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This week in ClimatePULSE we take a look at some of the most promising clean technology solutions. And now that the enthusiasm regarding corn-ethanol has (rightfully) faded, what better time to do so? While this list is far from exhaustive, it should provide some insight into (hopefully) safe bets within the clean tech sector. We have chosen to profile 5 companies considered to have high potential. So, let’s get started…

Reviewing research on over 500 forests, scientists in Europe and the United States have concluded old growth forests store more carbon dioxide than they release.  They are not carbon neutral, as previously believed.

Carbon Offsets Daily: When do you think the domestic voluntary carbon market will become a compliance market and how will that change affect the environment?

The International Energy Agency today put a figure on the amount it will cost to go green, and it’s a lot: $45 trillion. Even when you spread that amount over the next 42 years, it’s still more than $1 trillion annually, or more than the GDP of many industrialized nations.

Vermont author, scholar and activist Bill McKibben sees the climate change challenge like this: we have 18 months — just 18 months — to pound a single number into the world’s collective head.

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How to preserve your forests and make money in the process.

Climate Change Action Backed Up by $145-million Investment: Premier

Last night, a day after George Bush's final State of the Union speech, Greenpeace volunteers in the US used one of their nation's most iconic monuments to paint a clear picture of what his climate change policies will mean for the planet.

Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle, Advisory Board Chair, US Conference of Mayors, describes what U.S. mayors are doing to combat climate change through the Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement. Some 780 US cities have signed the Agreement. Nickels also talks about the emerging field of green jobs.

Officials open the High-Level Segment of the Bali climate talks, including the new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who discussed signing the Kyoto Protocol as his first act in office.

"Climate change will come stronger than expected and sooner than expected": why is this and what can be done about it?

James Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, clarified the Administration's new climate change strategy at a press conference hosted by Energy Policy TV and the United States Energy Association.

Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, wraps up the High-Level Meeting on Climate Change held at the United Nations, describes the status of the Kyoto Protocol, and looks at the White House Meeting of the Major Economies on Climate Change.

Do we really think that is either morally acceptable or feasible for the developed world to offset 100% of their emissions through emissions trading? Or is it just Greenwashing..on a planetary scale?

According to the World Bank ’s Global Environment Facility, a big loophole in the Kyoto Protocol is making it harder to protect dwindling forests and stave off global warming.