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SmartPlanet stories related to the institutions, policies, procedures and technologies used to facilitate interaction -- governance, information, transparency and accountability, and more -- between elected officials and their constituents.
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Sweden: A concept country for clean-tech development
At the Nordic Green conference in Menlo Park, Calif., Olov Hemstrom of the Swedish Trade Council discusses the history of Sweden's drive to go green. He says government and business officials...
2 | April 28, 2010 2:01pm
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Who will manage the smart grid?
At Greentech Media's Green Building Summit at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., tech executives discuss the future management of smart-grid technology and whether the balance of power will...
2 | June 17, 2009 10:03am
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Speeding up construction on green homes
At Greentech Media's Green Building Summit at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., Serious Material Chairman Marc Porat discusses the challenges associated with building "green" residential...
2 | June 15, 2009 4:03pm
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Will cheap oil affect green innovation?
At a Churchill Club event in Santa Clara, Calif., Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, calls on the government to require using alternative...
1 | February 12, 2009 2:58pm
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Debating the value of green subsidies
At a Churchill Club event in Menlo Park, Calif., Ira Ehrenpreis of Technology Partners moderates a discussion on the role of government in subsidizing green-technology ventures. The panelists are...
3 | January 31, 2008 12:40pm
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Gadgets that save energy & money in the kitchen
Have a foodie on your holiday shopping list? SmartPlanet's Sumi Das shares some great ideas including a magical lid that replaces plastic wrap and a chopping board set that reduces the spread of...
December 15, 2011 9:01am
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Was the Copenhagen Climate Conference a failure?
At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Bryan Walsh, environmental columnist with Time magazine, moderates a panel on international policy for tackling climate change. He asks Dickon Pinner, a...
4 | February 26, 2010 8:12am
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The Future Of... Bus Stops
Tired of wondering when your ride will arrive? SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das explains how the EyeStop could forever change that waiting game. A mix of smooth steel, clear curved glass, and...
4 | November 10, 2009 8:57am
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Who will manage the smart grid?
At Greentech Media's Green Building Summit at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., tech executives discuss the future management of smart-grid technology and whether the balance of power will...
2 | June 17, 2009 10:03am
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Speeding up construction on green homes
At Greentech Media's Green Building Summit at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., Serious Material Chairman Marc Porat discusses the challenges associated with building "green" residential...
2 | June 15, 2009 4:03pm
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Will cheap oil affect green innovation?
At a Churchill Club event in Santa Clara, Calif., Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, calls on the government to require using alternative...
1 | February 12, 2009 2:58pm
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Foam finds new life
At the AlwaysOn Venture Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif., J. Brian Hennessy, chief marketing officer of Mobius Technologies, explains how the company has found a way to turn industrial...
1 | December 5, 2008 12:10pm
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Debating the value of green subsidies
At a Churchill Club event in Menlo Park, Calif., Ira Ehrenpreis of Technology Partners moderates a discussion on the role of government in subsidizing green-technology ventures. The panelists are...
3 | January 31, 2008 12:40pm
