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<title><![CDATA[Pandora delivers laughs with comedy channels]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pandora now lets you add comedy channels to your listening selections.(Credit:Screenshot by Jonathan Skillings/CNET)Get ready to laugh when you load up Pandora.The company today announced the launch of comedy stations, and just as with music streaming, users can listen to tracks, skip those they don't like, and give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to personalize what they hear. According to Pandora, a team of analysts have culled through thousands of performances to classify them based on style and content.Pandora debuted in 2000, allowing users to stream music over the Web. Since then, the company has secured a growing (and dedicated) user base that creates stations on different genres or topic areas, and personalizes those stations to match their tastes.Though Pandora's comedy service won't feature the same breadth of content available to music lovers, the company said that it has quite a bit available. Listeners can create stations based on a specific comedian or genre, such as political comedy or &quot;working class comedy.&quot; Stations are also available by decade, spanning the 1960s through today.&quot;We are delighted to now be able to give people a mix of familiar and new comic material that they'll love to listen to,&quot; Pandora founder and chief strategy officer, Tim Westergren, said in a statement.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GoodGuide rates most virtuous cell phones]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Whether they consider it bling or just a tool, people typically buy phones based on features and carrier plans. But if you're looking to add benign environmental and societal impact to your feature wish list, GoodGuide has got the data.GoodGuide launched on Thursday cell phone ratings that rank individual models and manufacturers on health, environment, and social attributes. The new category joins others already on the site, including cleaning products, food items, personal care products, and home appliances. Click for expanded view of ratings.(Credit:Screenshot by Martin LaMonica/CNET)The ratings cover 576 phones and are based on publicly available information, said Chief Scientist Bill Pease. Altogether, 150 factors are scored and then rolled up into a single number that combines both product and company rankings. The higher the number, the more admirable the product and company.Nokia phones hold the top spot with a model that contributes to a score of 7.7 out of 10. That's followed by phones from Samsung, Motorola, Palm, and Sony Ericsson. BlackBerry and its phones are at the bottom, with the lowest score a 3.3 out of 10. Phones from LG, Garmin-Asus, Casio, and Sharp contribute to scores that are largely between 4 and 5. Apple's popular iPhones come in at the middle of the pack, with 5.6 for theiPhone 3Gs and the iPhone 4. People can drill down to see the performance on the individual factors that go into the aggregate score. The case of Apple demonstrates how a product can do well in one respect but wind up with a lower score because of corporate practices or scant disclosure.The environmental attributes in the GoodGuide methodology cover the phone's standby power consumption and its use of recyclable materials in packaging and in the phone itself. Products are given high marks when they don't use bromide flame retardants and PVC and when there is an environmental fact sheet for the product. In that regard, the iPhone does well, scoring 8.5. But that product score is balanced against Apple's corporate environmental performance, which is 5. Apple's Society rating, which considers ethical policies around workers and sourcing of materials, such as so-called conflict minerals, is at 4.5. By contrast, Nokia's overall high ratings benefit from good product scores and its corporate ratings, which take into account activities and disclosures around labor and human rights and company policy on conflict minerals sourced from war-torn regions. Meanwhile, BlackBerry maker RIM has not been known for devoting a lot of time to corporate social-responsibility activities, which is one reason for the BlackBerry's lower-than-average score, said Pease.More info pleaseGoodGuide did not include radio frequency emissions from cell phones in its health ratings since there isn't scientific consensus on the health risk (all phones comply with a federal standard), but consumers can pick the lowest emitting phones. The ratings are not meant to be a certification, such as the Green Electronics Council's EPEAT. In fact, data gatherers at GoodGuide rely on third-party certification standards and watchdog groups, such as Greenpeace and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition. But the GoodGuide's ratings are designed to inform consumers' buying decisions, said Pease. Compared with other product categories, the cell phone grouping has relatively few products that are marketed based on environmental and social attributes, Pease said. At the same time, there's a significant population that says it considers these factors when buying consumer goods.&quot;I've been surprised at the amount of information that isn't available,&quot; Pease said. &quot;Few companies were even talking about what they were doing around the environmental or social issues associated with their production practices.&quot;Cell phones appear to be one of those categories where environmental attributes don't count for much in buying decisions, but that makes it ripe for better information, Pease said. A consumer could, for example, make comparisons of recycling or take-back programs, hazardous materials, or energy efficiency when weighing a buying decision.  &quot;You're sending a signal to manufacturers that consumers do care about getting some differentiation,&quot; Pease said. GoodGuide has plans to extend its electronics ratings into PCs and laptops.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On the GreenBeat: Abegnoa finalizes $1.45 billion DOE backing, oil refiners refuse to sell E15]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;'s some of the latest action we&amp;'re following on the GreenBeat today:Abengoa finalizes $1.45 billion loan guarantee for solar thermal &amp;8212' The Department of Energy has finalized the deal, which is its largest renewable energy loan guarantee ever, Reuters reports. The plant (pictured) will be located in Arizona and have a capacity of 250 megawatts, enough to power up to 75,000 homes.Oil refiners are refusing to sell E15 &amp;8211' The EPA recently greenlit the use of 15 percent ethanol, 85 percent gasoline (called E15) for use in cars made in 2007 or after, but some refiners are balking, the WSJ reports. Valero, Tesero and Marathon Oil said they would refuse to sell E15 because it could harm older automobiles  or void their warranties. They and most other refiners now sell a mix  of 10 percent ethanol, or E10.Atlantic Wind Connection seeks approval from regulators &amp;8212' This project made a big splash this fall when it was announced that Google and Good Energies had taken majority stakes (putting up &amp;''tens of millions&amp;'') in the initial development phase of the project, which is expected to cost $5 billion. The developer, Trans-Elect, is looking to build a transmission backbone from Virginia to New Jersey to spur development of offshore wind farms along the Atlantic Coast. The proposed line would have 6,000 megawatts of capacity when completed, and Trans-Elect aims to have approvals and financing lined up by 2013, the first phase finished by 2016 and the entire project completed by 2020, Reuters reports.Itron and Silver Spring Networks expand smart grid agreement &amp;8211' Smart meter company Itron and smart grid networking guru Silver Spring Networks announced today an expanded agreement to integrate Itron&amp;'s meters into Silver Spring&amp;'s software.The agreement applies to gas, water and electricity meters made by Itron, and expands on a prior agreement that made Itron&amp;'s electricity meter compatible with Silver Spring&amp;'s platform.Solar startups rely on government for U.S. project financing &amp;8211' The difficulty of getting private financing has pushed U.S. solar companies to rely on Uncle Sam for dollars, according to a CNET analysis. It cites SoloPower as an example &amp;8212' the company is seeking government help, but if it doesn&amp;'t get it, it will likely look to expand its business overseas instead. Abound Solar, BrightSource and Solyndra have also received loan guarantees.Next Story: Cognito Comics launches its first graphic novel for the iPad Previous Story: The best and worst in mobile 2010: It&amp;'s all about Apple and AndroidPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Atlantic Wind Connection, DOE, E10, E15, ethanol, loan guarantees, solar thermalCompanies: Abengoa, Abound, BrightSource, DOE, Good Energies, Google, Marathon Oil, solopower, Solyndra, Tesero, Trans-Elect, Valero          Tags: Atlantic Wind Connection, DOE, E10, E15, ethanol, loan guarantees, solar thermalCompanies: Abengoa, Abound, BrightSource, DOE, Good Energies, Google, Marathon Oil, solopower, Solyndra, Tesero, Trans-Elect, ValeroIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name).VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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