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...area where there were large markets that could benefit from innovation." Khosla hasn't held back - in the first nine months of 2007, Khosla Ventures participated in 14 deals worth nearly $70 million. He has spread his bets along a range of clean-tech sectors, with a particular focus on biofuel start-ups such as Range Fuels, which is close to commercializing biofuel out of agricultural residue like wood chips, rather than food crops. Nothing has paid off big for him yet - in fact, prices for corn-based ethanol, which Khosla has also invested in, crashed in 2007, largely...
...this was a specialized niche. But now it "has gone from being the exclusive domain of some clean-tech funds to being a demand of major investors," says Nick Robins, head of the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. Indeed, buyers today have their pick of hedge funds that focus on rapid-fire trading to corporate pension funds that are required to put some portion of their money in socially responsible investments. Meanwhile, a slew of new mutual funds is selling individual investors on the heady growth prospects of companies in areas like cleaner energy or environmentally friendly consumer products...
...Youpee-Roll’s family has a history of involvement in tribal politics, and she certainly isn’t reserved about getting involved in the Fort Peck Reserve. Youpee-Roll plans to pursue a law degree and a master’s in public policy with a focus on federal Native American public policy. This comes as no surprise to her mother. “She always knew that she had to do something to help this place,” she says. Youpee-Roll’s dedication to her Native American culture doesn?...
...Alaska. Then there was me, wearing a pink bandana. As I strapped on my rented backpack on the first day, I tried to push away memories of wandering around the land in New Mexico, searching for any point in the landscape that differentiated itself from the rest, and to focus on the scenery in front...
...square-foot science complex, which is slated to house the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, and an art center which would showcase the University’s contemporary and modern art collection.But after a series of contentious meetings between Harvard officials and Allston residents, the University decided to focus on the science complex and put the art center on the back burner.Harvard will submit a revised 50-year plan to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) for approval next spring. BRA spokeswoman Jessica Shumaker said that Faust’s emphasis on spending ample time to flesh out the details...