http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alternative_Energy_TechnologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Alternative Energy Technology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:55 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/11/12/solar.gadgets/tztop.solargad.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alternative_Energy_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Alternative Energy Technology from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/solar.gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/solar.gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to sun energy, the focus is often on solar power plants or rooftop panels. But there's an increasing number of snazzy portable products that also draw juice from our nearest star -- things we can carry, wear or set on our desks.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/economy/community_colleges_green_jobs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/economy/community_colleges_green_jobs.fortune/index.htmCommunity colleges have long held second-class-citizen status in the world of higher education. But they've suddenly become top tier when it comes to one important thing: training for new green-economy jobs.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmIf Congress won't get the job done on climate change, President Obama has a way to do it himself. But is he strong-arming the legislative branch?Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/09/rogers.china.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/09/rogers.china.pollution/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is a lot of rhetoric on Main Street and in our nation's Capitol these days portraying China as a job-stealing polluter whose economy is growing at the expense of the United States.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/cnet.general.electric.solar.panels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/cnet.general.electric.solar.panels/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeneral Electric plans to give its solar business a charge in two years with the introduction of panels with the same solar cell material used by industry cost leader First Solar.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/23/wirth.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/23/wirth.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn Tuesday, more than 100 world leaders gathered at the United Nations for a climate summit. They were called together by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to build momentum for the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/smallbusiness/space_elevator.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/smallbusiness/space_elevator.smb/index.htmOn an April day in Boulder, Colo., Michael Laine sat onstage in front of a large audience, struggling to hold back tears. That afternoon he was supposed to be presenting to the attendees of the Conference on World Affairs, but at the moment, Laine was finding it hard to concentrate. "Two hours ago I lost a $3 million building," he declared to the room. "And now I don't have a place to live."Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/13/shapiro.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/13/shapiro.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a recent CNN commentary entitled "Green jobs: hope or hype?" Samuel Sherraden argues that green job creation will be insufficient to bring America out of recession. But Sherraden narrowly defines green as a "sector," and fails to see its potential as a strategy for the revitalization of the entire economy.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/23/energy.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/23/energy.forum/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat is the future for energy? Where will our power come from by 2020? Send us your thoughts and we'll print the best ones here.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/sherraden.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/sherraden.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter the release of a miserable June jobs report, President Obama stood with a group of green company CEOs and told reporters that "men and women like these will help lead us out of this recession and into a better future."Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/companies/biomass_alternative_energy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/companies/biomass_alternative_energy.fortune/index.htmOne of the many jobs that Lee Edwards took on during his 25-year career at BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, was leading the energy giant's effort to re-brand itself. Today as the CEO of Virent Energy Systems, a seven-year-old biofuel startup in Madison, Wis., he is truly trying to move beyond petroleum. With a proprietary process it calls "BioForming," Virent says it can turn plant sugars from corn, switchgrass, and other crops into gasoline that has a higher energy density than ethanol.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/21/tuvalu.cleanenergy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/21/tuvalu.cleanenergy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTuvalu, the fourth smallest nation on the planet, has announced it aims to be totally powered by renewable energy sources by 2020.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/15/exxon.algae.biofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/15/exxon.algae.biofuel/index.html#cnnSTCTextExxonMobil is teaming up with the biotech research company run by genomics pioneer Craig Venter to produce algae-based biofuels.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/pickens.wind.farm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/pickens.wind.farm/index.html#cnnSTCTextBillionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens is shelving plans to build the world's largest wind farm.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/green_pioneer_ecology_environment.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/green_pioneer_ecology_environment.fsb/index.htmEnvironmental businesses are everywhere these days, but Ecology & Environment was eco-friendly long before green was a hot property -- or a viable business model.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/03/china.alternative.