With Earth Day approaching next week, I thought I would take a moment to point out that this April 22nd will mark the beginning of The Green Generation CampaignTM, a two-year initiative that culminates on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in 2010.
Started by the Earth Day Network (EDN), whose mission is to broaden and [...]
A bit of an aside today, but I wanted to share an interesting piece that appeared in Greentech Media’s CleanTech Investing column last week on the branding of greentech/cleantech/“insert some-new-tech here” investing. According to the author (a principal at Boston-based @Ventures), as greentech has grown in popularity and worked its way into the larger geopolitical [...]
It seems like people are looking for ways to make just about everything greener – and all terrain vehicles are no exception. Electric Vehicle Systems, located just outside Ellicottville in New York, is using exclusive patented electric technology to create its eForce all-terrain vehicles — powerful, rechargeable, zero-emission electric ATVs. The vehicles can be charged [...]
National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), taking place from April 12-18, is the largest organized environmental education event in the United States. EE Week increases the educational impact of Earth Day by creating a full week of educational preparation, learning, and activities in K-12 classrooms, nature centers, zoos, museums, and aquariums. For more information, visit: [...]
As the concept of environmental responsibility reaches a critical mass, the venture capital community appears to be following suit. According to findings from the Venture Capital Association, clean technology emerged as the fastest growing area for venture capital investment last year. The 54% rise to $4.1 billion in clean technology investment towers over the $444 [...]
Governments world-wide are scrambling to find safe and efficient forms of alternative energy to combat global warming, rising fuel prices, and other ecological concerns. In this global race, Spain and Portugal are emerging as the surprising front runners – and not everyone is happy about it.
According to a recent article by Gabrielle Pickard, Spain is [...]
Certainly the entire world hasn’t jumped on the green bus yet, but it is probably safe to say most of us are growing more conscious of our energy use. And given the state of the economy, saving a few dollars doesn’t sound too bad, either. Much of the media glitz around green thus far has [...]
While the venture capital industry worldwide is feeling the effects of the current economic conditions, there is one area that doesn’t seem to be feeling the pinch as much: renewable energy. According to Greentech Media Inc., venture capital investment in green technologies totaled $836.1 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Remarks made by Ira Ehrenpreis, [...]
As the saying goes, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” Or in this instance, it’s a case of artificial trees mimicking those found in nature. London-based SolarBotanic is banking on the concept of Biomimicry, which it describes as “innovation inspired by nature.” Attempting to capitalize on the designs and processes already found [...]
In yet another interesting application of Google Earth, the National Audubon
Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have joined forces to create an interactive map designed to help environmentalists, clean energy developers and utility companies identify the optimal areas for sitting renewable power generation and transmission facilities. The mapping project, which covers 13 western [...]