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Wang Chuanfu
Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 5pm

The proceedings at a press conference welcoming BYD-America to Los Angeles were celebratory.

Paul Gipe
Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 5pm

Renewable energy advocate Paul Gipe details the incentives, such as feed-in tariffs, that are driving renewable energy development in other countries. California will need similar incentives if it wishes to achieve its ambitious renewable energy portfolio targets.

Mutsuyoshi Nishimura
Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 4pm

Policy leaders from Canada, Germany, and Japan detail the government incentives that are paving the way for renewable energy development in their countries.

Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 3pm

Electric car manufacturers have provided good news to the state economy this month. Santa Monica-based CODA Automotive can bring more good news if local and state officials help keep them local.

Jack Baylis
Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 3pm

AECOM, recently voted the world's leading design firm by an industry publication, is building some of the world's most ambitious projects in environment and infrastructure.

Submitted on June 22, 2010 - 2pm

A member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Rep. Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is working for progressive legislation.

Submitted on March 23, 2010 - 12pm
Submitted on March 2, 2010 - 2pm

An expert panel discusses the California High Speed Rail project at VX2010: The VERDEXCHANGE Green Marketmakers Conference, held January 25, 2010, in Los Angeles, California.

 

Submitted on January 27, 2010 - 1pm

oat-left">VX2010 was held this week in Los Angeles.  Over 400 business and political leaders gathered to explore the cutting edge of green technology and policy.

Gov. Schwarzenegger
Submitted on December 15, 2009 - 12pm

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke to the U.N. Copenhagen Climate Change Conference on December 15, presenting an argument for the importance of subnational work on carbon emission reduction.

Submitted on December 11, 2009 - 10am

Tranmission is a substantial obstacle to renewable energy development, the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative has a roadmap to build solutions.

Submitted on November 6, 2009 - 2pm

Josh Margolis, CEO of carbon market broker CantorCO2e, describes the unsettled state of cap and trade mechanisms around the world.

Submitted on October 19, 2009 - 10am

Questions and answers from the "Accelerating the Integration & Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies: Wind, Solar Power, GeoThermal" panel at the 2009 VERDEXCHANGE Green Marketmakers Conference

Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Submitted on August 26, 2009 - 5pm

With forthcoming legislative packages showing promise for reform, including the surface transportation reauthorization and a climate change bill, Rep. Blumenauer details the developments in D.C.

Frank Liesman
Submitted on August 26, 2009 - 5pm

Frank Liesman, Assistant Chief Counsel for Dart Container Corp., a leading manufacturer of polystyrene food packaging, argues that the material is practical from more than just a business standpoint.

Marvin Martinez
Submitted on August 26, 2009 - 12pm

Vice Chancellor Marvin Martinez discusses the Los Angeles Ccommunity College District's plans to establish a sustainability institute within the district in order to prepare a green workforce for the new, carbon constrained economy.

John DeCicco
Submitted on August 24, 2009 - 3pm

on>Joicco/SPAN>Joicco, senior fellow for automotive strategies at the Environmental Defense Fund, lays out his organization’s frustration with the auto industry.