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Exclusive: FutureGen goes FutureBust
U.S. President Bush led the cleantech section of his State of The Union speech this week touting clean coal. Then, yesterday, his administration killed its flagship clean coal project. What gives? Full Story >>

Deal tracking: Solar gets a break
Hundreds of millions of dollars changed hand this week in high profile fundings and two cleantech IPOs. Full Story >>

Exclusive: Finding cleantech’s keepers
With rapid growth in the sector, all is not necessarily rosy on the hiring front, say leading cleantech recruiters. Full Story >>

Exclusive: Cleantech IPOs take a swim in U.S. waters
And “brrr…” wince the IPOs, a-chattering. Full Story >>

Exclusive: Calstart starts up fuel cell bus projects
If you start them up, they’ll never stop. Full Story >>

News brief: A competitor to India’s Nano minicar
Hyundai spreads out the oil, the gasoline, walks smooth and rides in a mean, mean machine. Full Story >>

Exclusive: Bush cleantech fund “window dressing”
Observer calls $2B over three years “silly.” Full Story >>

News brief: Japan to set up $10B climate change fund
Bush’s fund upstaged, earlier in the day, by tiny Japan, which was itself upstaged the previous week by a $15B commitment from even tinier Abu Dhabi. Full Story >>

Exclusive: Tampa Bay desalination plant rises again
Lurches about, Wes Craven-style. Full Story >>

Exclusive: PG&E looking for more biomethane
MBAs to start rummaging through landfills. Full Story >>

Editorial: Why ethanol production will drive world food prices even higher in 2008
Lester R. Brown ups the food vs. fuel ante. Full Story >>

Staff blog: India’s sacred cow gets help feeding the world
Israelis teach Indian cows a thing or two about milkhik. Full Story >>