Silicon Valley

The two leading manufacturers of electric cars in the US are involved in a serious quarrel over alleged theft of vehicle design and trade secrets. Tesla Motors, who recently began production of their electric Roadster, claims that Henrik Fisker took on an $875,000 design contract with Tesla in order to access confidential design information.

If your trees are shading your neighbor’s solar panels, you could be fined $1,000 a day. The 1978 California Solar Shade Act deems shading trees a nuisance. In Sunnyvale, CA, Prius driving Carolynn Bissett and Richard Treanor were convicted under the law after electric car driving neighbor Mark Vargas complained .

The green wave engulfing Silicon Valley's high-tech companies as they scramble to install solar panels, fluorescent bulbs and water timers has finally arrived at the corporate cafeteria, a notorious energy hog.

If you want to know what enviro startups Silicon Valley movers and shakers think could be the next big green thing, the California Clean Tech Open is a good leading indicator. Last night in San Francisco the Open named six winners in its second annual startup competition.[...]

A leading clean energy venture capitalist, Khosla describes steps that should be taken to address global climate change.

Google has unveiled a series of new environmentally-friendly initiatives including the installation of solar panels on the roof of its Mountain View, CA headquarters. This solar installation, the largest US corporate solar installation to date, will generate an electrical output that is enough to supply an estimated 1,000 average California homes.