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VIDEO: Is America Losing the Clean Energy Race?
watthead.org - 11 hours ago
VIDEO: Is America Losing the Clean Energy Race?
— watthead.org — The United States is quickly falling behind Asian rivals in the race to corner the burgeoning global... clean energy market, according to a report released last week by the Breakthrough Institute and the Information Technology and Information Foundation . The new report, " Rising Tigers, Sleeping ... (more) VIDEO: Is America Losing the Clean Energy Race?

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Mazda i-Stop wins another award, 2009 Japan Eco-Products
green.autoblog.com - 18 hours ago
Mazda i-Stop wins another award, 2009 Japan Eco-Products
— green.autoblog.com — Mazda has just garnered another award for its new i-stop system that debuted this year on the... Axela (3) and Bianti MPV. This is Mazda's take on an automatic start/stop system to eliminate idling but with a novel new twist. Rather than just use a more robust starter and battery to crank up ... (more) Mazda i-Stop wins another award, 2009 Japan Eco-Products

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Japan: Peak oil crisis and organic farming
5 hours ago at Global Voices Online
VIDEO: Is America Losing the Clean Energy Race?
11 hours ago at WattHead - Energy News and Commentary
REORT: Toyota basks in 14,000 pre-orders for new Sai hybrid in Japan
11 hours ago at Autoblog Green
Nissan Leases First Fuel Cell Vehicle in North America
16 hours ago at Green Car Congress
Toyota Receives About 14,000 Orders for the New Sai Hybrid in One Month
17 hours ago at Green Car Congress
Hitachi to ink $5.6B UK high-speed rail deal?
cleantech.com - 34 hours ago
Hitachi to ink $5.6B UK high-speed rail deal?
— cleantech.com — Japanese electronics company could be tapped to supply 1,400 hybrid rail cars powered by lithium-ion batteries and... diesel engines. (more) Hitachi to ink $5.6B UK high-speed rail deal?

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South Korea to Invest 5 Percent of GDP in R&D
watthead.org - 33 hours ago
South Korea to Invest 5 Percent of GDP in R&D
— watthead.org — Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute The government of South Korea has announced a plan to increase... investments in research and development (R&D;) to 5 percent of the nation's GDP by the year 2012, according to an article by Nature News . The new goal, unveiled by South Korea's ... (more) South Korea to Invest 5 Percent of GDP in R&D

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google.com - 5 days ago
AFP: Japan whale fleet leave for Antarctic: Greenpeace
— google.com — 3 days ago TOKYO Japanese whaling ships left port Thursday for Antarctic waters for their annual hunt... of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists. The factory ship Nisshin Maru and ... (more) AFP: Japan whale fleet leave for Antarctic: Greenpeace

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Japan EV Club creams Tesla range record with Tokyo to Osaka run
green.autoblog.com - 5 days ago
Japan EV Club creams Tesla range record with Tokyo to Osaka run
— green.autoblog.com — Well that didn't last long. It's been less than a month since Simon Hackett set something of... a electric vehicle distance record in his Tesla Roadster, driving 501 km (311 miles) across the hot and flat Australian outback with the windows up and the air-con off. Now comes news that the ... (more) Japan EV Club creams Tesla range record with Tokyo to ...

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Whale Wars Commence: Japanese Whaling Fleet Leaves Port
ecorazzi.com - 4 days ago
Whale Wars Commence: Japanese Whaling Fleet Leaves Port
— ecorazzi.com — And so it begins. The Japanese whaling fleet, led by the factory ship Nisshin Maru and its... catcher boats, left port today for Antarctic waters. Groups such as the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Greenpeace condemned the ... (more) Whale Wars Commence: Japanese Whaling Fleet Leaves Port

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Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source
news.yahoo.com - 8 days ago
Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source
— news.yahoo.com — Agence France-Presse: It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by... 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. The government has just picked a group of ... (more) Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source

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The 50 Best Inventions of 2009
time.com - 11 days ago
The 50 Best Inventions of 2009
— time.com — It's not the world's first electric car, but the Nissan Leaf, launched in August, is the first... fully electric vehicle built for mass production for the global market. To help drivers shift their thinking from gas to green, Japan's third largest ... (more) The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

