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Cleantech Development vs Deployment

June 8, 2010 by Christopher Williams
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This comes from our industry insider Matt Marino, founder of Clean Pursuits and Switchback Life. In Boston, Technology and Innovation are personified like Greek gods, but its mere mortals that bring these forces to life. Readers of The Green Light Distrikt are likely also technology and innovation enthusiasts.  We have to be... [read more]

Global Yawning: De Boer Resigns; Should UN Get Out of Climate Biz?

February 18, 2010 by Scott Edward Anderson
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The UN's top climate change official, Yvo de Boer, says he will leave his post after four years, reportedly to take a consulting position with KPMG, according the BBC News this morning. He will vacate the position at the end of June, only 5 months before 193 countries will get together again for another shot at a climate deal. But... [read more]

Technologies for Clean Electricity Generation: Challenges and Opportunities (Part 1)

November 4, 2009 by Pierre Guimond
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Recently, the Canadian Electricity Association organized a joint strategic session where we welcomed members of our Corporate Partners Committee along with members of our Generation Council. Corporate Partners are the many firms that provide equipment, services and technology to the electricity industry, and the Generation Council is... [read more]

Welcome N.Y. Times readers to the debate of the decade: Technology development vs. deployment

April 6, 2008 by Joseph Romm
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Andy Revkin writes in the New York Times today (see here) about what I believe is the climate debate of the decade. He mentions me and climateprogress.org by name (Note to self: Woo-hoo!). This post will serve as an introduction to this crucial topic for new readers and old. I will devote many of the posts this week to laying out the “... [read more]

As the science pours in, economists and investors call for action

March 10, 2008 by Jesse Jenkins
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It seems that a scientific study emerges nearly every month highlighting the grave threats posed by global warming, and the ever-increasing need to reduce global warming pollution as quickly as possible. While federal response can be slow going, and has hardly ever been known to be quick, the private sector is on the move with... [read more]

Lunch with Shai Agassi: What I Can Talk About

September 28, 2007 by Robin Carey
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Cleantech Collective member Shai Agassi was in New York this past week for the Clinton Global Initiative. As many of you know, since he left SAP earlier this year he has been hard at work developing a business whose goal is nothing less than a solution to both Mideast peace and global climate change. What I can’t talk about is the... [read more]

Live from Renewable Energy Finance Forum

June 20, 2007 by Robin Carey
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Culture shock! from my blogging at yesterday's Enterprise 2.0 conference, where speakers' and attendees' idea of dress-up was a corporate polo and khakis, to the fourth annual Renewable Energy Fuel Forum, which is filled to the gills of the Waldorf with dark suits and good ties.  REFF has record attendance ... [read more]