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David Worthington
David Worthington
Contributing Editor
David Worthington has written for BetaNews, eWeek, PC World, Technologizer and ZDNet. Formerly, he was a senior editor at SD Times. He holds a degree from Temple University. He is based in New York.
David Worthington
David does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what he covers. Occasionally he consults for other companies; should David cover a topic in which a client is involved, he will disclose this fact in his writing. His views do not represent those of ScaleOut Software.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Mark Halper
Mark Halper
Contributing Editor
Mark Halper has written for TIME, Fortune, Financial Times, the UK's Independent on Sunday, Forbes, New York Times, Wired, Variety and The Guardian. He is based in Bristol, U.K.
Mark Halper
Mark has no financial holdings in the companies he writes about. He occasionally travels at the expense of companies or their press relations agencies in order to report on a company or industry event related to it; Mark will prominently disclose this information when appropriate. This relationship will have no influence on his coverage. Companies he covers do not get to review columns in advance, or select or reject topics.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Kirsten Korosec
Kirsten Korosec
Contributing Editor
Kirsten Korosec has written for Technology Review, Marketing News, The Hill, BNET and Bloomberg News. She holds a degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She is based in Tucson, Arizona.
Kirsten Korosec
Kirsten does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 09-2012
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Insurance: the key to renewable energy success?
Many banks are wary to finance renewable energy projects, and that hesitation can stall or even stop new projects. Insurers have stepped in to help mitigate the risks and establish the appropriate...
September 17, 2012, 9:22 PM PDT | By David Worthington
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Wind, wind everywhere. Who needs any other energy source?
There’s enough of it to power the world 100 times over, a new study finds. But be careful - if you tap too much, you could trigger climate change. Ah, the power of irony.
September 17, 2012, 4:20 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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Electric, iPad equipped motorcycle set land speed record
One way to silence skeptics is to prove them wrong. An electric motorcycle that was built on a sheep barn in rural Virginia has been winning races and setting records on tracks across the United...
September 16, 2012, 8:47 PM PDT | By David Worthington
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Using magnets to clean up oil spills
Researchers at MIT have developed a way to magnetically separate oil and water, a technique they say will more effectively recover spilled oil and offset cleanup costs.
September 14, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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Your electricity rate is going up, and you probably don’t realize it
Electricity rates are rising as transmission infrastructure ages and needs to be repaired, but the details often go unnoticed in statements. People typically just pay what the bills say they owe.
September 13, 2012, 8:55 PM PDT | By David Worthington
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ABB pulls investment from solar startup GreenVolts
Solar startup GreenVolts–less than a year since it revamped its business model–might be forced to sell itself now that its primary investor has abruptly pulled its investment.
September 12, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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BP’s secret sauce for more oil: Less salt
Desalinate water before you use it to blast rocks, and you coax a lot more crude from offshore reservoirs. After Alaskan trials, it’s show time off Scotland’s Shetland Islands....
September 12, 2012, 4:37 AM PDT | By Mark Halper
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The Chevy Volt: falling short on profit?
September began with some positive news for General Motors - record monthly sales for the Chevy Volt. That feat was soon eclipsed by Reuters’ analysis that the automaker was losing a...
September 11, 2012, 7:39 PM PDT | By David Worthington
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U.S. solar installations double
The U.S. now has 5.7 gigawatts of installed solar capacity, enough to power more than 940,000 households. Find out which markets boomed, and which ones fell flat.
September 11, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec
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The next wave of smart grid investment
Municipal utilities might be minor players in the U.S. power generation industry, but they’re expected to be one of the largest drivers of smart grid investments over the next five years, a...
September 10, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Kirsten Korosec