Capitol Hill Update: Cleantech Finding a Voice
The Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) organized a “DC Policy Tour for Clean Technology” this month, taking 50 cleantech industry players (representing cleaner coal, solar,...
View ArticleNotes from a Green Brainstorm
Hundreds of leaders from business, policy and NGOs in the same room for two days, naturally some interesting things will emerge. Below is a quick sketch of trends and comments from the just wrapped...
View ArticleWireless Comes Clean
Cleantech is fun because it touches so much, although technically in the case of wireless there is no touching going on (alas). Wireless is particularly effective when applied to more efficient use of...
View ArticleCleantech Media Survey: 2009 is Policy, Blog Year
Media covering cleantech expect to pay significant attention to policy in 2009 and they also have declared it the year of blogging and video, according to results of my first Annual Cleantech Media...
View ArticleFrontseat to Cleantech Future: COPENMIND
Cleantech events abound these days, but the organizers of COPENMIND are taking a novel approach – creating a giant shopping mall for the most cutting edge cleantech ideas coming out of academia....
View ArticleRoundup: Cleantech Predictions for 2010
Based on the rash of predictions for cleantech in 2010 from investors, consultants and media (see the full list at the end of this post), I’ve pulled together a “trend of trends” list below that...
View ArticleEV to be Most Hyped News of 2011: Survey
Media covering renewable energy and cleantech overwhelmingly expect the biggest news hype of 2011 to come from electric transportation, while they identified energy efficiency as the most deserving of...
View ArticleCleantech Policy Needs Clarity, Consistency and Cojones
EarthTechling recently interviewed me and asked for my perspective on trends in cleantech, including marketing, communications and PR. Some themes that emerged: Five suggestions for cleantech companies...
View ArticleHuman Health: the Cure for Climate Insanity?
While reading Bryan Walsh’s thoughtful review of a new book The Conundrum by David Owen, I noticed that the review was posted under TIME.com’s “health” section. The book is about energy efficiency....
View ArticleEconomy the Size of Russia’s Faces “End of Water”, World Yawns
California, the world’s 8th largest economy (bigger than U.N. Security Council member and nuclear power Russia and just barely smaller than Brazil) is on the verge of having no water left. That is...
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