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Environmentalists, businesses see eye to eye on climate change solutions

Government needs to set realistic policies and frameworks as well as support clean technology
By Mark Jaccard
 At the Copenhagen climate negotiations, environmentalists from Canada and abroad repeatedly vilify the Canadian government for refusing to adopt an aggressive target that would require an eye-popping 50 per cent reduction of our greenhouse gas emissions in just 10 years. [...]

Michael Liebreich of New Energy Finance predicts the outcome of Copenhagen negotiations

Cleantech Financier calls current carbon treaty system “aparthied” from Ann Danylkiw on Vimeo.

U.S. electrical grid gets $3.4 billion jolt of stimulus funding

ARCADIA, FLA. — President Obama stepped up his promotion of the job-creating potential of the $787 billion economic stimulus package Tuesday, announcing $3.4 billion in grants to improve the nation’s electrical grid. http://bit.ly/BT3eG

Rise In 2Q Cleantech Investment Bodes Well For 3Q

Wall Street Journal
By Mara Lemos-Stein
After an anemic first quarter, venture capital investments in clean technology rose 73% in the second quarter to a total of $572.1 million, suggesting there is momentum for an industry expected to gain steam from government stimulus funding.
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/07/29/rise-in-2q-cleantech-investment-bodes-well-for-3q/