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Green news harvest: fuel-cell gadget charger, whiskey-powered iPod

Investor Support Of Climate Action Grows - CBS News
Big polluters feel the, uh, heat from shareholders. Resolutions related to climate change more than doubled over the past five years, according to Ceres.
Masdar Breaks Ground on Photovoltaic Factory in Germany - Press release
Abu Dhabi-based fund invest big in solar, diversifying from oil. This is also a major shot in the arm for thin-film solar cells, upping competition with silicon.
Coskata Due Diligence - R-Squared Energy Blog
Blogger Robert Rapier gives hot ethanol start-up a rigorous screening and leaves with some questions. The key on all these cellulosic ethanol companies will be getting costs down at commercial scale–and the numbers aren’t yet in.

A liquid fuel charger for your gadgets.

(Credit: Medis Technologies.)

Medis 24-7 Power Pack fuel cell available online now, at Best Buy soon - Engadget
A fuel cell charger and liquid fuel cartridges for consumer electronics are now available. I hope they recycle used cartridges.
Back to whale oil : Gristmill - Grist
Climate crusader Joseph Romm digs up YouTube videos of John McCain town meetings where he says renewable energy can’t be counted on for a significant portion of generation and truly clean technologies “don’t work.”
Charge your iPod with Vodka? - Blast
It’s an educational toy so don’t get over-excited. But word from Horizon Fuel Cells is that liquor cabinet boozes will indeed work (clear alcohol preferred) and drug-store alcohol is best.
Summit Produces Clean-Energy Agenda - Greentech Media
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, one of the conference hosts, says he’s taking the recommendations to both party conventions and to the Senate.
Driven: Shai Agassi’s Audacious Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road
In-depth profile of Shai Agassi and Project Better Place with some fresh details on the technology to enable the battery-swapping business model.
APC Announces Next Generation Fuel Cell Product for Data Centers - Press release
Fuel cells for back-up power in data centers is a commercially viable application for hydrogen, though less sexy than hydrogen-powered cars.