Cleantech Group
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Is growing food the next green-tech innovation?
News Nicholas Parker, founder and chairman of the Cleantech Group, says investors and entrepreneurs are underestimating the need for technology to solve environmental problems.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Innovation, biology, Renewable Energy, venture capital, Nicholas Parker, food, carbon dioxide, industry
Testing the waters for clean tech
News Sensicore, which marries IT and water management, is one of the few clean tech start-ups planning an IPO.
Tags: Business planning
Small is beautiful for green-tech newbies
News Even amid the economic gloom, smaller clean-tech start-ups in efficiency and renewable energy are being funded because demand for their products remains strong.
Tags: Green IT, Best strategies, Business, Clean Technology, Investor, Bankruptcy, British Petroleum Co plc, Advanced Electron Beams, Wall Street, business development
Study paints Kindle e-reader a dark shade of green
News Are electronic readers better for the environment? An analysis by the Cleantech Group finds, when used to replace paper, Amazon's Kindle is less polluting over its lifetime.
Tags: Green IT, Carbon Emission, E-book, Cleantech Group, New York Times Co., carbon dioxide, Amazon Kindle, sustainability, media company, analysis
Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, U.S. Senate, Copenhagen, Environment
Green-tech venture funding jumps nearly 40 percent in 2008
News Solar captures lion's share of green-tech investments worldwide, bolstered by massive funding of thin-film solar companies, according to Cleantech Group report.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Investments, Clean Technology, Venture Investment, Investment, Biodiesel, biology, electric vehicle, Indian Company