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/03/china.alternative.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the northwest of China's mountainous Yunnan province, among the world's most biodiverse areas, a green revolution is under way among rural residents.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/04/news/economy/green_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/04/news/economy/green_jobs/index.htmMassive investment in renewable energy could ultimately create 4 million manufacturing jobs. But for the workers in the bottom rung of this movement, the shift to green jobs could very well mean a pay cut of nearly 60%, a trend spreading across the entire manufacturing sector.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/news/economy/midwest_renewables/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/news/economy/midwest_renewables/index.htmAbout 200 miles south of Detroit, America's industrial heartland gives way to the Ohio countryside.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/13/mackay.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/13/mackay.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe need to introduce simple arithmetic into our discussions of energy.Wed, 13 May 2009 16:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/news/economy/kokomo_auto_economy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/news/economy/kokomo_auto_economy/index.htmReviving an American car town has got to be one of the toughest jobs in the country. It may also be one of the most important.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/smallbusiness/green_gift.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/smallbusiness/green_gift.fsb/index.htmThere were no champagne corks popping at Horizon Wind on the February morning when President Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. Instead, 30 employees swilled coffee as they got down to work in the Houston energy startup's conference room. The emergency meeting reviewed the company's pipeline and decided to move a number of projects from Tier 2 (promising but on the back burner) to Tier 1 (funding), thanks to the stimulus plan's $50 billion in clean energy provisions.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/small.wind.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/small.wind.turbines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe gale force of President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package could breathe new life into an emerging industry: small wind turbines.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/05/solar.roof.atlantic.city/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/05/solar.roof.atlantic.city/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith its energy-gobbling casinos, Atlantic City, New Jersey, isn't exactly known as a city that conserves electricity. Its motto: "Always turned on."Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/02/green.jobs.training/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/02/green.jobs.training/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Rita Bryer sees 300-foot-tall wind turbines sprouting up from the prairie near her home in western Oklahoma, she can't help but wonder about the view from the top, where blades the size of semi-trucks spin.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/01/eco.smartgrid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/01/eco.smartgrid/index.html#cnnSTCTextThink of the future of green energy and the mental picture you may conjure up is one of vast solar plants glinting like a beetle's eye in the sun, or ranks of wind turbines turning in the breeze.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/ski.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/27/ski.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine climbing 276 steps to change a light bulb. That's all in a day's work for Rian Harford.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/eco.concentratedsolar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/19/eco.concentratedsolar/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust west of Seville in Spain, a sea of giant mirrors is reflecting the sun's energy to provide "concentrated solar power" (CSP) while illuminating the path to a new wave of green energy projects.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/20/eco.solarcemetary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/20/eco.solarcemetary/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe traveled by metro to the Barcelona suburb of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, where the phrase over my dead body takes on a new meaning; it's the first town in Spain that has placed solar panels in its municipal cemetery and has been attracting global attention and causing local discussion.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/smallbusiness/wales_solar_power.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/smallbusiness/wales_solar_power.fsb/index.htmBob Hertzberg's audience seems as muted as the dismal gray skies outside.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/stimulus.solar.company/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/stimulus.solar.company/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Colorado solar-energy company has high hopes for the economic stimulus bill that President Barack Obama will sign Tuesday in Denver.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/obama.stimulus.remarks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/obama.stimulus.remarks/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama signed the $787 economic stimulus bill Tuesday in Denver, Colorado. Here is a full transcript of his remarks.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/news/economy/stimulus_businessses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/news/economy/stimulus_businessses/index.htmThe $787 billion economic recovery package President Obama will sign on Tuesday contains more than $290 billion in tax provisions, according to estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/news/international/powell_shi.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/news/international/powell_shi.fortune/index.htmOn a chilly Saturday afternoon in mid-January, Shi Zhengrong, casually dressed and smiling as if he didn't have a care in the world, walked into the stunning new building that is now the headquarters of Suntech Power Holdings, the company he founded and built from scratch just eight years ago.