Archive for March, 2012

Green Venture Philanthropy Part II: NGOs the Next Hot InvestmentSector?
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Green Venture Philanthropy Part II: NGOs the Next Hot InvestmentSector?

NGOs have grown from grassroots organizations lobbying major development and economic events to providing valuable environmental products and services. The Carbon Disclosure Project is an example of an NGO that has left some of its commercial competitors scrambling to catch up. The provider of carbon credit pricing and performance information had humble beginnings. Its founder [...]

Published by on March 29, 2012 1:56 am
Green Venture Philanthropy
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Green Venture Philanthropy

In recent weeks, on both sides of the Atlantic, the media is buzzing about venture philanthropists.  Venture philanthropy (VP) is investing in doing good, typically nonprofits and social enterprises, with the expectation of a return on the investment, or a balanced return for those who are truly altruistic. The investment philosophy is based on the [...]

Published by on March 26, 2012 3:02 am
Asia Increasing Investment in US Clean Energy Technologies
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Asia Increasing Investment in US Clean Energy Technologies

                This week, Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital fund, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, announced that its soon-to-be-launched fifteenth fund will focus on clean technologies, alongside technology and life science start-ups. The estimated size of the early stage fund is $650 million. KPCB is an exception, however, in [...]

Published by on March 17, 2012 5:21 pm
Is it too late or early to invest in nuclear fusion?
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Is it too late or early to invest in nuclear fusion?

Nathan Myhrvold keeps such a low profile that we cannot help but wonder how many times we have sat across from the billionaire at a cafe, and even took his latte at the Starbucks counter even though he was in line ahead of us. So his new role spearheading a very public media campaign on [...]

Published by on March 15, 2012 4:47 am
Can a video game make a greener society?
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Can a video game make a greener society?

A little over two decades ago when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker leaked between 260,000 to 750,000 barrels in Prince William Sound, Alaska, it was a major turning point in attitudes towards big oil.  One of the biggest environmental disasters in our history grabbed hold of our psyches, shook our consciences up, and forced us [...]

Published by on March 12, 2012 11:34 pm
Bargain Hunting: The Solar Consolidation Boom in China
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Bargain Hunting: The Solar Consolidation Boom in China

If you are holding a sluggish basket of solar stocks, you may be inclined to seek higher growth elsewhere. In the face of oversupply, even the Chinese market has slowed down. Hold on. Consolidation activity is expected to boom in the world’s most active solar market. Speaking with analysts in China and Hong Kong this [...]

Published by on March 5, 2012 9:30 am