Global investment in cleantech companies reaches record US$4.6 billionin the first three quarters of 2008Venture capital investment in cleantech companies reached a recordUS$4.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2008, according to Ernst& Young's... [more]

Total, One of the World's Major Integrated Oil and Gas Companies, andFirst Rank Player in Chemicals, Aims to Grow Photovoltaic Thin FilmBusiness through R&D, Collaboration with KonarkaKonarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development andcommerc... [more]

Cross-posted from WattHead - Energy News and Commentary and the Breakthrough InstituteThe UK Government auctioned the first four million allowances to emit greenhouse gases under their portion of the European Union's Emissions Trading System this wee... [more]

Nike, Starbucks, Levi Strauss, Sun Microsystems and Timberland Challenge Lawmakers to Raise the Bar for U.S.Climate and Energy Policy; Call for CO2 Emission Cuts, Clean Energy Investments, Coal Plant LimitsCross-posted from WattHead - Energy News and... [more]

Part 2: Dos and Don'tsCross-posted from the Breakthrough Institute and WattHead - Energy News and CommentaryThis is the second post in a continuing series delving into Barack Obama's opportunity to capture this political moment and provide a directio... [more]

Building a New Energy EconomyCross-posted from the Breakthrough Blog and WattHead - Energy News and CommentaryEnergy policy has never featured more prominently in a presidential election. Both candidates leaned strongly on their energy agendas durin... [more]

Cross-posted from the Breakthrough Institute Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) plans to challenge venerable Representative John Dingell (D-MI) for chairmanship of the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to a report from Roll C... [more]

News of a significant new UK-based cleantech investment fund, largely bankrolled from the Middle East. From the Carbon Trust announcement -The Prime Minister has today announced a long-term strategic partnership between Qatar and the UK as part of th... [more]

The implementation of an European Energy Research Alliance was recently defended in Bruxels, a measure that is intended to boost up new technologies and favour the use of clean energy in the European Union (EU). The measure was proposed by the Europe... [more]

Cross-posted from WattHead - Energy News and CommentaryHere's the voice of just one of millions of new, clean energy jobs we can create if we spark a new energy economy. Barack Obama has said it's his top priority if elected, so we should expect mor... [more]