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US Venture Capital in Cleantech Grows to Nearly $4B in 2010
US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies increased by 8 percent to $3.98 billion in 2010 from $3.7 billion in 2009 and deal total increased by 7 percent to 278, according to an Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) analysis based on data...
State of the Union: 80 Percent Clean Energy by 2035? I'm Skeptical, Mr. President
Source: AE2011, US EIAI missed President Obama's State of the Union address last night because I was meeting with the good people at Investor's Circle. On my way home, however, my Twitterstream was all abuzz about the President's shout-out...
Will an Electric Car Save You Money? The Green Skeptic on FOX Business
Earlier today I helped Stuart Varney on FOX Business answer a question from a viewer about the cost to charge an electric car versus a gasoline-powered engine. The bottom line is, electric vehicles will be cheaper than gas. Here is a video...
Review: The Hidden Cleantech Revolution by John Moore and Toby Shute
An ugly truth of the new green economy is that the energy transition away from carbon-based fuels will be slow and powered by the very fuels from which we're transitioning. We'll be using coal, oil, and natural gas for many years to come....
Santa's Email to Climate Skeptics
A few Christmases ago, I published this email from Santa, which arrived on the night before the night before Christmas. Readers had so much fun with it, it's become an annual tradition. Enjoy! And have a Happy Holiday. Scott, aka The Green...
Cape Wind's Search for Buyers: The Green Skeptic on FOX Business
This morning I spoke with Stuart Varney and Company about the Cape Wind project. Cape Wind is proposing America's first offshore wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. Miles from the nearest shore, 130 wind turbines will harness the wind...
On Energy Transition, US Military Leads
Photo Credit: US ArmyAs Tom Friedman points out in his column yesterday, "the U.S. military loses one person, killed or wounded, for every 24 fuel convoys it runs in Afghanistan." Soldiers and others are put in harm's way as part of convoys,...
It's About Time for a New Conversation About Energy Innovation
There's a new conversation happening around energy and it's about time. Readers of The Green Skeptic know I am very interested in the question of how we can use good, old-fashioned American ingenuity to build an economy based on energy innovation,...
EPA Delays Enforcement of CO2 Emissions Regulations: The Green Skeptic on FOX Business
This morning I sat down with Stuart Varney & Co on FOX Business to talk about the EPA's decision to delay enforcement of CO2 emissions. Here's the video: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com If the player doesn't work in your...
Climate Change Groups Need to Rethink Their Approach
Yesterday morning I awoke to NPR Weekend Edition Sunday's report on how climate groups are retooling their arguments for global warming. It was music to my ears. (And, yes, once you get over the shock that I've been a loyal NPR listener for 20+...
The Green Skeptic’s "Rational Approach to Cleantech" on Competitive Futures PodCast
I sat down yesterday with Eric Garland to explain my opinions on cleantech, green, and more. Here's what Eric had to say on Competitive Futures: "With a philosophy straight from the European Enlightenment and with credentials from the heart of...
Cancun in November? To Dive, but not to COP
View from Club Akumal, MexicoSure I'd love to be in Cancun this week, as the chill winds of November blow into December. But I'd go for the diving rather than the hot air of another conference of the parties on climate change. I just don't think...
