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Saving the planet, one tire at a time?

July 2, 2008 - by Carli Ghelfi - Rubber recycler Magnum D'Or Resources gets nice stock bounce on $131M in contracts. Now it needs to start producing. Full Story »

Sun worshipers lead the week

June 26, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Solar firms SunRun, SolFocus and Sinosol all make headlines, along with six other deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Republic to buy Allied Waste for over $6B in stock

June 23, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The merged U.S. waste and environmental services provider could give industry leader Waste Management a run for its money. Full Story »

Rubber, water and waste get investor interest

June 19, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - A desalination components group sets terms for an IPO, and a rubber recycling company and waste conversion firm pull in some cash, along with 13 other deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

For those at RockPort, we salute you

June 12, 2008 - by Carli Ghelfi - Summer concerts and cleantech financings heat up, with 20 deals this week headlined by a new $450M fund from RockPort Capital. Full Story »

Academics, industry team to ID contaminants in water

June 6, 2008 - by Carli Ghelfi - Group forms to address increasing issues with contaminated drinking water. Full Story »

Helping businesses go green

May 21, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Sustainability efforts are creating new markets, providing competitive advantages and saving companies cash, according to a new report. Full Story »

Safety-Kleen heads back to the public market

May 2, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Oil recycling and environmental services provider files for an IPO to raise up to $300 million on the NYSE. Full Story »

Balkin' at Bakken

April 17, 2008 - Exclusive - The oil the USGS says is in them thar North American hills doesn't undermine cleantech initiatives.

Recycling and the Law of Unintended Consequences

It's no longer news that rising commodity costs (such as oil) have been making alternative commodity sources (say, like tar sands) increasingly cost-effective.

But it is news when the reverse happens.

A paper mill in the central Canadian province of Manitoba is no longer accepting paper for recycling because the price of newsprint has dropped so low that it's no longer cost effective to recycle.

Instead, the mill plans to simply cut down trees to make its paper.

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