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Dec
27

New UN rules could help world's poor go greener

Simple, small-scale green technologies, such as clean cookstoves for poor households, could soon find it easier to get carbon funding,
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Dec
26

Greenbang's top 10 energy stories of 2011

What topics did Greenbang readers find most interesting in 2011? Following is a look at the 10 most-read stories of
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Dec
23

Remembering Brian Robertson of Amonix

Our thoughts today are with the family, friends and co-workers of Amonix CEO Brian Robertson, who passed away Dec. 22
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Dec
23

Could we quit fossil fuels for good?

Coal, oil and natural gas helped power the Industrial Revolution, and make life as we know it today possible. But
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Dec
22

Five key clean-energy materials face 'critical' supply risk

With budget cuts, rampant climate-change denial and a Republican party eager to turn back the clock on efficiency efforts, the
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Dec
22

Off-grid energy: The solution to Africa's 'resource curse'?

Despite being rich in natural resources — including a vast amount of renewable solar energy — Africa remains solidly at the bottom
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Dec
21

Could 'parasite power' change the world?

By 2016, many of the little energy aggravations that inconvenience you today — a run-down cellphone battery, a laptop with dwindling
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Dec
21

Will oil prices hit record highs - or crash - in 2012?

Will 2012 be the year we see oil prices rise to crushing record highs? Or will the cost of crude
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Dec
20

Sub-atomic 'avalanche' could pave way for super solar cells

Researchers at Kyoto University have discovered a way to unleash an “avalanche” of excitons — electron-hole pairs — 1,000 times as
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Dec
19

What energy innovations will lead the way in 2012?

Among the startups vying to earn the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) title of “America’s Next Top Energy
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