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/04/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/04/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmA short-term booster shot for the economy? Or a complete rethinking of the way businesses and individuals consume energy?Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/30/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/30/obama.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnvironmentalists are encouraged by President Barack Obama's focus this week on renewable energy and stricter emissions standards, although some economists are skeptical he can pull the country out of the recession while cleaning up the planet.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/solar.powered.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/solar.powered.cars/index.html#cnnSTCTextToyota's third-generation Prius, due at dealerships this spring, will have an optional solar panel on its roof. The panel will power a ventilation system that can cool the car without help from the engine, Toyota says.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/technology/gimbel_solar.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/27/technology/gimbel_solar.fortune/index.htmInside a converted textile mill in Lowell, Mass., Rick Hess unfurls a roll of brown plastic film attached to a small electric meter. "Three volts," he says, smiling. "And that's just from the light in this room. Imagine what this reads when we're outside."Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/economy/green_stimulus/index.htmThe new Congress and President Obama were talking big when it came to the green factor in any stimulus plan.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/16/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/16/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama on Friday stressed the urgency of a renewable-energy economy as he tried to shore up support for his stimulus package.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/smallbusiness/obama_ohio_cardinal.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/smallbusiness/obama_ohio_cardinal.smb/index.htmNever mind Joe the Plumber; meet John the Manufacturer. That's what President-elect Barack Obama will be doing Friday, when he stops in Ohio to pitch his $825 billion economic recovery and job creation package.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/technology/renewable_manufacturing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/technology/renewable_manufacturing/index.htmWhen SunPower, one of the country's largest makers of solar panels, went looking to build a factory a few years back, several countries vied for their business.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/news/economy/stimulus_101/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/news/economy/stimulus_101/index.htmAs lawmakers head into the second week of debate over President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan, new details continue to shed light on what promises to be a sprawling and complex piece of legislation in American history.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/08/ufo.england.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/08/ufo.england.wind.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTextStrange lights in the sky, mysterious flashes, dozens of witnesses, a missing wind turbine blade and a tabloid splash featuring the pun: E.T. farm harm.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/30/space.solar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/30/space.solar/index.html#cnnSTCTextJyoti is the Hindi word for light. It's something Pranav Mehta has never had to live without. And he is lucky. Near where he lives in Gujarat, one of the most prosperous states in India, thousands of rural villages lack electricity or struggle with an intermittent supply at best.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/solar.coating/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/12/solar.coating/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers have developed a new anti-reflective coating that boosts the efficiency of solar panels and allows sunlight to be absorbed from almost any angle.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/08/green.investing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/08/green.investing/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite taking a beating from the credit crunch, the clean energy sector is being tipped as a golden opportunity for investors.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car.2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car.2/index.html#cnnSTCTextHydrogen and electric vehicles might be leading the charge, so to speak, towards cleaner transport, but will cars powered by air and the sun ever surpass the sales figures of gasoline cars?Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/18/micro.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/18/micro.turbine/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicro wind turbines are beginning to pop up all over our urban and rural landscapes. But is it worth investing your hard-earned cash in your very own wind machine? In short, it depends. Take a look at our quick guide to see if "small wind" could help you reduce your energy bills and your carbon footprint.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/03/future.car/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor a century the gasoline engine has remained largely unchallenged, seeing off all pretenders to its crown. But with concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and a host of new contenders looming large in the rear view mirror, is the gasoline-fueled automobile due to be overtaken by a fleet of cleaner, leaner rivals?Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/20/solar.house/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/20/solar.house/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the past few years, Dan Redmond has been on a mission to change the way his household uses energy.