Green/Clean Tech
President Announces $3.4B in Recovery Funds for Smart Grid
Oct 27, 2009 | Speaking at a solar energy facility in Florida earlier today, President Obama announced that the federal government had awarded over Read More
The Move Toward Universal Phone Chargers
Oct 26, 2009 | According to News.com, the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has approved a standard for a universal cellphone charger based Read More
FCC Takes Broadband Hearings on the Road
Sep 17, 2009 | As part of its mandate to develop a national broadband plan for Congress by February, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Read More
U.S. CIO's News Conference on Cloud Computing and Apps.gov
Sep 15, 2009 | At a press conference this morning at NASA's Ames Research Center, U.S. federal CIO Vivek Kundra demoed the new Apps.gov Read More
Podcasts from Tech Policy Summit
Sep 14, 2009 | We received an inquiry from someone asking where to find the podcasts from our last Tech Policy Summit conference, Read More
U.S. CTO's Silicon Valley Visit
Aug 12, 2009 | Silicon Valley welcomed Aneesh Chopra to town last week for a series of events and meetings designed to introduce him to Read More
Watch Live: Robert Scoble Interviewing CEA's Gary Shapiro
May 13, 2009 | Robert Scoble is on stage at Tech Policy Summit '09 right now, interviewing Gary Shapiro of the Consumer Electronics Association. Read More
More Members of Obama's Tech Policy Team
Mar 31, 2009 | Slowly but surely, we are getting more information about who will be doing what in the Obama administration with regards Read More
White House Science Advisor Confirmed
Mar 20, 2009 | The wait for a new director at the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is over. Dr. Read More
Are You Ready for Some Stimulus?
Feb 10, 2009 | Now that the U.S. Senate has voted 61-37 to pass the economic recovery legislation, the Senate and House of Representatives Read More
Microsoft CEO's Talk to House Democrats
Feb 9, 2009 | In a speech last Friday at the U.S. House of Representatives' Democratic Caucus Retreat, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer weighed in Read More
Who's on the "People to Watch" list?
Feb 4, 2009 | Ars Technica has just unveiled its picks for the 2009 Tech Policy "People to Watch" list -- check out the Read More
Eric Schmidt Talks Obamanomics with Jim Cramer
Jan 22, 2009 | Google's chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt made an appearance on Jim Cramer's CNBC show yesterday, this time to talk about Read More
Guest Post: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill
Jan 16, 2009 | Thanks to Suki O'Raghallaigh for offering to share this post, which she originally wrote for her own blog. We're always Read More
Divvying up the Stimulus Dollars
Jan 16, 2009 | The Wall Street Journal described the economic recovery package released by Democratic House leaders yesterday as a "potential bonanza for Read More
Bringing Science Back
Jan 14, 2009 | As confirmation hearings for President-elect Barack Obama's nominees get underway, key picks on his energy and environment team have reiterated Read More
(Updated) Call for Speakers for TPS: Eco-Innovation
Jan 2, 2009 | As we announced last month, our newest tech policy conference is TPS: Eco-Innovation, and we're currently accepting speaker proposals. The Read More
New Year, New Laws
Jan 1, 2009 | Now that 2009 is officially here, there are a number of new state laws that go in to effect today Read More
Gearing Up for 2009 & "Science We Can Believe In"
Dec 31, 2008 | I've been reminding myself to enjoy the slower-than-usual pace this week because there's no doubt that 2009 is going to Read More
Obama Focuses on Science & Tech in Latest Address
Dec 20, 2008 | In his weekly address today, President-elect Barack Obama announced key picks for science and technology roles in his Administration. While he Read More
News from Who's Who
Dec 19, 2008 | While we've been busy this week finalizing some of the (very exciting) details of the Tech Policy Summit '09 agenda, Read More
News Breaks About Obama's Choice for Science Advisor
Dec 18, 2008 | The organizers of ScienceDebate 2008 applauded today's news that President-elect Barack Obama is planning to name Dr. John Holdren to Read More
Reid's Picks for Senate Committee Chairs
Dec 16, 2008 | According to The Hill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has announced whom he's recommended to chair the various U.S. Read More
Obama-Biden Introduce Energy Team, Emphasize Role of Science
Dec 15, 2008 | During today's press conference to announce members of their administration's energy and environment team, both President-elect Barack Obama and Vice Read More
Join Us for the TPS: Eco-Innovation Conference
Dec 15, 2008 | Introducing the newest Tech Policy Central conference... One of the policy priorities that will be addressed at the 3rd annual Read More
Calif OKs 'Sweeping Plan' to Fight Global Warming
Dec 11, 2008 | California's Air Resources Board (ARB) has approved a monumental, comprehensive plan to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions approximately 30 Read More
Announcing the Tech Policy Predictive Market
Dec 10, 2008 | As we first mentioned on Twitter, we have been working on a new project in partnership with the Information Read More
D.C.'s Foray into the Auto Industry
Dec 10, 2008 | UPDATE: On 12/11, the Senate voted to block the bailout bill, creating more speculation about what will happen next. Read More
Broadband, Tech to Play Key Role in Obama's Economic Recovery Plan
Dec 8, 2008 | The buzz over the weekend has been about President-elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million new jobs. Read More
Better Place Launches in Bay Area
Nov 20, 2008 | On Tuesday, I wrote about Better Place, the Silicon Valley startup that is working on an electric car network to Read More
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks Policy; What Will 2009 Bring?
