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Still Skeptical After All These (5) Years
Today marks the 5 th Anniversary of "the green skeptic." The blog, if not the person. People often ask me why I'm skeptical and what I'm skeptical about. Well, the answer is, I believe that skepticism is a hallmark of human nature. Without it, we are sheep. I think we need to constantly ...
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Philly's Startup Phinest Rock at Founder Factory
WXPN's World Cafe Live regularly features rock bands, but on one day in November, Philly Startup Leaders' Founder Factory gives entrepreneurs, from earnest beginners to successful experts, the chance to be the rock stars. The small stage and close proximity of the audience makes for an ...
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Global Entrepreneurship Week: "Unleash Your Ideas"
The 2nd annual Global Entrepreneurship Week was launched yesterday: "From November 16-22, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) will connect young people everywhere through local, national, and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. ...
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REDD Ain't the New Black: 10 Concerns About Paying Countries for Forest Protection
Image via Wikipedia I was asked the other day why I think the UN's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD) is a flawed, if not bad idea. Here are 10 concerns I have about the REDD scheme: 1.) I've said it before, but will say it again: Entrusting governments to ...
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The Green Skeptic on Fox Business: Paying for Green Demands
Here's a link and video from my appearance on Fox Business today with Eric Boilling: Red Ink Watch: Paying for Green Demands
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"What Keeps You Up at Night?"
Lou Rappaport of Blank Rome asked me a disturbing question the other day at the MAC Alliance Conference in Philadelphia. On the face of it, Lou's question was a simple one: "What keeps you up at night?" We were interrupted before I could answer, but Lou's question lingered with me. In ...
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MAC Alliance: Promise of Clean Tech in Region
greenskeptic.blogspot.com — Day Two of the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Capital Alliance Conference this week featured the first clean tech track... in the history of the conference, an indication that the sector is emerging in this region. The clean tech track opened with a "financing ... (more) MAC Alliance: Promise of Clean Tech in Region
Mark Zandi to MAC Conference: "The Great Recession is Over"
Image by New America Foundation via Flickr "The Great Recession is over," Mark Zandi, founder and chief economist of Moody's Economy.com, told a crowd of investors, entrepreneurs, and others gathered at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Capital Alliance Conference in its opening keynote Tuesday. "In ...
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The Green Skeptic on Fox Business: Is Burlington Northern a Coal Play for Buffett?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Today, I appeared on Fox Business reacting to the Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway $44B acquisition of Burlington Northern. Brian Sullivan was working under the premise that the railway acquisition may have been a coal play on the part of the Master ...
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The Green Skeptic on Fox Business: Is Burlington Northern - a Coal Play for Buffett?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Today, I appeared on Fox Business reacting to the Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway's $44B acquisition of Burlington Northern. Brian Sullivan was working under the premise that the railway acquisition may have been a coal play on the part of the Master ...
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2009 MAC Conference to Include Cleantech Track, Zandi, and Godin too
Image via CrunchBase The Mid-Atlantic Capital (MAC) Conference is the premier venture conference in the region, bringing together the private equity and entrepreneurial communities. Over the years, it has been the catalyst for billions of dollars of venture funding and entrepreneurial ...
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2009 MAC 2009 Conference to Include Cleantech Track, Zandi, and Godin too
Image via CrunchBase The Mid-Atlantic Capital (MAC) Conference is the premier venture conference in the region, bringing together the private equity and entrepreneurial communities. Over the years, it has been the catalyst for billions of dollars of venture funding and entrepreneurial ...
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