Symyx Awarded Grant From Department of Energy for Solar Thermal Energy - Market Wire
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire - April 15, 2009) - Symyx Technologies, Inc. ( NASDAQ : SMMX ) today announced it has been awarded a grant by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct research and development of advanced heat transfer fluids

Green Ink: Obama’s Economic Pillars and the Perils of Spam - Wall Street Journal
Crude oil futures jumped over $50 a barrel on the back of strong equity markets in Europe, but U.S. inventory data could still feed the bears today, Bloomberg reports . U.S. drivers will see only modest increases in gasoline prices this summer, the

Investors aim to capitalize on green-energy incentives - AZCentral.com
A Scottsdale-based investment fund is looking for mid-size renewable-energy projects in need of a loan, and is hoping to capitalize on incentives that utilities and the federal stimulus are pouring into such projects. The Ethos Fund is targeting all

Empire State Building going green - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The lights atop the Empire State Building already change colors. Now the building itself is getting a permanent green makeover. The goal is to cut energy use by 38 percent, saving $4.4 million a year in energy costs. Former President

Green energy plan could drive GE jobs - Greenville News
A federal proposal to require electric utilities to generate a certain percentage of their power without burning fossil fuels could re-ignite the U.S. wind energy industry and be a boon to wind turbine production at General Electric’s Greenville

BCC to plant roots for green degrees - North Adams Transcript
PITTSFIELD — A state grant will help fund a new program for an energy conservation certificate at Berkshire Community College, and school officials hope it will set the foundation for establishing a degree program in green energy. BCC received a