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How Much Will it Cost to Run That New Car?

By Jeanne Roberts on October 31, 2011

That new car or truck you’ve been eyeballing for the last month or so has a price tag above and beyond the sticker in the window, and we’re not talking about taxes, licenses and fees.

DOE to Invest More in Clean Transportation

By Jeanne Roberts on October 5, 2011

The U.S. Department of Energy has released its Inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review Report (DOE-QTR), which establishes a viable framework outside and beyond the annual budget process for the DOE’s technology activities and investments by prioritizing activities in a multi-year articulation in order not only of their importance but of their eventual value.

UNEP Report Highlights Record Global Renewable Energy Investments in 2010

By Jeanne Roberts on July 12, 2011

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The newest report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), in cooperation with Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a clean tech analytics firm, shows that the combined impetus of stimulus funding, feed-in tariffs (FiTs) and renewable portfolio standards (RPS) generated a record $211 billion globally in 2010 in renewable energy investment.