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Electricity supplier Juice Energy has identified ten retailers that it believes are front runners in the shift to green business, Here's the list, with Juice's descriptions of the top ten: Patagonia: In 1998, ... via Environmental Leader

“It can reduce developed countries' costs in meeting their emission reduction requirements, while developing countries can benefit from capital and technologies.”

By Xin Zhiming Updated: 2007-11-10 10:18 China launched its Clean Development Mechanism fund, with a potential funding of $3 billion, on Friday to finance the country's efforts to tackle climate change. via China Daily

“I believe that all companies benefit from fresh thinking, and now is the right time for Meridian.”

Keith Turner, chief executive of state-owned Meridian Energy, said today he will step down from the role on March 31. via NZ Herald

Last Update: 11/10 3:25 pm Hillary Clinton policy speech at Renewable Energy Group November 6, 2007 in Newton, Iowa. via ABC 4

“Our alliance with UC Berkeley will allow us to undertake key research in areas ranging from engineering to social dynamics across the breadth of California.”

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today presented two Toyota plug-in hybrid prototypes to the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and the Advanced Power and Energy ... via The Auto Channel

Pelosi and Reid are just about to do the stupidest thing imaginable, pull the rug out from underneath the blossoming renewable energy economy at the time when we need it most. via The Huffington Post

“It's clear that there is a lot of support out there. Much more needs to be done and that's what the community said today on climate change”

Thousands of people have marched through Sydney's streets for the second annual Walk Against Warming, calling for greater action on climate change and renewable energy targets. via Stawell Times News

“We should stop wasting the abundance of sunshine that falls on Australian rooftops”

Families who installed solar panels on their roofs would be paid top dollar to sell electricity back into the grid under a plan by a coalition of lobby groups. via The Epoch Times

“However, Senator Clinton did not know which questioners she was calling on during the event. This is not standard policy and will not be repeated again.”

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton's campaign admitted Friday that it planted a global warming question in Newton, Iowa, Tuesday during a town hall meeting to discuss clean energy. via Shooting The Messenger

“Based on a pure market system it (nuclear) is too expensive and would not happen”

Is nuclear energy in New Jersey's future? How can electricity costs be cut? Will windmills become a common sight off the Jersey shore? These are among the questions that may be answered in the governor's energy ... via Press of Atlantic City

“New York alone stands to gain 50,000 jobs by investing in and encouraging growth of renewable energy components”

BUFFALO A coalition of business, labor and environmental organizations claim thousands of good paying jobs could be created by embracing the renewable energy industry. via WNED.org

“This grant is an extension of Chrysler's commitment to being a good neighbor in all the places where we build and sell our vehicles”

The Chrysler Foundation today announced plans to donate $150,000 to NextEnergy, Inc., in support of the organization's alternative fuel testing program. via Automotive

UK pioneers of research into new materials, green energy and future communications will share a A 100m government fund to back innovation. via Tehran Times

“Some states have created vehicle buy-back programs to take older, higher emitting vehicles off the street”

The Denver Business Journal - by Cathy Proctor Denver Business Journal Amid the roar of tractors raking up dirt and the glare of a solar-powered scoreboard, Colorado Gov. via The Denver Business Journal

Gov. Charlie Crist announced two major initiatives Monday to strengthen alternative energy in Florida: a $182 million deal for a garbage-to-electricity plant in Tallahassee and a pledge to encourage Congress to ... via Free Republic

“Their rhetoric does not match their deeds”

DENVER The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is setting the national agenda for clean technology research and development, a top federal energy official said Wednesday. via Cbs4denver.com

“The only good thing about the water crisis is it's made us forget about traffic”

With the state gripped in a drought, concerns that Atlanta's economic engine is sputtering and persistent gridlock fears, the Atlanta Regional Commission figured it was a better time than ever to start shaping ... via CBS 46

Massachusetts would increase its reliance on cleaner, renewable energy under a bill set to be debated by House lawmakers next week. via Cw56.com

“Accelerating the development of wind energy should be part of China's strategy to reduce dependence on coal while meeting its energy demand”

LONG criticised at home and abroad over the destruction of its environment, China has a chance to alter its polluting ways by becoming a global leader in wind power, industry experts say. via The Straits Times

“It also lowers Ballard's risk profile by addressing the realities of the high cost and long timeline for automotive fuel cell commercialization”

Ballard Power Systems Inc. has agreed to sell its automotive fuel cell assets to Daimler AG and Ford Motor Co. via Sympatico Finance