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good.is - 7 days ago
The GOOD Guide to COP15: An Introduction
— good.is — cop-15-intro-illo The Most Important Meeting in History In 1997, delegates from all over the world met in... Japan to create a worldwide framework for reducing carbon emissions. The resulting treaty, which took effect in 2005, aimed to reduce global ... (more) The GOOD Guide to COP15: An Introduction

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news.yahoo.com - 10 days ago
Report: Toyota plans bigger Prius with new battery
— news.yahoo.com — Associated Press: Toyota is planning a larger version of its popular Prius hybrid, which will be powered... by a new kind of battery, a Japanese newspaper reported Friday. The new Prius, either a station wagon or SUV, is set to go on sale by the end of ... (more) Report: Toyota plans bigger Prius with new battery

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First 25 production i-MiEVs roll into the UK
green.autoblog.com - 7 days ago
First 25 production i-MiEVs roll into the UK
— green.autoblog.com — Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Click above for high-res image gallery While the ship they came in on was... probably dirty as all get out during its six-week journey from Japan, 25 all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEVs have arrived in the UK and will take to the streets (in an uneventful government Ultra ... (more) First 25 production i-MiEVs roll into the UK

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blogs.wsj.com - 11 days ago
Reuse, Recycle: U.S. and Japan to Work on Nuclear Reprocessing
— blogs.wsj.com — Energy and climate change have already leapt to the forefront of President Obama's Asian tour—even in countries... he's not visiting . There was the call today by Mr. Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to cut their countries' greenhouse-gas ... (more) Reuse, Recycle: U.S. and Japan to Work on Nuclear ...

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theage.com.au - 11 days ago
Japan's whaling fleet facing cutbacks
— theage.com.au — JAPAN'S new cost-cutting government has raised hopes of an end to its ''research'' whaling by flagging plans... to scrap interest-free loans that the industry relies on. A government razor gang has targeted the Japanese Overseas Fisheries Co-operation ... (more) Japan's whaling fleet facing cutbacks

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Fuel cell vehicles finish 707-mile demonstration run in Japan
green.autoblog.com - 8 days ago
Fuel cell vehicles finish 707-mile demonstration run in Japan
— green.autoblog.com — Toyota, Nissan and Honda all participated in a fuel cell demonstration run in Japan last week. The... three automakers brought their most advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles out for the two-day trip from Tokyo to Fukuoka with an overnight stop in Osaka. The driving teams piloted a Honda FCX ... (more) Fuel cell vehicles finish 707-mile demonstration run in ...

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Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant - Overview
watthead.org - 6 days ago
Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant - Overview
— watthead.org — Asian Nations Set to Dominate Clean Energy Race by Out-Investing the United States - New Breakthrough Institute... and the Information Technology and Innovation Institute report. " Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant: Asian Nations Set to Dominate Clean Energy Race by Out-Investing the United States ... (more) Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant - Overview

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upi.com - 11 days ago
US, Japan commit to fight climate change
— upi.com — United Press International: U.S. President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recommitted to reduce their countries'... emissions by 80 percent by 2050, the White House said. Obama and Hatoyama, meeting in Tokyo, issued a joint message ... (more) US, Japan commit to fight climate change

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reuters.com - 12 days ago
Taiwan solar firm sees 2010 shipments up 30 percent
— reuters.com — By Leonora Walet, Asia Green Investment Correspondent HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sino-American Silicon Products Inc, Taiwan's top... maker of wafers for solar cells, expects shipments to rise about 30 percent in 2010, as the global market for solar power ... (more) Taiwan solar firm sees 2010 shipments up 30 percent

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Asia Beats U.S. 3-1: Major New Report on US vs. Asian Competitiveness in Clean Energy Technology
watthead.org - 6 days ago
Asia Beats U.S. 3-1: Major New Report on US vs. Asian Competitiveness in Clean Energy Technology
— watthead.org — By Michael Shellenberger, originally at the Breakthrough Institute Asia is poised to dominate the fast-growing clean energy... industry by outspending the United States by at least three-to-one on infrastructure and technology, according to a new report, Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant, which was ... (more) Asia Beats U.S. 3-1: Major New Report on US vs. Asian ...

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IBM’s water tech threefold effect
cleantech.com - 11 days ago
IBM’s water tech threefold effect
— cleantech.com — The company inks a $14.5M deal in Sydney, as its software aims to improve water availability in... Japan, and manage resources and services in Texas. (more) IBM’s water tech threefold effect

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