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According to the Washington Examiner yesterday, President Obama's campaign team is going "on the offensive to promote [the President's] support for clean coal."

Researchers at the University of Georgia have engineered a superior strain of yeast that can rapidly ferment ethanol from pretreated pine.

Applied Materials Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT), the world's largest provider of equipment used to manufacture both solar photovoltaic panels and computer chips, has announced plans to purchase Gloucester, Mass.-based Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, a leading maker of ion-implantation systems—which are used to build the transistors for solar panels, long-lasting, energy-efficient LED technology and mobile device chips—for $4.9 billion.

The main purpose of shifting our energy consumption over to alternative energy sources like solar and wind is of course to avert global warming by decarbonizing the atmosphere.

With estimates of people without access to fresh water by 2025 nearing 3.5 billion, scientists are looking to desalination as a possible solution.

Ecomotors claims MPG efficiency superior to Toyota Prius from its opposed piston opoc™ engine architecture

Environmental Writer and Energy Boom Contributor, Stacy Clark, interviews Eric Pooley in Manhattan about his political thriller, The Climate War.

This week has been filled with worthwhile news from every clean energy sector. 

Robert Kennedy Jr. won’t rest until his vision for a green economy is heard. He’s been visiting college campuses across the country speaking about the environment, energy, and the economy.

General Motors Corporation (GM) recently manufactured the first battery pack for its upcoming extended-range electric vehicle: the Chevy Volt.