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/18/hydrogen.buses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/18/hydrogen.buses/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters, but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the most futuristic ride of their vacation.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/technology/metcalfe.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/technology/metcalfe.fortune/index.htmBack in the 1960s, when Bob Metcalfe was in college, he would drive to MIT in Cambridge, Mass., from his home in Brooklyn, call home once he arrived, allow the phone to ring three times and hang up, to let his mother know he'd arrived safely.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/04/news/economy/renewable_energy_policy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/04/news/economy/renewable_energy_policy/index.htmRenewable energy advocates were upbeat Thursday as they met in Washington, D.C. to discuss upcoming energy policies expected under a new Obama Administration.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/smallbusiness/wind_energy_blimps.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/smallbusiness/wind_energy_blimps.fsb/index.htmIf you want to see the future of wind energy, look up.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/china.cleantech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/china.cleantech/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor Dr. Xingyi Xu, the grass used to be greener on the other side.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/economy/pickens/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/economy/pickens/index.htmBillionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is delaying his massive Texas wind project, citing a drop in natural gas prices and the tightening credit market.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/04/magazines/fortune/woody_wind.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/04/magazines/fortune/woody_wind.fortune/index.htmAbout 60 miles north of San Francisco, the strip malls of Solano County give way to gently rolling hills where, as far as the eye can see, wind turbines sprout from the golden bluffs overlooking the Sacramento delta. Construction on Solano's newest turbine farm, Shiloh II, began this summer, part of a wind rush that has transformed the U.S. into the world's biggest wind market.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/04/technology/green_investments.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/04/technology/green_investments.fortune/index.htmSome people are saying that the clean energy revolution is over, before it has even begun. "Alternative energy suddenly faces headwinds," declared The New York Times. "Winds shift for renewable energy as oil price sinks, money gets tight," reports The Wall Street Journal. "Will the Economic Crash Take Down Our Hopes for Clean Energy?" asks Alternet.Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/03/technology/copeland_solar.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/03/technology/copeland_solar.fortune/index.htmNo one loves Arnold Schwarzenegger more than the solar industry. Kicking off the nation's largest gathering devoted to all things sunny, the California governor won thunderous applause and two standing ovations from the crowd of 20,000 at the San Diego Convention Center. "What's green for the environment can also be green for the economy," he said. "Solar is the future; it's now; it can't be stopped."Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/28/magazines/fortune/tech/gunther_fuelcell.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/28/magazines/fortune/tech/gunther_fuelcell.fortune/index.htmStarwood's Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Manhattan, Verizon's call center on Long Island, the Sierra Nevada brewery in northern California and a Whole Foods Market in Connecticut have little in common except this - all are powered by fuel cells that turn hydrogen into electricity, saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853839,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853839,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAt 21 landfills in New Jersey, methane gas produced by decomposing garbage is used as fuel to generate electricitySun, 26 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/22/news/companies/birger_solar.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/22/news/companies/birger_solar.fortune/index.htmEven for the greenest of homeowners, powering their homes with solar energy has long been an idea more attractive in theory than in practice.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/07/coal.river/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/07/coal.river/index.html#cnnSTCTextLorelei Scarboro loves to talk about the wild turkeys and bears living on West Virginia's Coal River Mountain.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231446,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Hollywood heavyweight maps a path for fixing the planet's environmental woesTue, 07 Oct 2008 14:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/02/700bn.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/02/700bn.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernments around the world continue to pump billions of dollars into financial markets, but there is still no telling whether the "injections of liquidity" will be enough to prevent "this sucker" -- to quote the President of the United States -- from going down.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/eco.your.comments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/eco.your.comments/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis is where we publish your general comments about the Eco Solutions show and website. We welcome all constructive comments. If you want to write in with comments and suggestions, please remember to include your name and country of residence.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/technology/google_ge.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/technology/google_ge.fortune/index.htmWhen companies as savvy and as important as General Electric and Google join forces, it's worth a closer look. The companies say they will work together to drive two industries with big growth potential: geothermal energy and the upgrading of the nation's overburdened electricity grid.