A Growing Market for Green Business

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/29/Green_Rush

Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ira Ehrenpreis discusses recent developments in clean / green technology and business.

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The Green Rush: Prospects, Perils, and Opportunities with discussants Mike Biddle, Jennifer Fonstad, Dirk Michels, and John Woolard. This event is moderated by Ira Ehrenpreis.

This panel will discuss: Which green technologies will prove to be truly world-changing, which will be good investments, and which will turn out to be over-hyped? What government actions will have the greatest impact? Will funding continue to grow at the impressive rate experienced in the past 24 months or is another bubble set to burst? Where are the opportunities in the lower-tech side of clean tech including recycling, fuel cell membranes, green building, and conservation? Is there a downside to being green? - Churchill Club, sponsored by the Silicon Valley Bank and Ernst & Young

Ira Ehrenpreis has been with Technology Partners since 1996. Ira leads the firm’s Cleantech investment practice, investing in Energy Technology, Water Technology, and Materials Science opportunities.

Ira is a recognized leader in both the Cleantech and Venture Capital communities. He is a member of several industry Advisory Boards, including the Cleantech Venture Network (Emeritus), the Clean-Tech Investors Summit (2005, 2006 and 2007 Conference Chairman), the Energy Investors Forum (2004 Conference Chairman), the Energy Venture Fair, the California Climate Change Advisory Board, the Southern California Tech Coast Alliance, the Golden Capital Network, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE), and the Comerica Venture Capital Advisory Board. Ira has been featured as the Keynote speaker at both the Cleantech Venture Forum VI and the Cleantech Venture Forum V, as well as countless other industry events.

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• economics
• economy
• renewable
• energy
• businesses
• solar
• wind
• biofuels
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[shademurtagh]

Oh yes. I suppose the fast majority(90%) of scientists that agree with it are wrong.

Scientists WERE wrong about the earth after all. It isn't any more than 6000 years

[volodenon]

no science in global warming it is all just a hoax even the EPA has relesed that the temp of the earth has decreased 1.5 degrees since 2000 so this green tech is a waste of time and money, just al gore trying to bring attention to himself for if those "Green people" really cared about the planet then why would they fly everywhere in their private jets throwing polution into the air. explain this you are a waste of time.

[shademurtagh]

Goood. People should listen to science deniers. That'll get you places.

[manualvideo]

I support this green business as a growing industry. gaining profit, while saving the earth and mankind

[volodenon]

green technology is a waste of time and money, for everyone except those people who exploit the missplaced fears of th masses, like GE and Al Gore, a tree fucking pussy, like the rest of you good for nothing hippies. get a job

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[EpiDemic117]

actually its bullshit for the consumer. notice how green products are way to expensive. You are all idiots if you think that buying a product will save the planet. It wont. And the whole thing with Co2 being a greenhouse gas is bullshit. Water vapor is far worse.

[greenstarenergy]

Green businesses is a win win situation for both the consumers & the earth! Our niche is wind. Come check us out @greenstarenergy. Thanks.