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U.S. chamber wants Scopes trial on climate change

The biggest business lobby in the United States wants to hold a public hearing “to put the science of global warming on trial,” The Los Angeles Times reports. “Chamber officials say it would be ‘the Scopes monkey trial of the 21st century’ — complete ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters,  25 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency,  William Jennings Bryan,  Clarence Darrow

Smithsonian gets solar panel that once graced White House roof

U.S. President Barack Obama has made climate change legislation one of his top goals and has pushed for more clean, renewable energy like solar and wind power. But back in 1979, when another Democrat was in the White House, 32 solar panels graced the ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Ronald Reagan

Mickey Mouse meets Mr. Polar Bear at green theme park

Southern California — home to Disneyland, the mother of all amusement parks — welcomed a new attraction this month. But this theme park has no Mickey Mouse or roller coasters and is housed inside a mall instead of spread out over a swath of ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters Blogs,  10 Aug 2009
Related Topics: ESPN

SunPower, MEMC offer hope of solar recovery

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. solar companies SunPower Corp and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc on Thursday offered hope that the beleaguered solar industry is on the mend, each posting quarterly earnings and giving revenue outlooks that topped Wall ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Boston Globe,  23 Jul 2009
Related Topics: MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.,  NASDAQ

Wall St. seeks sunny forecasts in solar earnings

LOS ANGELES/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors are looking for signs of a recovery in solar panel demand when manufacturers report earnings in the coming weeks, though panel prices are still falling fast and earnings may not see a meaningful improvement ...

From NICHOLA GROOM AND CHRISTOPH STEITZ, Boston Globe,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.,  Merrill Lynch,  Bank of America,  Barclays

Onion grower powers up on its own juice

The green industry prides itself on innovation, perhaps especially in California, one of the most environmentally progressive states. The company, Oxnard, Calif.-based Gills Onions, has been working on the project for years. But Steven Gill, co-owner ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters,  17 Jul 2009

MINI leases not good enough for some electric car champions

Sometimes, even electric vehicles aren’t good enough for the die-hard green car set. An electric car advocacy group on Tuesday criticized California’s influential air quality regulator, the California Air Resources Board, for allowing BMW’s one-year ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters,  30 Jun 2009
Related Topics: BMW

IBM supercomputer reuses heat to warm buildings

IBM’s latest green venture is a highly efficient supercomputer that uses water to siphon off  waste heat, and then uses the excess energy to warm up a building. Developed by IBM jointly with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) — a sort of ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters,  23 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Concerns about fed probe of First Solar deal overblown, some analysts say

However, in a note to clients on Wednesday, Pacific Crest analyst Mark Bachman called the story “sensational, at best.” A day earlier, Cowen and Company analyst Robert Stone said “the issue looks overdone.” Both have “outperform” ratings on First Solar. ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Bureau of Land Management,  Robert Stone,  Pacific Gas & Electric,  NASDAQ,  General Motors

Coal-promoting ringtones draw Sierra Club’s ire

West Virginians who want to show off their pride in the state’s coal industry can now do so via some catchy, put together by the West Virginia Coal Association. Beware, however, that the ringtones have already drawn the ire of environmentalists. The ...

From NICHOLA GROOM, Reuters,  8 May 2009
Related Topics: Sierra Club

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