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/05/news/economy/renewable_tax_credit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/05/news/economy/renewable_tax_credit/index.htmWhile politicians of all stripes are vying to be seen as saviors in the energy crisis, Congress isn't giving renewable energy investors the one thing they say would help the most - long-term tax credits.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/technology/Hottest_tech_job_woody.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/17/technology/Hottest_tech_job_woody.fortune/index.htmIt looks like a scene from an old episode of The X-Files: As a red-tailed hawk circles overhead and a wild pronghorn sheep grazes in the distance, a dozen people in dark sunglasses move methodically through a vast field of golden barley, eyes fixed to the ground, GPS devices in hand. They're searching for bodies.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/eco.affordablesolar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/eco.affordablesolar/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt has been said before that environmental-friendliness is a luxury few can really afford.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/technology/ipo_drought.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/technology/ipo_drought.fortune/index.htmIt's an annual ritual on Wall Street - the fourth quarter IPO season, when a flurry of companies make their debut on the public markets before New Year's. But given today's volatile market, and the dismal performance this month of what seemed sure to be a no-brainer IPO in Rackspace, you have to wonder what kind of year-end bump we might get.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/20/ny.bloomberg.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/20/ny.bloomberg.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York's famous skyline may be getting a new addition: Wind turbines.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834265,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834265,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: John McCain says the U.S. should drill untapped natural gas and oil. Here's another thought: Mine the country's far larger reserves of alternative energyWed, 20 Aug 2008 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/11/roadtrips.biofuel.wrapup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/11/roadtrips.biofuel.wrapup/index.html#cnnSTCTextI was stranded in the Arizona desert in my broken-down truck wondering if I had made a big mistake: Our CNN.com biofuel road trip seemed doomed to fail.Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/25/roadtrips.biofuel.kickoff/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/25/roadtrips.biofuel.kickoff/index.html#cnnSTCTextA summer with budget-busting gasoline prices seems like the worst time to launch a cross-country road trip from California to Georgia, but this one is different: We're road-testing alternative fuel that might help reduce pollution and break the nation's reliance on foreign oil.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/05/technology/dell_neutral.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/05/technology/dell_neutral.fortune/index.htmDell is announcing Wednesday that it has become carbon neutral by turning out the lights in its offices, buying wind power and protecting endangered forests in Madagascar.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/news/economy/pickens_wind/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/22/news/economy/pickens_wind/index.htmHigh-profile personalities have been telling the nation to ditch that dirty fossil fuel and turn to renewable energy.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/28/wind.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/28/wind.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom Dallas, Texas to Dabancheng, China, energy companies are staking fortunes on harnessing wind power.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIf politicians can't agree to renew credits for businesses that create renewable power, both the economy and the environment will sufferMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/17/solar.office/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/17/solar.office/index.html#cnnSTCTextBlake Jones' business plan for his company, Namaste Solar Electric, was so unusual, he confounded a lot of business experts.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/technology/woody_solar.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/technology/woody_solar.fortune/index.htmDoug Buchanan grins with relief when he sees the carcasses. He has just driven up a steep dirt road onto a vast, sunbaked mesa overlooking the Mojave Desert in western Nevada. There, a few feet from the trail, lie the corpses of two steers. A raven perches on one, the only object more than three feet above the ground on this pancake-flat plateau. Cattle, dead or alive, qualify as good news in Buchanan's line of work. If cattle are present, that means grazing is permitted, and that in turn means that this land is most likely not protected habitat for the desert tortoise.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/08/pickens.plan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/08/pickens.plan/index.html#cnnSTCTextBillionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is putting his clout behind renewable energy sources like wind power.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/08/news/economy/oil_barron/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/08/news/economy/oil_barron/index.htmTexas oil man T. Boone Pickens Tuesday unveiled a new energy plan he says will decrease the United States' dependency on foreign oil by more than one-third and help shift American energy production toward renewable natural resources like wind power.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/ta.shizhengrong/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/ta.shizhengrong/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe increasing global focus on renewable energy could not have come at a better time for Dr. Shi Zhengrong, an Australian citizen and Chinese-trained scientist who says he got into solar power by chance.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/02/ecocities/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/02/ecocities/index.html#cnnSTCTextStraw and clay are the building materials of choice for a few dozen ecologically minded people in the eastern German village of Sieben Linden.