Back in 2006 there was much cheering from the cleantech industry when cleantech venture investing became the third largest category, trailing information technology and biotechnology. Many wondered if it would ever hit the top spot. Well, we can now thank the recession and government funding for the category taking the lead for the first time: This morning the Cleantech Group has published numbers that say venture investments in cleantech startups are continuing to rebound and for the third quarter of 2009 have finally eclipsed biotech and IT investing in the U.S.

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