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He did this [holds up Blackberry]. Telecommunications of the United States is a premier innovation in the past 15 years–comes right through the Commerce Committee–so you’re looking at the miracle John McCain helped create and that’s what he did.”
– John McCain’s domestic policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin gives the senator his Al Gore moment

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“Green chemistry” start-up Genomatica on Tuesday said that it has developed a process to use sugar, rather than petroleum, to produce a common industrial chemical.

The announcement, timed to coincide with the GoingGreen conference in San Francisco this week, is a milestone for the company which made a business strategy …
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The Chevy Volt was the centerpiece of General Motors’ centennial celebration on Tuesday with executives heralding the electric car as the first step in the reinvention of the automobile.

GM Chairman Rick Wagoner introduced the plug-in hybrid car in Detroit, showing a production version with a different look than the …
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Here’s a sampling of green-tech news, with quick commentary.
With all eyes on Volt’s debut, GM turns 100 - Detroit Free PressOn the business importance of the plug-in hybrid Volt to General Motors.

With flashes popping, GM rolls out the production version of the Chevy Volt at

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General Motors at its centennial celebration in Detroit on Tuesday is expected to showcase the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid electric car that carries the heavy expectations of reversing GM’s slide and slashing consumers’ fuel use.

Buzz around the Volt picked up last …
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Paint it white: Cool roofs save cash and carbon - Green WombatMy favorite low-tech solution of the week for lowering energy use. My roofer thought I was nuts when I asked about white roofs–now I’m vindicated!
San Antonio is going green with sewage - Physorg.comTechnology treats

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iRobot plans to acquire an underwater robotics company for million, the company announced Monday.
The announcement comes one week after iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks said he will step down as iRobot’s chief technology officer to pursue a new venture. While Brooks will remain on iRobot’s board, his move has left [...]

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Is this the new SUV of choice for Russian hockey moms?
The 2010 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia will debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, which begins on October 4.
The SUV is basically a limited-edition take on Porsche’s Cayenne SUV. The 405-horsepower SUV will have a …
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Ask Sean Maloney about Intel’s biggest challenges and biggest opportunities for growth and he’ll mention the same thing: WiMax, the company’s chosen broadband technology.
Maloney, an executive vice president of Intel and the chipmaker’s chief sales and marketing officer, has seen waves of technology come and
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As Intel officially unveiled its six-core “Dunnington” Xeon 7400 processor Monday, Unisys rolled out servers boasting up to 96 cores–with a catch.
As expected, Intel launched the Dunnington chip for high-end servers, the company’s first six-core processor and last of its Penryn-class chips. Penryn will be followed by the …
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