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How Green-Tech Is Eating the World

Most investors remember the late aughts “green-tech bubble.” Firms poured many hundreds of millions into failed clean and green technology companies, most of which failed badly. Investors retreated from the sector.

But now, green tech is eating the world, according to two prominent clean tech investors. On Tuesday, David Mount of Kleiner Perkins’ Green Growth Fund, and Gabriel Kra, founder of Prelude Ventures, discussed how the sector has evolved on stage at the Collision conference in New Orleans.

Companies from the 2008 greentech bubble “underestimated the amount it would cost to scale the technology, overestimated how eager consumers would be to pick up their products,…

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 How Green-Tech Is Eating the World

Most investors remember the late aughts “green-tech bubble.” Firms poured many hundreds of millions into failed clean and green technology companies, most of which failed badly. Investors retreated from the sector. But now, green tech is eating the world, according to two prominent clean tech investors.

10 Green Technologies That Could Help Revolutionize Our Changing Planet

Here are 10 burgeoning technologies that have the potential to help revolutionize our planet of consumerism. Some are currently in development and others are trying to gain a greater foothold in society, but all are promising solutions to some very real threats the world is facing.

5 Companies that Really Mean “Green”

Green companies who actually practice what they preach deserve some kudos. We took a crash course in environmental business practices and picked out some of the best green companies in the market today to give you a closer look.

Environment News Service

The Environment News Service (ENS) exists to present late-breaking environmental news in a fair and balanced manner.

Environmental Health News

EnvironmentalHealthNews.org is published daily by Environmental Health Sciences, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2002 to help increase public understanding of emerging scientific links between environmental exposures and human health.

Health Care Without Harm

We are a global coalition of 443 organizations in 52 countries working to protect health by reducing pollution in the health care industry.

Clean Edge

Clean Edge is a leading research and publishing firm helping companies, investors, and governments understand and profit from clean technologies.

Cleantech Group

To provide insight, business opportunities and relationships that catalyze the growth of cleantech markets.

E2

E2 is a national community of business people who believe in protecting the environment while building economic prosperity. Working with NRDC, E2 serves as a champion on the economic side of good environmental policy by taking a reasoned, economically sound approach to environmental issues. E2 works at both the state and national levels through its bipartisan efforts.

Evergreen Solar

We are a non profit group with a mission to educate homeowners and businesses about the economic and environmental benefits of PV solar. Our primary objective is to influence a greater number of solar panel installations on homes, schools, and businesses across the US and the rest of the world at an accelerating pace.

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress mission is to provide timely, high-quality editorial about the full spectrum of energy options, technologies, products, issues and policies related to sustainable mobility.

GreenBiz

Joel Makower has been a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. As a writer, speaker, and strategist on corporate environmental practices, clean technology, and green marketing, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental responsibility with business success.

GreenMoney

The GreenMoney Journal encour-ages and promotes the awareness of socially & environmentally responsible business, investing and consumer resources in publications & online. Our goal is to educate and empower individuals and businesses to make informed financial decisions through aligning their personal, corporate and financial principles.

Greentech Media

The global electricity sector is in the early stages of its most dramatic transformation in over a century. The rapid expansion of distributed energy, combined with the newfound availability of data and analytics for utilities, will reshape how the world generates, distributes and consumes power. With market research, authoritative news, and events, GTM is the leading information services provider for this next-generation electricity system.

American Coalition for Ethanol

Welcome to Ethanol.org, the official website of the American Coalition for Ethanol. ACE is the grassroots voice of the U.S. ethanol industry, the nation's largest non-profit association dedicated to the use and production of ethanol. ACE members include ethanol producers, industry suppliers, associations, and individuals who care about renewable fuel.

Clean Fuels Development Coalition

CFDC is an innovative not-for-profit organization that actively supports the development of new technologies and the increased production of fuels that can reduce air pollution, stimulate our economy, and lessen our dangerous dependence on imported oil.

Investor Enviro Health Network

Working to ensure the companies we invest in are taking appropriate steps to reduce risks associated with the toxic chemicals used in their products. They should also take advantage of the strategic market opportunities that are emerging as governments, businesses, and consumers demand safer, less toxic products.

On the Commons

Onthecommons.org is a web portal and blog that explores activism on behalf of the commons in all its variety. The commons is a powerful organizing principle for understanding countless aspects of nature, creativity and knowledge, local community and everyday experience.

