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By Sea, Land and Air: Hong Kong Inventor Leads Charge in War Against Pollution

One Hong Kong engineer puts the city’s surf and turf to work toward a cleaner future

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Clean Tech Support Is About to Fall Off a Cliff. Here’s One Way to Save It

Debt-ridden and sclerotic Japan hasn’t been the go-to example of smart foreign governments since about 1991—that slot is now occupied by China—but there’s one program from Tokyo that the U.S. would be wise to copy. It’s called Top Runner, and it helps explain why Japanese appliances perennially top the table when it comes to energy [...]

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Going Green: Why 2012 Will Be a Bad Year for Renewable Energy

My weekly Going Green column is up on the Time.com mainpage, and I take on the worrying state of the U.S. renewable energy industry. It’s not worrying now—2011, like the last few years, has been great for the wind and solar industries, as prices drop and installations spread. But that growth was driven in part by [...]

Energy: Will the Tax Bill Be Good for Renewable Energy?

Amid all the political agony over the tax compromise taking shape in Congress right now there are side measures that could be incredibly important for renewable energy in the U.S. The final bill is obviously still evolving, but the compromise agreed to by Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell contains a few provisions that will [...]