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Dec
15

US retailer becomes first to offer 'plug-and-play' solar panels

The US-based home improvement chain Lowe’s has begun offering a “one-stop shop” for energy management in 21 of its
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Dec
15

Discovery could break China's monopoly on key greentech materials

China currently enjoys a near-monopoly on the rare-earth oxides needed to make wind turbines, electric cars and other green technologies,
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Dec
15

Jurdy: In the soup

Jurdy finds difficult cooking at the climate talks …
Dec
14

Greenbang 2010: What do you want to see next year?

As we wrap up 2009 and get ready for the new year, Greenbang would like to ask you, our readers,
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Dec
14

COP15 Day 8: African walkout over Kyoto briefly halts talks

Editor’s note: Greenbang will be providing daily dispatches and ongoing updates from the climate change talks in Copenhagen, and
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Dec
14

Cybershopping for the holidays means lower carbon emissions

Your holiday shopping carbon footprint will be a lot lower if you make your purchases online instead of heading out
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Dec
14

Siemens to connect London Array to power grid

Siemens Energy has received a €128 million order to connect the London Array offshore wind farm, potentially the largest of
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Dec
14

Ethanol fuel increases ozone pollution and health risks

Making the switching from petrol to ethanol to run our cars has turned out to be trickier than originally thought.
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Dec
11

COP15 Day 5: Island nations stand tall, ice bear starts to melt

Editor’s note: Greenbang will be providing daily dispatches and ongoing updates from the climate change talks in Copenhagen, and
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Dec
11

US lab aims to build better, cheaper, zero-energy buildings

While cars, trucks and planes might come to mind first as carbon emissions Enemy No. 1, all our buildings aren’
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