Read more clean energy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11322/clean-energy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71402/soros-to-invest-1b-to-develop-clean-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge Soros is putting his vast resources—or at least $1 billion of them—behind his passion for the environment. Soros plans to invest that amount into developing technology to create clean energy. He's also starting an organization called the Climate Policy Initiative, which will be based in San Francisco,...http://www.newser.com/story/71402/soros-to-invest-1b-to-develop-clean-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 17:00:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63571/friedman-china-may-beat-us-in-green-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow do you say “clean your clock” in Chinese? asks Thomas Friedman in the New York Times . Americans may soon find out, because China could outmaneuver us in the next great global industry: clean power technologies, warns Friedman. China’s been forced to go green in a hurry because often, “its...http://www.newser.com/story/63571/friedman-china-may-beat-us-in-green-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 10:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55630/big-oil-blows-off-obamas-clean-energy-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the Obama administration seeks to spearhead a $150 million clean-energy overhaul, oil firms are conspicuously not getting on board—they're staying on the sidelines and, in many cases, betting against it, the New York Times reports. Shell is freezing its development work on wind, solar and hydrogen power, after...http://www.newser.com/story/55630/big-oil-blows-off-obamas-clean-energy-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 8:18:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54914/house-unveils-clean-energy-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats released a draft bill yesterday that aims to fast-track a shift to clean energy, reports the Christian Science Monitor . The plan calls for vastly improved energy efficiency, accelerated development of clean energy sources, and a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The draft was hailed by supporters as...http://www.newser.com/story/54914/house-unveils-clean-energy-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 2:23:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44510/five-best-jobs-left-in-obama-administration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagState and Defense are taken, but Barack Obama has yet to fill several high-level administration positions. Politico looks at the top five open jobs: Energy Secretary: Sustainable energy will remain a priority, despite the attention the economy will draw away. Key candidates: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm; Dan Reicher and Sonal...http://www.newser.com/story/44510/five-best-jobs-left-in-obama-administration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 13:12:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43895/obamas-macho-stimulus-plan-forgets-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s stimulus package calls for new jobs to fix roads and bridges, build solar panels and wind-power turbines, and create green cars. Sounds great, except for one thing: These are all fields that employ mostly men. "This might as well be called the macho stimulus package," writes Randy Albelda...http://www.newser.com/story/43895/obamas-macho-stimulus-plan-forgets-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 16:10:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43597/slump-may-doom-clean-energy-initiatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust as global warming initiatives were gaining serious momentum around the world, the financial crisis looks like it's undermining both the political will and the math that support them, the New York Times reports. With gas prices plummeting, US automakers may be scaling back investment in new technology. In Europe,...http://www.newser.com/story/43597/slump-may-doom-clean-energy-initiatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 12:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37148/green-vandals-acquitted-on-climate-change-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix Greenpeace activists who vandalized a coal-fired power station in Britain have won acquittal using the threat of global warming as a defense, reports the Guardian . The activists, who caused more than $50,000 in damage to a smokestack, said they were trying to prevent property damage from the plant’s...http://www.newser.com/story/37148/green-vandals-acquitted-on-climate-change-defense.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Sep 2008 11:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35106/windmills-pay-the-rent-but-spark-rage-in-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWind turbines are cropping up in rural New York state and threatening to pull communities apart, the AP reports. The state's largest wind energy project is worth $400 million and powers 100,000 homes; farmers get paid up to $6,600 per turbine per year to offset the sight and...http://www.newser.com/story/35106/windmills-pay-the-rent-but-spark-rage-in-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Aug 2008 18:20:00 CDT