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Green news harvest: Clean tech eyes Wall Street

Obama and McCain talk energy at Clinton Global Initiative, Vinod Khosla addresses Wall Street turmoil, clean-tech types needs to embrace policy wonks, and more.

Martin LaMonica Former Staff writer, CNET News
Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT publication InfoWorld.
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    Here's a sampling of green-tech news with a quick commentary:

  • Carbon is building up in atmosphere faster than predicted - Washingtonpost.com
    Data shows that emissions growth is at the high end of IPCC scenarios.
  • Cleantech urged to embrace "policy wonks" - Business Green
    Unlike IT, clean tech industry growth will largely be shaped by policy.
  • SolFocus' concentrating photovoltaic array, now in Spain, eyes California. SolFocus
  • Vinod Khosla: Venture capital will survive Wall Street woes - Beet.TV
    Before his Technology Review EmTech speech, Khosla says the financial crisis may cause a pause in investment but over the long term, he is optimistic.
  • At Clinton powwow, McCain, Obama echo each other on energy - Environmental Capital - WSJ.com
    On energy, the candidates agree on a lot in principle. See links to drill down into details.
  • SolFocus completes Spanish project, eyes California - Greentech Media
    Good update on SolFocus, a company to watch in concentrating photovoltaics, as it tries to ramp up.
  • IBM launches 'cradle to grave' environmental consulting - Environmental Leader
    IBM puts an eco spin on product lifecycle management, applications for designing, selling, and servicing products.
  • Start-up converts old shipping containers into homes - Greentech Media
    Some early coverage from West Coast Green conference: green and modular homes becoming more, um, mod.
  • Converting methane gas from manure into electricity - NYTimes.com
    Cows make electricity. Article makes the point that it's the policies, not the technology, that make this actually work.
  • Ostara raises $10.5M to turn Wastewater into fertilizer - Earth2Tech
    Another example of cradle to cradle to thinking, or using waste to make something else.