** This question and answer session comes courtesy of an intellectual property expert in the private sector. The first topic is intellectual property in the clean technology sector. Next week we’ll feature comments on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). ** Question) Will US companies that make agreements with the Chinese to share technology in order to [...]
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Clean Energy and Environmental Protection: Tackling China’s “Unsustainable Economic Growth”
March 31st, 2011 
Guest Author This post was written by Michael Davidson, who works at the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). China leads the world in renewable energy deployment and clean energy investments, according to the Pew/Bloomberg New Energy Finance report “Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race? 2010 edition” released today. This is part of a larger trend we’re seeing in [...]
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No Comments »The Double Edged Sword of Growth and Development
March 14th, 2011 2nd Green Revolution A few months back our Five Friday Facts came by way of a 60 Minutes story on Brazil (see the video clip below). Many of the facts touted Brazil’s progress in the area of clean energy. One that did not make the cut was the following fact, “Ninety percent of the roads in the country are still [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Behavior, China, Conservation, Economics, Education, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Real Estate, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Africa, Brazil, David Orr, Denver, Environment, Opinionator, Pollution, Public Transit, Smart Growth 1 Comment »President Obama Highlights Clean Energy in the State of the Union Address
January 26th, 2011 Eric Wilson Clean energy was mentioned several times during the 2011 State of the Union Address delivered last night by President Obama. Similarly, he touted clean energy throughout the 2010 State of the Union. Last year, Obama said “We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities and give rebates to Americans who make their [...]
Travel and Leisure Highlights Innovative Cities
January 11th, 2011 Eric Wilson As I mentioned a while back, I look forward to the weekly email from Travel and Leisure. It provides some of the most intriguing lists (such as strangest foods in the world), but more so I often find fodder for posts that I would not otherwise. This week’s email contains a list of the world’s [...]
Five Friday Facts: Fascinating Chinese High Speed Rail
December 17th, 2010 Justin Manger The current 7,531km of track is more than the rest of the world put together Traveling from Wuhan to Guangzou, a distance of 1,068km used to take 10 hours. It now takes 3. A journey of similar distance from Washington D.C. to Chicago take 18 hours on Amtrak. Within 10 years, the government wants to [...]
Posted in China, Clean Technology, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation Tags: High Speed Rail, Trains No Comments »Five Friday Facts: U.S. Science and Technological Leadership at Risk
December 10th, 2010 Justin Manger • In 2009, 51% of U.S. patents were awarded to non-U.S. companies. China has gone from 15th place to 5th in international patents. • The World Economic Forum ranks the U.S. 48th in quality of mathematics and science education. Source: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited, 2010 • In less than 15 years, China has [...]
Chinese Train Breaks High Speed Record
December 4th, 2010 Eric Wilson As high speed rail flounders in this country, China’s state news agency Xinhua News reports that test runs of a train connecting Zaozhuang City of Shandong Province and Bengbu City in eastern Anhui Province reached speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour (480 kilometers per hour). The tracks on which the train was traveling [...]
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