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New UK tech protects crops without genetic modification

June 8, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Lancaster University and Stockbridge Technology Centre researchers find that dipping seeds in jasmonic acid primes plants' natural defenses against pests. Full Story »

Cash-strapped cleantech firms seek cure in common stock

May 21, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Heavyweights find reprieve from economic strife with new shareholders looking for a bargain. Details of this, plus 37 deals we spotted in the last seven days. Full Story »

Extreme makeover: Solar edition?

May 14, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Developers of new inverters for solar projects lead the week with nearly $30 million in new funding. Details of this, and we spot 35 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

IPOs back on the table?

May 7, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Could the public markets start providing relief to cleantech? Details of this, and we spot 35 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

India, UK start bio-crop research

May 6, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - UK government gives £1 million grant to develop pest-resistant crops to help Indian farmers likely to be hardest hit by climate change. Full Story »

Monsanto strikes back at Germany, UCS

April 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Biotech corn developer says it's pursuing all legal options to overturn Germany's new ban on genetically modified corn. Full Story »

Double-whammy hits genetically modified crops

April 14, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Germany becomes the latest country to defy an EU ruling and outlaw GM crops, while the Union of Concerned Scientists say GM crops offer little added benefit. Full Story »

Investors pump up Wind 2.0

April 9, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - New technologies in the wind sector and small-scale turbines triggered five deals this week. Details of these and 39 other deals in the cleantech sector. Full Story »

Fire sale continues for some cleantech firms

March 19, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - More solar and biofuel companies sell their assets on the cheap. Details of this, and we spot 51 deals this week. Full Story »

Sun rises on cleantech hotspot in Norway

March 12, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - More than $228 million goes to two Norwegian cleantech companies. Details of this, and 42 deals we spotted this week. Full Story »
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