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Lawmakers push pension fund to invest taxpayer dollars in biotech (The Washington DC Examiner)

ANNAPOLIS -- Lawmakers are trying to require that $50 million of Maryland's pension money be invested in up-and-coming bioscience and green technology companies, which the pension fund's managers say are risky, low-return investments.

Wake Tech Expands Green Technology Training (dBusinessNews.com)

RALEIGH - Wake Technical Community College announces two new programs in the rapidly-expanding field of “green” technology. The eight-week programs are designed to prepare workers for jobs that focus on home energy efficiency and “smart” home technology.

BERNAMA ECONOMIC SERVICE NEWS COVERAGE: MARCH 8 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

1.Launch of Cimb twin yield income investment structured product, Sentral Ballroom B, level 6, KL Hilton -- 12 noon 2.Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Wira Chor Chee Heung at MOU signing between Pantech Group and leading Saudi Arabian Group, Ballroom 3, Nikko Hotel -- 10 am 3.Signing between CGC and four leading banks on Green Technology Financing Scheme (GTFS), Sultan Ballroom, Le Meridien Hotel ...

Green living with Ed Begley Jr. (CNN)

Actor Ed Begley Jr., best known for his roles in "St. Elsewhere", "The West Wing", "Best in Show" (he's also twice appeared on "The Simpsons") is the star of "Living with Ed".

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-05 01:43 China winning green race–US venture capitalist (Interactive Investor)

SANTA BARBARA, California,, March 4 (Reuters) - China is leapfrogging ahead in the development of green technology, and the United States is "barely in the race," a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist said on Thursday. "China's growth in renewables is astounding," said John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins, one of the most prolific and successful venture capital firms in the United ...

Mentoring Program Seeks to Nurture CT’s Young Science Talent (NBC Connecticut)

Danilo Sena is a student the Academy of Engineering and Green Technology and is among group of students taking learning to the next level. The group is part of the mentoring program designed by the Connecticut...

Cyclone Power Technologies’ Green Engine Wins Environmental Award (PollutionOnline)

Cyclone Power Technologies announced recently that the Environmental Protection Department of Broward County, Florida has presented Cyclone with its Emerald Award in recognition of the company's commitment to protecting and preserving the environment through its achievements in green technology

ARPA-E, a federal effort to lead ‘green’ technology (Los Angeles Times)

An energy research agency applies the same theory that led to the invention of the Internet: that government funding churns out radical innovations. Director Arun Majumdar talks about the challenges. Half a century ago, after the Soviet Union jolted Americans by sending Sputnik into orbit, the Defense Department launched a little-noticed program designed to help the United States leapfrog the ...

Micro-hydro system to provide power in remote Kampung Lumpagas (The Star)

KOTA KINABALU: The remote Kampung Lumpagas at the border of Sabah and Kalimantan, Indonesia, will soon get electricity from green technology thanks to the efforts of a corporate body and a non-governmental organisation.

Cabinet mulls power tariff (MalaysiaNews.net)

As such, no announcement had been made on the matter, the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry said in a brief statement yesterday. Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui was reported as saying...