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Will Green Investments See Green?
from the a-little-late-to-the-game dept
Venture capital investments in "green technology"
hit a record level in 2005, at a whopping $1.6 Billion, 35% higher than in 2004, with that figure almost certainly set to grow again this year. This may or may not be a bubble, depending on the quality of the deals, though either way it could end up well for consumers and the economy if new energy solutions are commercialized. But will it mean profits for VC backers? It's not enough to predict that clean energy will grow in the future, to make a profit one has to exploit unappreciated opportunities. With oil still over $60/barrel, and a Republican president talking about weaning the US off of the stuff, the industry isn't really showing foresight. There are probably still ways to profit from the energy crunch, like technologies that reduce moving parts or the need to travel, but the obvious investments in energy technology may not provide the big returns VCs expect.
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RE: Will Green Investments See Green?
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Many in the US go by a common sense yet false economizing and short term thinking. One thinks if I save a dollar today, then I will have more money in the future. This is why Wal Mart is so successful in the United States. Wal Mart offers false economy, and Americans eat it up. They are not thinking how about how long the item will last, only how much it costs.
The same problem occurs with energy. People only think about the price of energy, not how long it will last. Some renewable energy sources may last indefinitely though they are more expensive initially. It is not how much it costs, but how long it lasts that is important in economizing.
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You poor ignorant fools!
carbon emissions, the ever-omnicient de-forestation issues,
and Al Gore's high tides and drowned polar bears??? The United States are but a minuscule blip on the geological scale of our beloved planet. All of your soppy, hand-wringing, worried concerns are easily mitigated by simple study of history, biology, and some basic physics!! RELAX!!
Your children will thank you for letting the Earth simply be
itself! Love our Earth, then love yourselves!
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