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Would GOP Budget Ax Cut Clean Tech?

January 6, 2011 by Josh Freed
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Taking House Republicans at face value on their pledge to cut 20% of all non-defense discretionary spending, we took a quick look at what cuts might mean for America's ability to compete in the $2 trillion clean energy market. So what might a 20% chop look like? [read more]

ARPA-E: The Little Program that Can

October 4, 2010 by Josh Freed
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Imagine a program that turns a relatively small initial investment into billions of dollars of U.S. economic growth, thousands of new Americans jobs, and groundbreaking technologies that change the way we use energy in this country and around the world. It would be a darling of innovators, the private sector, and policymakers. Sounds... [read more]

Awaiting clean tech’s “Netscape moment”

July 5, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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  John Doerr, the brilliant and hard-charging venture capitalist, has told me several times that clean tech is still awaiting its “Netscape moment.” What he means, I think, is that  investors will get excited about start-up companies across a range of so-called clean technologies — solar, wind, biofuels, energy efficiency,... [read more]

Partying like it’s 2008: Green tech investment surges

July 1, 2010 by Todd Woody
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This post first appeared on Grist. Green tech is back in the green. Global venture capital investment in green technology companies reached $4.04 billion in the first half of 2010, exceeding – slightly — the record set in the boom year of 2008, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte.... [read more]

The DOE Funding Recipients

December 14, 2009 by Robert Rapier
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I am so far behind on the things that I have been intending to write. It is hard to believe that it has already been over a week since the most recent US DOE biorefinery grants were announced. I have been meaning to list them and comment, but I have finally decided just to list them without too much comment. Let's just say that some of... [read more]

GE, clean tech and your tax dollars

October 20, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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Let me state my bias upfront: I’m am admirer of GE and its chief executive, Jeff Immelt, and the company’s ecomagination initiative. GE and Wal-Mart are, as I have written, the most influential companies in America, and it’s great that they are serious about becoming more sustainable, and working with their customers and suppliers to do... [read more]

Why We Must Make Clean Energy Cheap

March 23, 2009 by Jesse Jenkins
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Renewing America’s economy, responding to the threat of global climate change, and finally securing the nation’s energy independence all compel the transformation of United States energy system. Accomplishing this transformation requires the rapid development and deployment of a suite of clean, affordable, and scalable energy... [read more]

Celebrating Green---You've Come a long way, Baby!

January 22, 2009 by Henry Gentenaar
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How far we’ve come. Thirty years of struggling, dreaming and shouting to be heard culminated in celebration this week in the nation’s capital, as young and old alike gathered to rejoice at the prospect of a progressive new era for our country. I’m not talking about race, by the way. I’m talking about the Green Inaugural Ball hosted by... [read more]

Clean tech soars in 2007

March 26, 2008 by Joseph Romm
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I know it seems hard to believe sometimes, but this blog is actually titled Climate Progress. I only see two major, quantitative areas of sustained progress — clean energy deployment (especially in Europe) and private sector clean-tech funding. Those folk at Clean Edge, who wrote the best 2007 book on clean tech, The Clean Tech... [read more]

Clean Tech: "It's the Institutional investors, stupid."

February 21, 2008 by Tim Hurst
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[The following article was originally published at CleanTechnica on February 15, 2008]Nearly 50 leading U.S. and European institutional investors managing over $1.75 trillion in assets released a climate change action plan at the United Nations that calls on Congress to introduce national policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up... [read more]