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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Top 5 Things Cleantech Entrepreneurs Fail to Understand About Raising Venture Capital
After decades of venture capital investment, growth and exit, the traditional focus areas of venture capital (such as IT, web and software) have developed strong entrepreneurial ecosystems. A high percentage of start-ups in these traditional areas come to market with one or more experienced entrepreneurs or with a strong and active network of investors/advisors who have “been there, done that.”
Bikes, E-Waste, Petlessness! Oh My! Reflections from Portland
This past week I had the opportunity to share the Transforming Cultures (blog by Worldwatch Institute) message in Portland and it was refreshing to see so many efforts to grow a sustainable culture wafting out of the Rose City.
Electric Cars – A Practical Man’s Epiphany
The green movement was a nonstarter for me. The generation gap was never more evident than at my house. While my son studies green technologies at school, I prefer collared greens and the Green Bay Packers. I’m a practical man.
Real costs of hydropower in Cambodia
With energy demands soaring worldwide, more and more hydropower dams are being constructed since these present a viable ‘green’ option for countries with hydro potential. Under ideal circumstances, dams can secure a steady supply of energy as well as create jobs and improve living conditions for nearby communities.
Build a Happy World for Your Baby
When your beautiful baby is born, a million things enter your mind: How will I pay for college? What will I wear when he wins the Nobel Prize/U.S. Presidency/World Series?
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Green Your Pet
When our daughter began teetering around our home independently, I became seriously concerned about the dust on the floor surrounding our feline powder room. How could I be sure it was safe?
A shadow has cast over Indonesia’s flagship REDD project
Indonesia’s flagship Rimba Raya REDD project was registered this year under one of the Voluntary Carbon Standard’s REDD methodologies, aiming to preserve “91,215 hectares of tropical peat swamp forest,” equivalent to an emissions reduction of 104,886,254 tonnes of CO2e over the crediting period of 30 years.
The Need for Systems Thinking at the Top
David Brooks must be reading my blog again. His op-ed piece today (9/27/11) was the clearest recognition that he understands that the world is complex and the “big” problems of today are not amenable to simple, technocratic, ideological solutions.
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