From: ClimateIntel.com
In introducing a hearing earlier this month on “Growing U.S.
Trade in Green Technology,” Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL),
who chairs the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer
Protection, painted a dismal picture of U.S. competitiveness in the
field of emerging environmental, or green, technology.Â
There is no single definition of green technology, but [...]
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