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        <title><![CDATA[Crowdfunding's lack of reward]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/crowdfundings-lack-of-reward/14909]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's great. But where's the equity?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-14T12:54:15Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Meet the companies looking to profit from climate change]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Forget cleantech. Rather than investing in efforts to prevent climate change, some firms are now seeking ways to make money from our warming planet.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-08T03:57:10Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[How apathy killed VantagePoint's cleantech fund]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[One of the largest venture capital backers of cleantech has stopped raising a new fund because a lack of interest.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-02-06T20:20:54Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[DOD to quadruple renewable energy installations]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As the largest single consumer of energy in the world, the U.S. Department of Defense has a vested interest in investing in sources that allow it to curb its reliance on foreign nations.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-01-28T19:41:57Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Volkswagen of America plugs into solar farm]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The automaker has begun using a solar farm adjacent to its Chattanooga manufacturing facility to power up to 12.5 percent of the plant's needs during full production and 100% off production.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-01-24T05:31:38Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Waiting for the punchline]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/waiting-for-the-punchline/346]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Has collapse jumped the shark? Is peak oil dead? Is the zombie apocalypse just a weird popular fantasy, or is there more to it? Energy analyst Chris Nelder goes in search of answers.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-01-09T11:00:21Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[SolarCity's IPO: what it means for cleantech]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[While SolarCity's success does provide a glimmer of hope for cleantech, it certainly isn't a guarantee of smoother days ahead.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-12-14T17:19:43Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[GE snaps up LED startup Albeo]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/ge-snaps-up-led-startup-albeo/6733]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The falling cost of LEDs is driving quite a bit of change within the lighting industry and encouraging major companies to acquire startups that serve the commercial and industrial markets.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-11-27T23:39:56Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Building a smarter city? Think about the business model first]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Building a smarter city rests on a solid business plan. But drafting a viable one is trickier than you might expect.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel King]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-11-12T20:17:17Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[10 U.S. cities with the best clean tech markets]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/10-us-cities-with-the-best-clean-tech-markets/3526]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[One region in the U.S. is dominant when it comes to clean tech. Can you guess which one it is?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-10-23T17:56:38Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: LED lighting]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-morning-briefing-led-lighting/1745]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;The Morning Briefing&quot; is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reding about LED lighting uses.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-10-05T07:12:08Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Chinese company snaps up solar startup MiaSole]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/chinese-company-snaps-up-solar-startup-miasole/1424]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[China's Hanergy Energy has agreed to buy thin-film solar panel maker MiaSole for the bargain basement price of $30 million.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/chinese-company-snaps-up-solar-startup-miasole/1424]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-10-01T19:29:26Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[C-suite execs anticipate 15 percent rise in energy costs]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/c-suite-execs-anticipate-15-percent-rise-in-energy-costs/26348]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[More than 38 percent of global company executives say the CEO now has the final say in energy sourcing, reflecting the increasingly strategic nature of this decision.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-09-19T12:12:56Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[U.S. solar installations double]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-solar-installations-double/18735]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-09-11T10:00:46Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The Morning Briefing: Smart grid technology]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-smart-grid-technology/28347]]></link>
        <s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
        <description><![CDATA[&quot;The Morning Briefing&quot; is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart grid technology.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-08-14T08:09:57Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Electric vehicles: a boon for retailers?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/electric-vehicles-a-boon-for-retailers/18278]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Customers driving EVs spend more time in stores when they are plugged in.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-08-03T03:08:07Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[GM takes peer-to-peer car sharing to the next level]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/transportation/gm-takes-peer-to-peer-car-sharing-to-the-next-level/1742]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Want some extra cash? Subscribers of GM's OnStar system can now rent their cars out via peer-to-peer network RelayRides.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Channtal Fleischfresser]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-07-18T10:00:03Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Why the world's best innovations may come from the 'non-experts']]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/why-the-worlds-best-innovations-may-come-from-the-non-experts/25337]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The age of cross-pollination: The most profound and disruptive innovations will likely come from those with different, outside perspectives.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-07-17T14:52:36Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The state of cleantech funding]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/the-state-of-cleantech-funding/17492]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Cleantech Group's quarterly numbers are out and it's not looking good. The IPO window has shut and VC investment has dropped. But is it all bad? There may be a few bright spots in cleantech after all.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/the-state-of-cleantech-funding/17492]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-07-11T17:54:27Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[GE postpones thin-film solar factory plans]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/ge-postpones-thin-film-solar-factory-plans/17307]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[GE's plans to build a massive thin-film solar factory in Colorado designed to catapult the company to the top of the industry have been quashed by market conditions.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-07-03T23:14:53Z</pubDate>
                                
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