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USPS saves $400m from energy efficiency
25 July 2011The US Postal Service (USPS) has saved $400 million since 2007 by cutting its energy through measures such as New York's largest green roof.
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Nasdaq to launch water indexes
22 July 2011The Nasdaq stock exchange is to launch four indexes to track the performance of companies involved in the water sector.
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Disruptive Capital raising £200m fund
22 July 2011London-based investor Disruptive Capital is raising a £200 million ($326 million) fund, which will include clean-tech companies in its remit of investment in companies "that are going to completely change the way we do things".
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Landfill pressure boosts waste fund returns
21 July 2011Growing demand for waste management solutions has helped a UK-focused recycling fund achieve returns of more than 40% over three years and is spurring its expansion plans.
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Climate Change Capital to persevere with wind financing plans
21 July 2011Climate Change Capital (CCC) is exploring other options for raising a fund to invest in European wind assets, after a deal to invest £61 million ($99 million) in a wind farm owned by Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) fell through this week.
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First Solar founder launches $300m VC fund
21 July 2011The founder of US solar developer First Solar has announced plans to raise a $300 million venture capital fund which will target companies in the energy, water, agriculture and waste sectors.
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Cloud computing could save US firms $12.3bn
21 July 2011Cloud computing could save large US companies $12.3 billion and reduce carbon emissions by the equivalent of 200 million barrels of oil every year, according to a study by analysis firm Verdantix for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
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EPA emissions rule 'a game changer' for US gas, coal, power markets – analysts
20 July 2011New rules on sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from US power plants are set to drive a substantial shift from coal to natural gas, shutting down coal plants and having a "significant impact" on US power, gas and coal markets from next year, according to research from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BoAML).
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David Miliband to advise Silicon Valley clean-tech investor
20 July 2011Former UK foreign secretary David Miliband has been hired as a senior adviser by clean-tech investor VantagePoint Capital Partners.
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Lawmakers seek to rescue US energy efficiency retrofit bonds
19 July 2011A bill to rescue municipal bond programmes for energy efficiency retrofits stands a good chance in the US Congress because it protects federal mortgage lenders, according to its supporters.