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Green Patents Jump to the Front of the Line Under New Government Program
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Ben Upham.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced this week that pending patent applications for certain “green” technologies will get an accelerated examination by the Office, with the goal [...]
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GHG Institute’s Tim Stumhofer: Professionalizing Emissions Experts
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
Tim Stumhofer is a Program Associate at the Green House Gas Management Institute, which provides professional training in greenhouse gas emissions accounting and verification – the first organization in the [...]
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Live Blogging OG09: Wired and the X Prize on the Future of Green Tech
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
At the one of the first breakout sessions of Day Two, Alexis Madrigal demonstrated how technology and society shape each other, and how what is and isn’t inevitable isn’t inevitable, [...]
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Live Blogging OG09: OG 25 Contest Rocks the Room
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
The OG25 start-up contest culminated in a whirlwind on-stage presentation by 13 of the finalists at Opportunity Green this morning. The crowd was definitely along for the ride, clapping and [...]
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Live Blogging OG09: Clorox’s Beth Springer Brings It On
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
Beth Springer, Executive VP at The Clorox Company gave a high-energy, information dense presentation about how a nearly 100 year old company took the road towards sustainability. Beth followed on [...]
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Live Blogging OG09: Chris Jordan’s Photography Presentation
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
I think I speak for everyone in the Covell Center main ballroom when I say Chris Jordan’s photos of the remains of sea birds, killed by the plastic they unwittingly [...]
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Live Blogging OG09: Cleantech VC Panel Insightful, Sobering
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
OG’s Cleantech Venture Capitalist breakout session, led by John Babcock, Partner at Rustic Canyon Partners and Colin Bryant, VP at Paladin Capital Group, was a sobering reminder that not only [...]
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Interview with Rohit Aggarwala, NYC Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Ben Upham.
As Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability for America’s biggest city, or what locals like to call “the Center of the Universe,” Rohit Aggarwala has one of the most high-profile [...]

