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Tuesday, August 31, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Banks Grow Wary of Environmental Risks »
Blasting off mountaintops to reach  coal  in Appalachia or churning out millions of tons of carbon dioxide to extract  oil  from sand in Alberta are...
Thursday, August 26, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Lack of U.S. Climate Law Sends Deutsche Bank's Investments Abroad »
Deutsche Bank is taking its green investment dollars to China and Western Europe, citing a lack of regulatory certainty in the U.S. following Congress's failure...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Top 4 Clean-Tech Predictions for 2H 2010 »
All eyes are on the energy world with the recent catastrophe in the Gulf, a possible Energy bill in waiting and the increasingly global nature...
Wednesday, August 04, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Private Investment in Green Business Tops $1.6T Since 2007 »
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — Private enterprise is investing hundreds of billions every year to grow the green economy, totaling $1,646,719,228,993 in investments since 2007. That...
Friday, July 09, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
eMeter Raises More Cash from Sequoia, Foundation »
The smart grid investing gurus at Foundation Capital and the venture firm that helped launch the likes of Cisco, Apple and Google — Sequoia Capital...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cleantech investment up 65 percent worldwide in first half of 2010 »
Venture capital investment in cleantech in the second quarter totaled $2.02 billion across 140 companies in North America, Europe, China and India. A little down...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Tesla IPO: Electric-car maker's stock rises in debut »
Tesla Motors began publicly trading its stock Tuesday, opening at $19 a share on its first official day on the Nasdaq. It marks an incredible...
Thursday, June 24, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Recurve locks in $8M to make your home energy tight »
Recurve , a startup that helps homeowners identify and execute tasks that can make their homes more energy-efficient and thereby slash their monthly electricity bills, ...
Friday, June 18, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Solar maker Stion follows TSMC deal with $70M and plan to create 500 jobs »
Stealthy thin-film solar panel developer  Stion announced yesterday that it has landed a partnership with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) . Today, it’s keeping...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
Green Exchange Files for Independent Exchange Status »
Green Exchange LLC filed for independent exchange status Monday, marking a step forward for the emissions-trading unit owned by CME Group Inc. The Green Exchange,...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
SF Mayor OKs energy finance program »
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom signed legislation for a program that will let people take out loans from the city to pay for energy efficient...
Monday, January 04, 2010   (0 Comments - view/add)
A123Systems Was Officially the Largest IPO of 2009 »
One more look back at 2009 — the $371 million IPO of lithium battery maker A123Systems  back in late September , was the largest of...
Thursday, December 31, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
VC Investment in Greentech Approaches $5B in 2009 »
Cambridge, MA — VC investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009, down from 2008's $7.6 billion, though the number of...
Thursday, December 31, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Clean tech investors predict bumper 2010 »
Investment in clean technologies is set to increase over the next 12 months and is unlikely to be unduly hampered by the weak agreement delivered...
Monday, December 21, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Copenhagen’s One Real Accomplishment: Getting Some Money Flowing »
COPENHAGEN — The most tangible outcome of the climate agreement announced here Friday turned out to be cash. The Copenhagen Accord set no goal for...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
COP15: US to promote renewable energy in developing countries »
The United States has launched a US$350m ‘Renewables & Efficiency Deployment Initiative’ (Climate REDI) to accelerate deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in...
Friday, December 11, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
U.S., China Top Ranking for Renewable Energy Project Investments »
U.S. and China are the top two most attractive global locations to invest in renewable energy projects, according to  Ernst & Young’s  latest global renewable...
Monday, November 16, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Sustainability Indices Sprouting Up »
If you like your investment portfolio with a side order of conscience, there are a lot of new sustainability indices out there for you. But...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Stock exchanges can promote stable, sustainable global economy »
2 November 2009 –   Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged leaders of stock exchanges and financial institutions to better manage and integrate environmental, social and...
Thursday, October 29, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
US Cleantech Venture Capital Continues to Gain Momentum in Q3 2009 With 46% Increase to $965 Million »
Diversity in cleantech investments; significant commitments to solar, materials/construction, transportation and waste management.   SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- US venture capital (VC) investment...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Soros to Invest $1 Billion in Clean Energy, Form Advisory Group »
Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire  George Soros , looking to address the "political problem” of climate change, said he will invest $1 billion in clean-energy...
Thursday, October 01, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Rebound!: Cleantech Becomes the Largest U.S. Venture Sector »
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....
Wednesday, August 19, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Economic recovery includes climate action »
"For months we’ve all been hearing and reading that environmental and climate issues need to be on the back burner until we get the economy...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Fotowatio's Renewable Ventures Completes US $200M Solar Fund V »
Renewable Ventures, a Fotowatio company, announced that it has completed Solar Fund V to finance more than US $200 million of new solar energy projects...
Thursday, June 11, 2009   (0 Comments - view/add)
Vermont is now the first North American jurisdiction with small wind tariff »
"Vermont's feed-in tariff legislation became law at the end of business on May 27, 2009. H. 446 is the first legislation calling for a full...
Friday, May 02, 2008   (0 Comments - view/add)
CFOs See Financial Benefits in Adopting Environmental Sustainability »
NEW YORK, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the first in-depth study of its kind, CFOs and other senior finance executives overwhelmingly report that environmental sustainability...

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