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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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EU and India must work together at UN to protect human rights

Posted on 05/11/2009

The European Union (EU) and India should work together at the United Nations (UN) to protect human rights in places of crisis, Amnesty International has said. The call came in a letter sent on Tuesday to the Swedish Presidency of the EU, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, ahead of the EU India summi ...

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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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System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

For hotels, going green translates into energy-saving projects with some very tangible results. These include the Hilton New York’s energy fuel cell installation that is nearly three times as efficient as the electric grid, system upgrades at Denver’s historic Oxford Hotel that nearly ...

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