Nov 18, 2008 | As chairman and CEO of Google, a company that's got a stake in everything from online advertising and video to Read More
Call for Nominations: People to Watch
Nov 18, 2008 | We are excited to officially announce the launch of the first 2009 Tech Policy Who's Who: People to Watch Read More
Michigan Governor Visits Better Place (The Startup)
Nov 18, 2008 | Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is currently on a week-long jobs mission to the Middle East. It's the seventh international investment Read More
What Will It Take To 'Repower America'?
Nov 17, 2008 | In a speech last July, former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore issued a challenge to "Repower America" by Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Prith Banerjee
Nov 13, 2008 | In our most recent Q&A with a member of this year's Tech Policy Summit advisory board, we asked Dr. Read More
A Last Look at the Final Debate
Oct 16, 2008 | Whenever the presidential candidates or their running mates mention technology or science in a debate or at a campaign rally, Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Craig Newmark
Oct 14, 2008 | As we announced last month, the 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit will take place March 23-25, 2009 in the Bay Area Read More
Turning Parking Lots Into Power Plants?
Oct 9, 2008 | In the midst of overwhelmingly gloomy news about the economy, the solar energy industry received a ray of hope last Read More
Tax Credits Stall in Congress
Oct 1, 2008 | The fate of the R&D tax credit once again hangs in the balance. The tax credit expired for the 13th Read More
Solar Projects Hinge on Investment Tax Credit
Aug 18, 2008 | Northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) announced two historic solar power agreements last week that, combined, would Read More
TPS '08 Follow-up: PolyFuel Readies Prototype
Jul 17, 2008 | If you attended Tech Policy Summit '08 in Hollywood earlier this year, hopefully you had a chance to hear PolyFuel Read More
Bamboo Laptops?
Apr 22, 2008 | Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell was among the speakers at Fortune's new Brainstorm: Green conference, which was held this Read More
Earth Day Reminder on E-Recycling
Apr 22, 2008 | In honor of Earth Day, we've posted a video in the Media Vault titled "All About Computer Recycling." While it Read More
Big Thinkers Tackle Big Challenges
Feb 15, 2008 | What would you pick as the most significant engineering challenge on the planet? Would it be making solar energy affordable? Read More
President's State of the Union: Tech Highlights
Jan 29, 2008 | As a follow-up to our earlier post about the President Bush's State of the Union address, here is a summary Read More
The Wal-Mart Factor
Jan 26, 2008 | Whether you love it or hate it, the fact is there's something about Wal-mart. The discount retailer landed the top Read More
Davos' Q&A on Climate Change and Green Tech
Jan 25, 2008 | At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos yesterday, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and Google.org chief Read More
Green Jobs, and Even Greener Investments
Jan 17, 2008 | We first wrote about green-collar jobs last October. Since then, there have been a series of reports, campaign speeches and Read More
Sciencedebate 2008
Jan 14, 2008 | If you've watched any of the presidential debates thus far, or read coverage of them, you probably have a decent Read More
FTC Scrutinizes Green Marketing
Jan 9, 2008 | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which is in the process of updating its guidelines for environmental marketers, hosted a workshop Read More
Rep. Markey's Second Life Speech
Dec 12, 2007 | Rep. Ed Markey (D-CA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and chair of the House Select Read More
Questioning Google's New Renewable Energy Program
Nov 27, 2007 | As part of its seemingly unending quest to do more, Google announced a major clean tech initiative today known as Read More
Recycling Signs of Progress
Nov 23, 2007 | In the spirit of seeing the glass half full, we thought we'd share some hopeful news about e-recycling (especially after our recent Read More
The Seedy Side of E-Waste
Nov 21, 2007 | As we've written about before, a number of companies including Sony, Dell, HP and Apple have instituted recycling programs for Read More
John Edwards' Take On Tech
Nov 19, 2007 | TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has published his latest presidential candidate Q&A -- this one with Democratic contender John Edwards. As we've done Read More
Happy Recycling Day
Nov 15, 2007 | Every day is a good day to recycle. But today is officially recognized as "America Recycles Day" by the National Read More
Cleantech Backers Critical of Energy Bill Changes
Nov 13, 2007 | According to Earth2Tech, Congressional leaders hoping to pass energy legislation before they break for the Thanksgiving recess this Friday are Read More
Gore Joins Doerr at Kleiner Perkins
Nov 12, 2007 | Former Vice President Al Gore has become well-known for his support of environmental causes, in large part because of his Read More
The Year in Innovation
Nov 9, 2007 | The editors of Popular Science magazine have named their picks for the top 100 innovations of 2007, and the No. Read More
Sending Federal Workers Home (to Work)
Nov 7, 2007 | It's not that unusual these days for employees to telecommute, especially in Silicon Valley where connectivity is plentiful and work Read More
Senate Funding for "Rural" Clean Tech
Nov 5, 2007 | Clean tech blog Earth2Tech, which happens to be today's Blog of the Day, has an update on the 2007 Farm Read More
Blending Clean Tech and U.S. Manufacturing
Nov 2, 2007 | CNET editor Michael Kanellos believes that "the clean-technology revolution will likely make a lot of people in Silicon Valley rich, but Read More
Mitt Romney's Take on Tech
Nov 1, 2007 | We've written before about the growing role of social media in the 2008 elections -- whether it's YouTube debates, MySpace Read More
Cisco Bets Big on China
Nov 1, 2007 | Cisco Systems has announced that it is significantly stepping up its investment in China as part of a "multi-year innovation Read More
Software Entrepreneur Turns to Electric Cars
Oct 29, 2007 | Silicon Valley is famous for its innovation, and a key part of its culture of success is a willingness to Read More
Creating "Green-Collar" Jobs
Oct 23, 2007 | We recently wrote about the massive amount of venture capital funding in the clean tech sector: $1.1 billion in the Read More
How Green are the Presidential Candidates?
