Riders Swamp Public Transit by Ana Campoy and Alex RothMay 30, 2008Page: A10 TOPIC... 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