]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Green Asia Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190223?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel did not indicate that new housing plans in East Jerusalem would be canceled.... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:40:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190223?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190224?rsstype=latest&cid=70 A Defense Department official set up a private network of spies in Pakistan and Afghanistan to gather intelligence on insurgents, according to officials.... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:26:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190224?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190225?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Asian stocks fell from near seven-week highs on Monday after weak U.S. consumer confidence data overshadowed strong retail numbers.... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:42:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190225?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190226?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Evidence is mounting that Beijing uses inconsistencies in international trade rules to spur its own economy at the expense of others.... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:28:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190226?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190229?rsstype=latest&cid=70 American officials have expressed concern privately that even a fair election might be made to appear unfair because of the slow vote count.... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:26:59 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/business-of-green/190229?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/190037?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Another op-ed by Bjorn Lomborg, another Gish Gallup of non-stop disinformation. The good news is that the task of debunking the Septical Environmentalist (sic), has been made easier by the publication of whole book dedicated to that tedious task, T... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:48:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/190037?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189840?rsstype=latest&cid=70 The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is calling for US Federal policies to nurture the biobased chemicals and plastics industry in the US as a means to offset the two-decade-long shift of the industry away from the US and towards the Middle ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:24:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189840?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/189873?rsstype=latest&cid=70 I've had the good fortune to view the world through a Japanese lens over the past 10 days specifically, the worlds of green business and clean technology, about which I've come to Japan to speak.My host is the U.S. State Department, whose Office ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:09:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/189873?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189843?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Effect of different catalysts with jat/cat weight ratio = 10. The platinum-rhenium catalyst showed the highest conversion, along with high selectivity for C18. Credit: ACS, Murata et al. Click to enlarge.Researchers at Japan's National Institute of... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:14:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189843?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/190140?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Tesla Motors, Legislation and Policy2010 Tesla Roadster Sport - Click above for high-res image galleryFrom the latest Tesla Motors newsletter:Responding to customer demand, Tesla has negotiated agreement... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:43:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/190140?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/190248?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Now 99.9 percent certain that it will close its Chinese search engine amid conflict over censorship, Google has detailed plans to do so, according to a Financial Times source.... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:41:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/190248?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190056?rsstype=latest&cid=70 HVAC heat exchanger corrosion associated with Chinese drywall presence. Image credit:ChineseDrywall.comThis headline is certainly the meta-story that hovers above the request by Florida's Republican Governor for Federal money to cover the cost of re-... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:44:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190056?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189846?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Phantom view of EMAS drive system elements. Click to enlarge.Malaysian car manufacturer Proton unveiled a series of concept global range-extended electric cars at the Geneva Motor Show (earlier post) a five-door, four-seat hatchback EMAS ; a ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:12:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189846?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189852?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway and other Marine and Navy leaders recently toured technical demonstrations by nearly 30 commercial vendors at the first Experimental Forward Operating Base (ExFOB) at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Conway has... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:30:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189852?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/190144?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Filed under: Hybrid, Honda, Japan2011 Honda CR-Z - Click above for high-res image galleryThe new Honda CR-Z has only been on sale in Japan for two weeks, and already the automaker has received over 7,000 orders for the small hybrid. This represents a... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/190144?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190062?rsstype=latest&cid=70 From the news that the first known male elephant twins were born in the north-eastern province of Surin, Thailand to sustainable clothing ensembles and the The Cove's Oscar win at the Academy Awards, a lot happened this week in green. Find out what e... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:10:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190062?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/190194?rsstype=latest&cid=70 China's growing economic power is a growing concern for many Americans. Can the U.S. continue to compete with China in the global marketplace?In a new piece for Reuters, EDF President Fred Krupp says yes through the power of comprehensive cli... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:59:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-411/190194?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190070?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Photo via Guardian Most cap and trade schemes proposed by governments include provisions that allow polluting companies to buy carbon offsets--initiatives that pay for tree planting in South America or solar panel installation in India and so forth--... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190070?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190093?rsstype=latest&cid=70 In preparation for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo Sparch Architects has designed this master plan for the International Cruise Terminal. The Terminal includes a cruise welcome center, office space, courtyards, as well as a green corridor along the Huan... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:40:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190093?rsstype=latest&cid=70 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/190004?rsstype=latest&cid=70 Allison is an assistant who has been in Aomori this week - supporting our Tokyo Two team. She's been blogging throughout the week - during Junichi and Toru's trial. Here's some extracts from her blog posts as a summary of this week's trial proceedi... 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