Alt Energy Stocks

AltEnergyStocks.com is one of the Internet's premier websites for investing in the sectors of alternative energy, renewable energy and clean technology.

Altairnano

Altairnano is helping to meet the needs of today’s toughest power and energy challenges using sound, environmentally conscious practices throughout our organization. By reducing the environmental footprint of our actions, improving operating efficiency and reducing waste, Altairnano strives to act in a socially responsible manner to earn sustainable public confidence.

AMSC

AMSC generates the ideas, technologies and solutions that meet the world’s demand for smarter, cleaner, better energy. Through its Windtec Solutions, AMSC provides wind turbine electronic controls and systems, designs and engineering services that reduce the cost of wind energy. Through its Gridtec Solutions, AMSC provides the engineering planning services and advanced grid systems that optimize network reliability, efficiency and performance.

Avista

We are an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. A

Ballard

Zero emission fuel cell vehicles will positively change the lives of the next generation. By relentlessly developing and improving our technology, we will make a real difference. This makes us extremely proud to work at Ballard.

Beacon Power

Beacon Power is a pioneer and technology leader in the design, development, and commercial deployment of grid-scale flywheel energy storage.

Blueleaf Energy

We are solar power specialists pioneering the development, financing and operations of high performance solar systems in the Asia Pacific region.

Brookfield

We are invested in long-life, high-quality assets and businesses that form the backbone of today's global economy.

Calpine

Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with robust commercial, industrial and residential retail operations in key competitive power markets.

Carmanah

Carmanah designs and manufactures signaling and solar lighting solutions for infrastructure. Our dependable and efficient products provide energy-optimized LED solutions that combine the greatest cost savings with the highest environmental sensitivity.

CDTi

CDTi is the emissions technology leader - reducing exhaust emissions from on- and off-road engine applications.

Earth Tones

Earth Tones provides internet access, long distance telephone and wireless phone services and we deliver 100% of our profits to grassroots environmental organizations.

Enerdel

Superior lithium-ion solutions for your energy needs.

First National Energy

The Company’s mission is to provide the best in class, autonomous renewable energy solution for industrial and commercial applications.The company's newly acquired and proven technology can be configured to utilise both wind and solar, to generate power where power is needed.

First Solar

First Solar has developed, financed, engineered, constructed and currently operates many of the world’s largest grid-connected PV power plants.

FuelCell Energy

FuelCell Energy, Inc. is a global leader in delivering clean, efficient and affordable fuel cell solutions configured for the supply, recovery and storage of energy.

Green Star Products

Green Star Products, Inc. (GSPI) is an environmentally friendly public company involved in the production of renewable clean burning fuels such as biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol and other products including super-lubricants that are designed to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy in vehicles, machinery and power plants.

GreenShift

GreenShift develops and commercializes clean technologies designed to address the financial and environmental needs of its clients by decreasing raw material needs, facilitating co-product reuse, and reducing the generation of wastes and emissions.

Hydrogenics

Hydrogenics, a Cummins Inc. company, is the worldwide leader in designing, manufacturing, building and installing industrial and commercial Hydrogen generation, Hydrogen fuel cells and MW-scale energy storage solutions.

IMPCO Technologies

IMPCO develops and manufactures solutions for the medium and heavy duty on-road and industrial markets.

Ocean Power Technologies

We will deliver durable, reliable, cost-effective ocean-energy solutions that enable new capabilities for our customers and partners, value to our shareholders, inspire our employees, and enhance the environment.

Plug Power

Leading the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. Helping businesses achieve greater productivity and sustainability in an electrified world.

Quantum Fuel Systems

We drive transformational change through innovation, high-quality, clean vehicle technologies.

Satcon

We are one of the leading brand provider of utility-grade power conversion, management & energy storage solutions for the renewable energy market, primarily the large-scale commercial and utility-scale solar photovoltaic, or PV, markets.

SunPower

SunPower aims to change how our world is powered by offering the most efficient solar technology you can buy for your home or business.

Suntech

Suntech, founded in 2001, as a famous solar photovoltaic manufacturer in the world, is devoted to the R & D and the production of crystalline silicon solar cells and modules...

Tesla

Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of fully electric vehicles, energy generation and storage systems.

Vivint Solar

We’re using solar power to simplify your life, reduce your energy bill, and clean up the environment.

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