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February 7 2012

Who Were the Clean Energy Money-Tree Shakers?

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Green Stocks Central

Canadian Solar Up Over 30 Percent After Selling Half Billion in Solar Projects

TransCanada, one of the continent's biggest wind farmers, snaps up lots of solar.»

Gas 2.0

Polaris Buys EV-builder Groupil

Small-vehicle maker constructs a mini-EV empire.»

R. Paul Herman

Rooting Your Portfolio in Positive-Impact Farmland, Real Estate and Housing

Smart and satisfying ways to invest in land.»

R. Paul Herman

Venturing into Growth Industries with High-Impact Capital

How to fund sustainable startups with your extra cash.»

SustainableBusiness.com

GE Invests $50 Million in India Wind Company Greenko

Wind energy continues its robust growth in India.»

SustainableBusiness.com

Cleantech Investments Grow 12 Percent in Q3, U.S. Leads the World

California and energy storage get the most funds.»

Richard Martin

Billionaires Get Behind Cleantech Funding

Buffett, Gates and others advocate for tomorrow's biggest market.»

SustainableBusiness.com

Siemens Turns Its Back on Nuclear Energy

Company learns from Japan and makes like Germany.»

SustainableBusiness.com

DOE Continues Loan Guarantees Despite Mounting Pressure from Republicans

GOP criticizes loans for not delivering enough jobs.»

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The Daily Climate

Carbon Disclosure Boosts Stock Prices, Study Says

Companies that disclose their emissions see a small rise in stock price compared to others that keep mum.»

Earth2Tech

Carbon Recycling Startup Calera Raises $10.6M

Will new cash make carbon-to-concrete a viable business?»

Greenbang

In Marine Current Energy, Siemens Wants to Lead

German tech giant hopes a new acquisition will help it mold an industry.»

AFP

First Renewable Energy Exchange Opens in Amsterdam

Wood pellet futures can now be traded like corn or stock indexes.»

Bloomberg

Beacon Power, Backed by U.S. Loan Guarantees, Files Bankruptcy

Another blow to the government's program to support cleantech.»

Earth2Tech

SolarCity Says Solyndra Fallout Killed Its Loan Guarantee

Is SolarCity's promising rooftop program the victim of collateral damage?»

New York Times

Market Risks Are Seen in Energy Innovations

The same market forces that doomed Solyndra could imperil other ventures that have received loan guarantees from the Energy Department.»

San Jose Mercury News

Solyndra's Bankruptcy Puts Energy Department in the Hot Seat

Republicans fault Obama for a half-billion-dollar investment gone bad.»

Earth2Tech

Are There More Solyndras Out There?

Other green technologies may also lose millions of dollars for the taxpayer.»

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