An article in GreenBiz news today warns that the Bear Stearns Crisis Could Curb Clean Tech Growth, an industry sector that has been experiencing an investment boom and been on a steady, fast increase. Near the end of 2007, clean tech venture investment hit $2.6 billion up from $590 million in 2000 and with an increase of individual deals from 63 in 2000 to over 160 in 2007.
The ever-expanding credit crisis in the US is rippling through the global economy and GreenBiz reported that “As share prices around the world continued to fall sharply in the wake of the weekend …read more

I’ve been with the same cell provider for five about five years. I actually don’t use the cell phone daily but it was and remains my “land line” in the US. On a recent visit, I tried to get a new charger for the phone, which is all of 2 years old, and the salesperson acted like I wanted parts for an antique.
They don’t make chargers or batteries for this phone anymore. The word of the day was “obsolete”, as in you are the sucker who bought a product which would become obsolete before its useful life was over. And …read more

InfoWorld has rounded up over a dozen IT experts who have had an eye on sustainable technology over the past year to share predictions for 2008 and beyond.
Green tech has flourished in the past year as vendors and customers alike have invested plenty of resources in making their products and practices more energy efficient, less wasteful, and eco-friendlier.
But is this sustainable-tech trend a mere green flash in the pan? Hardly. The flourishing world of green technology is driven by true need. Companies are running out of space and power in their datacenters, not to mention struggling with high energy costs. …read more