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Clean Tech VC Funding On Rebound, Up 50% Since 2nd Quarter

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/11/2009

Venture capital funding for the clean tech industry, beleaguered for most of the year, finally rebounded in the third quarter, according to figures from DowJones VentureSource, as analyzed by Ernst & Young LLP.About $965 million in venture capital was committed to clean tech in the third quar ...

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Sudan: Reform National Security Law

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 06/11/2009

(New York) - A report released on November 5, 2009 by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan reveals continuing human rights violations in Darfur and underscores the urgent need to reform Sudan's repressive national security law, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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U.S. Export-Import Bank Adopts Carbon Policy to Support Renewable Energy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/11/2009

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) says it is the first Export Credit Agency (ECA) to adopt a comprehensive Carbon Policy to help U.S. manufacturers produce renewable energy and climate-friendly technologies for the world market. The policy also includes a commitment to impr ...

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Intel, Pepsi, Kohl’s Stay Atop Green Power Partnership list

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

No company has been able to dethrone Intel, PepsiCo. or Kohl’s as the top three (in descending order) users of renewable energy, as listed on the most recent EPA Green Power Partnership Top 50 list.At 1.301 billion kilowatt hours, Intel gets 48 percent of its energy needs from renewable ene ...

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DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects across the country. These awards include funding for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems ...

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