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGlobal investors plowed $148 billion into new wind, solar and other alternative energy assets last year, in what the United Nations describes as a "green energy gold rush"Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/24/real_estate/solar_power_phillips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/24/real_estate/solar_power_phillips/index.htmJessie Prado sees himself as a bit of a trailblazer. His house in Boca Raton, Florida is easy to pick out. It's the only one with solar panels - and solar power. He, as well as his power company, Florida Power and Light, are making an investment in solar power in the Sunshine State.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/18/smallbusiness/selling_green_houses.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/18/smallbusiness/selling_green_houses.fsb/index.htmEverybody talks about global warming and high gasoline prices, but who, really, is doing anything about it? Entrepreneurs, that's who. In my upcoming book, The Plot to Save the Planet, I chronicle the small-business owners who are creating the green houses, cars, and energy sources that will slash our fuel bills and help clean up our ecosystem. For the first time, big money is available to back their efforts. In 2007, venture capitalists invested $5.2 billion in green tech, up 44% from the previous year. Meet mavericks who are working on creative (and potentially lucrative) solutions to our energy challenges.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/31/windpower/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/31/windpower/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince it became a viable energy resource around 20 years ago, wind power has emerged as a leading renewable technology.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/19/pickens.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/19/pickens.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextBillionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is sinking billions of dollars into a new wind farm in Texas. It is likely to become the biggest in the world, producing enough power for the equivalent of 1.3 million homes. CNN's Ali Velshi asked the oil legend why he thinks wind could be the answer to this country's energy problems:Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/22/space.solar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/22/space.solar/index.html#cnnSTCTextJyoti is the Hindi word for light. It's something Pranav Mehta has never had to live without. And he is lucky. Near where he lives in Gujarat -- one of the most prosperous states in India -- thousands of rural villages lack electricity or struggle with an intermittent supply at best.Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/27/news/companies/exxonmobil_rockefellers.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/27/news/companies/exxonmobil_rockefellers.fortune/index.htmIt's hard to imagine why ExxonMobil shareholders are so unhappy. After all, the world's largest publicly-owned energy company rode the surge in oil prices to a record $40 billion in earnings last year, making it by far the most profitable Fortune 500 company. Shares are up 10% in the last year, while the S&P500 has fallen by just as much.Wed, 28 May 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/05/28/fuel.alternatives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/05/28/fuel.alternatives/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the dawn of the automobile age, gasoline was the up-and-coming "alternative fuel" -- vying with electric batteries and steam power. Wed, 28 May 2008 16:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/autos/gas_engine_improvements/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/autos/gas_engine_improvements/index.htmDespite all the hype for electric cars and hydrogen fuel cells, experts say we'd better get used to pumping gas, but we can look forward to much better fuel economy down the road.Sun, 04 May 2008 20:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/14/technology/perfect_fuel.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/14/technology/perfect_fuel.fortune/index.htmSandwiched between two nondescript commercial buildings in a vacant lot squats what looks like a long, plastic-shrouded greenhouse. Hanging nearby is a cluster of five-foot-long plastic sacks bulging with green slime that resemble intravenous drip bags for the Jolly Green Giant. It doesn't look like groundbreaking technology, but these scum bags in Cambridge, Mass., just might help save the planet.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/technology/great_green_careers.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/technology/great_green_careers.fortune/index.htmSteve Vassallo spends his days looking for the next Steve Jobs. Not for the computer industry, it has its already, but for the clean-tech world in which Vassallo, a venture capitalist, invests. "I haven't found him or her yet," says Vassallo, a principal with Silicon Valley-based Foundation Capital. "They are probably still in their cubicles some place doing their IT job, or in a garage with an idea."Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/09/pip.wind.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/09/pip.wind.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextCurt Mann's neighbors are livid, accusing him of erecting an ugly wind turbine among their historic homes for no other reason than to show off his environmental "bling."Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/18/driving.iceland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/18/driving.iceland/index.html#cnnSTCTextIceland may be best known for world-famous musical export Bjork but there's a new star quickly gaining this island nation worldwide acclaim -- clean energy.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/algae.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTextTexas may be best known for "Big Oil." But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country's use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae. Literally and figuratively, this is green fuel.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:12:00 EDT