GreenTech Pastures
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Apple and Facebook left off Greenpeace clean energy ranking
Google is the leader on the environmental organization’s latest Cool IT Leaderboard, although it did not win for any separate rating criteria category.
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Get rid of teleco equipment the green way
Electronic-waste management company Shields Environmental specifically focuses on the recycling or reuse of obsolete networking gear.
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Can an SUV be green? Tesla sure thinks so
Tesla hopes to appeal to eco-friendly families for whom small electric vehicles aren’t really a practical option.
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Micro-hybrids to drive away with share in green vehicle battle
New research predicts that number of cars making use of batteries for better stop-start fuel efficiency will grow eight times by 2017.
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Redwood Systems extends lighting controls platform beyond LEDs
New addition includes the ability to manage mixed lighting environments, including fluorescent, high-intensity discharge and compact-fluorescent fixtures.
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Clean water tech startup snags $1M in venture funds
Municipal wastewater disinfection technology from Pasteurization Technology Group creates and uses renewable energy during the cleanup process.
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Wind-powered Texas data center moves closer to reality
Project spearheaded by Baronyx and subsidiary WindData will draw power from offshore wind farms.
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CA improves energy management capabilities in ecoSoftware
Update includes tight integration with the Cisco EnergyWise facilities management platform.
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Mobile app monitors electric-vehicle battery metrics
The $9.99 application for Apple iOS from Xatori (creator of PlugShare) currently interfaces with Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt models.
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Cleantech venture investments slipped in 2011 (Ernst & Young)
Even though total funding decreased for energy-efficiency companies, they accounted for the most deals during the year, a total of 78.