Oct 11, 2007 | The team at the cleantech-focused Earth2Tech blog (an offshoot of GigaOm) has been sizing up the Democratic and Republican Read More
How Big Are Investments in Clean Tech?
Sep 26, 2007 | Big. Very big. According to a press release issued today by Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureOne, worldwide venture Read More
UPDATE: Sony Plans Free E-Recycling Program
Aug 20, 2007 | U.S. consumers "create" millions of tons of electronic waste each year, most of which ends up in landfills. It's an Read More
A Sea Change in Privacy?
Aug 1, 2007 | We've pointed to a number of news stories lately about data privacy, like this one about how search companies are Read More
Corporate Computer Recycling
Jul 17, 2007 | We've previously written about articles, like this one, that explain how consumers can recycle their computers to reduce e-waste. But Read More
Time for National E-Cycling Program?
Jun 21, 2007 | The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), led by interim president and CEO Matthew Flanigan, is calling for federal legislation to institute Read More
Google's Solar Power Plans
Jun 19, 2007 | In October, Google announced plans to add solar panels to its Mountain View, CA headquarters in hopes of generating about Read More
Texas Tackles E-Waste
Jun 12, 2007 | Computerworld reported yesterday that the Texas legislature has passed an e-waste bill that would require electronics manufacturers that sell computers Read More
Measuring Your Footprint
May 15, 2007 | The New York Times' Steve Lohr writes about a new Web-based tool called the GoZero Footprint City Calculator that is Read More
How-To On Computer Recycling
Apr 11, 2007 | In previous posts, we've blogged about e-waste and industry efforts to curtail the problem by promoting computer recycling. But how Read More
Recycling Programs Strive to Reduce E-Waste
Mar 5, 2007 | The Associated Press reports in Yahoo! News on efforts by Dell, H-P and other manufacturers to contend with electronic waste Read More
Energy Policy Takes Center Stage
Jan 29, 2007 | President Bush called for a reduction in the nation's dependency on foreign oil during his State of the Union address Read More
Learning from Europe's Clean Tech Committment
Jan 23, 2007 | Today's New York Times reports on the growing clean tech industry in Europe, and suggests that the United States may Read More
Science and Tech Chair Reintroduces Education/Energy Bills
Jan 12, 2007 | The House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) announced the re-introduction of several pieces of legislation from Read More
CEA's Green Electronics Program
Jan 11, 2007 | The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has launched a Web site called myGreenElectronics that provides information on energy efficiency and recycling. Read More
DOE and Tech Execs Discuss Energy
Dec 7, 2006 | Chip maker AMD hosted a roundtable meeting yesterday between officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and tech executives Read More
Saving Energy, and Money, With Green IT
Nov 22, 2006 | An article in today's News.com touts the economic, as well as environmental, benefits of investing in energy-efficient PCs and encourages Read More
Google Goes Green
Oct 17, 2006 | Google hopes other companies will follow its lead as it converts its headquarters in Mountain View, CA to run partly Read More
Clean Tech Q and A with Vinod Khosla
Sep 25, 2006 | News.com features an interview with Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and parter at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Read More
Dissecting E-Waste
Jul 5, 2006 | News.com features an interview with Elizabeth Grossman, author of "High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics and Human Health." According Read More
Apple Offers New Recycling Program
May 31, 2006 | News.com reports that Apple Computer has expanded its recycling program in an effort to reduce electronic waste. Customers can now Read More
John Doerr Champions Green Tech
May 19, 2006 | The 463 blog today gives credit where credit is due when it comes to spreading the word about the value Read More
Green Grid Alliance Tackles Power Issues
May 10, 2006 | Kudos to AMD, Dell, HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems and others for forming The Green Grid alliance last month to promote Read More
Dell's Part in Computer Recycling
Feb 23, 2006 | As the life cycle of personal computers shrinks with the rapid roll-out of new technologies, what are people doing with Read More
