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Larry Dignan
Larry Dignan
Editor-in-Chief
Larry Dignan is editor-in-chief of SmartPlanet and ZDNet. He is also editorial director of TechRepublic. Previously, he was an editor at eWeek, Baseline and CNET News. He has written for WallStreetWeek.com, Inter@ctive Week, New York Times and Financial Planning. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Delaware. He is based in New York but resides in Pennsylvania.
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Andrew Nusca
Andrew Nusca
Editor
Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet and an associate editor for ZDNet. Previously, he worked at Money, Men's Vogue and Popular Mechanics magazines. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and New York University. He based in New York but resides in Philadelphia.
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Charlie Osborne
Charlie Osborne
Morning Editor
Charlie Osborne is a freelance journalist and graphic designer based in London. In addition to SmartPlanet, she also writes the iGeneration column for business technology website ZDNet. She holds degrees in medical anthropology from the University of Kent.
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Sarah Korones
Sarah Korones
Weekend Editor
Sarah Korones is a freelance writer based in New York. She has written for Psychology Today and Boston's Weekly Dig. She holds a degree from Tufts University.
Sarah Korones
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Hannah Waters
Hannah Waters
Weekend Editor
Hannah Waters is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. She writes a blog on the Scientific American network, and has written for Nature Medicine and The Scientist. She holds Biology and Latin degrees from Carleton College.
Hannah Waters
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Amy Kraft
Amy Kraft
Weekend Editor
Amy Kraft is a freelance writer based in New York. She has written for New Scientist and DNAinfo and has produced podcasts for Scientific American's 60-Second-Science. She holds degrees from CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amy Kraft
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Ina Damm Muri
Ina Damm Muri
Weekend Editor
Ina Damm Muri is a multimedia journalist based in New York. Previously, she worked at Aspen Magazine, CBS4 Denver and the Daily Camera in Boulder. She holds two degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Ina Damm Muri
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She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 02-2011
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Is natural gas fracking too dangerous for Europe?
Natural gas fracking may spread across the Atlantic to Europe, to the chagrin of environmentalists. Is it really sustainable green energy?
February 28, 2011, 8:57 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Jordache signs off on 1.3-megawatt solar system in New Jersey
Apparel maker Jordache is bringing 1.3 megawatts of solar power to its New Jersey distribution plant.
February 28, 2011, 7:29 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Ohio: ‘Best in Midwest’ for advanced energy manufacturing
Ohio is leading the Midwest in becoming a key link in the supply chain for domestic clean technology manufacturing. Is the Rust Belt going green?
February 28, 2011, 6:54 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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In Pittsburgh, a green home that doesn’t look the part
S&A Homes is testing a net-zero energy Craftsman-style home in the Pittsburgh area. Is it the answer to greening America’s classic neighborhoods?
February 28, 2011, 6:25 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Pentagon turns to landfill gas for renewable energy
The U.S. Department of Defense will convert landfill gas into renewable energy at its Fort Benning, Ga. base with FlexEnergy’s Powerstation technology.
February 28, 2011, 6:00 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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DuPont’s big bioscience bets: butanol, cellulosic ethanol, omega-3 acids
DuPont wants to help raise sustainably-farmed salmon by offering them a diet loaded with omega-3 fatty acids that it manufactures from soybeans.
February 25, 2011, 10:24 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Building the smart grid: renewables, storage and partnerships
The smart grid is slowly rolling out. What are the successes, failures and challenges in 2011 and beyond? At the Jefferies Global Clean Technology Conference, energy experts offer their thoughts.
February 25, 2011, 8:55 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Utilities eye data warehousing for smart grids
Smart grids will increasingly have a data warehouse attached to them. A Teradata deal with a California utility likely presages a bevy of similar deals.
February 24, 2011, 5:00 AM PST | By Larry Dignan
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Predicting the future of robotics
The future of robotics looks promising. We talk with iRobot CTO Tom Wagner about what robots can really do, what they can’t, and why humans are the key to an effective ‘bot.
February 24, 2011, 4:59 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca
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Networking the home, intelligently, for smarter technology
Machine-to-machine, or M2M, technology is about to go big. We talk with Aricent about how it impacts the home of the future, and why it needs to be designed for humans to work.
February 24, 2011, 4:20 AM PST | By Andrew Nusca