Read more green technology stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11323/green-technology.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:55:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73150/critics-lash-gores-green-profiteering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Gore is going to become the world's first "carbon billionaire" thanks to investments in firms that will profit from policies he advocates, his critics say. The ex-VP is a partner in a venture capital firm that stands to make huge profits from investments in green technology, causing accusations of...http://www.newser.com/story/73150/critics-lash-gores-green-profiteering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 5:54:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70385/green-china-marks-sputnik-of-21st-century.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor those who think the past year will be defined by global recession, Tom Friedman says think again. Rather, for the New York Times columnist it is Red China's decision "to become Green China" that will spur a 21st-century technological race for clean energy—in the same way that Russia's...http://www.newser.com/story/70385/green-china-marks-sputnik-of-21st-century.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Sep 2009 11:55:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65330/recession-is-kaput-now-for-the-smart-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Great Recession is cooling off, but Americans will feel the heat for a while—because recovery is tricky this time, Daniel Gross writes in Newsweek . Another economic bubble inflated by consumption would be a mere Band-Aid. That's why President Obama is trying to create a four-sided "smart economy" based...http://www.newser.com/story/65330/recession-is-kaput-now-for-the-smart-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 16:23:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62670/wallop-iran-where-it-hurts-oil-revenues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPundits and politicians are wasting their time telling Barack Obama what he should be saying about the growing "green revolution" in Iran, writes Thomas L. Friedman. The country's reformers and protesters don't need American encouragement; they need a weakened theocracy—which will only happen when oil prices go into freefall....http://www.newser.com/story/62670/wallop-iran-where-it-hurts-oil-revenues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 7:58:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54593/9-ways-to-go-green-and-save-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeing sensitive to the environment doesn't have to cost a fortune. In fact, the green option is often the most cost-effective one. Scientific American spotlights nine ways of cutting your bills as you save the Earth: Shrink your living space. Prefab homes and plans for dwellings as small as 65...http://www.newser.com/story/54593/9-ways-to-go-green-and-save-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 2:58:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51079/obama-signs-787b-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama signed the economic stimulus bill into law today, the AP reports. In a Denver science museum chosen to underscore the bill’s investments in green technology and science education, Obama said he hoped the bill "will ignite our imagination once more, spurring new discoveries and breakthroughs that will make...http://www.newser.com/story/51079/obama-signs-787b-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 13:54:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46168/stimulus-fight-green-vs-quick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the incoming administration prepares its massive stimulus package, a divide is emerging between environmentalists, who want to prioritize "green-collar" jobs such as wind and solar power, and advocates of ready-to-go infrastructure like roads and bridges. As the Washington Post reports, each side is accusing the other of opportunism: The...http://www.newser.com/story/46168/stimulus-fight-green-vs-quick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 6:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45096/calif-adopts-1st-us-plan-to-slash-greenhouse-gases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia regulators have adopted an ambitious, comprehensive blueprint to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2020, reports the Los Angeles Times. The plan, the first of its kind in the nation, calls for 33% of the state's electric power to come from solar power and wind farms, and includes...http://www.newser.com/story/45096/calif-adopts-1st-us-plan-to-slash-greenhouse-gases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 3:03:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42361/gray-smog-conceals-a-greening-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's attitude toward China's environmentalism is "hypocritical and decidedly unfair," writes Fred Pearce in Yale Environment 360—this coming from someone who has "literally held my nose at the foul air." Yes, China's "development zeal" has it doing "the bad things that most of the world does," but it's...http://www.newser.com/story/42361/gray-smog-conceals-a-greening-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Nov 2008 16:26:01 CST