Senior energy analyst and frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: Farmers are getting hit by the drought and heat wave. Wealthy southern landowners are getting hit by increased tropical storm activity… and everyone has to spend more to keep the air …
What To Do About Climate Change – And When To Do It Read More »
I’m so glad I took advantage of today’s opportunity to interview Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel Prize winning climate scientist and chairman of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). At several points in the conversation, I was reminded of my discussions …
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I’m at the Clean Business Investment Summit, checking out the entrepreneur presentations, where I volunteer to function as a mentor to the presenters and to moderate discussions between entrepreneurs and cleantech investors. I’ve seen a few really interesting concepts so …
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You may have noticed our series of posts we call “Take a Cool Guess,” in which we offer one-question quizzes on cleantech trivia. I hope you’ve had fun with them; I know I have. In a recent “Take a Cool …
I serve on the board of advisors for the Clean Business Investment Summit, an annual opportunity for a carefully vetted set of cleantech entrepreneurs to present to potential investors. One of the roles I play is mentoring the presenters; I …
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You feel the rumblings of the cleantech revolution reverberating beneath your feet, as if you were standing next to an active volcano that could erupt at any second. You recognize that our world will soon be clamoring for sustainability in …
This afternoon I plan to take my daughter and a few of her friends down to the magnificent celebration of Earth Day that the city of Santa Barbara puts together each year. The show grows in scope each year; last …
Are you familiar with our surveys here, in which we ask readers to weigh in on the important topics of the day? Please consider and comment on the following set of ideas, which I’ll send out as soon as I …
Survey: Contemplating Mankind’s Medium-Term Future: 2011 – 2050 Read More »
As we scour our civilization in an effort to identify and rid ourselves of all things unsustainable, perhaps we should look past cleantech for a moment and examine a wider circles of our lives – perhaps including our involvement with …
Here’s a TechCrunch video in which venture capitalist Vinod Khosla talks about some of his observations, including cleantech. Actually, as you’ll see, he prefers the term “venture assistant” and eschews terms like “capitalist” and “deal,” as they don’t imply what …
