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  Luddites attack power loom

  03.15.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Seems like a headline from another age, right? Well, replace Luddites with Viacom and power loom with GooTube and you’ve got the present day headline. It’s an instructive model of technology is disintermediating a group whose living depends on the “old way.” Garden Variety Hand Loom For those not quite up to speed on Luddites, […]

• Business, Commentary, Energy

  Introducing Montara Energy Ventures

  03.14.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Since October 2006, I’ve been cooking up a new company called Montara Energy Ventures (MeV.) With the move to our new server and software upgrades, I’m ready to introduce the company. We’ve setup a new area on this server specifically to host the new content and keep folks up-to-date with the latest information on renewable […]

• Business, Energy

  Raser identifies Nevada drilling targets

  03.09.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Raser Technologies, an electric motor and generator maker in Utah, has announced this week that it has identified several targets for a drilling program on geothermal properties in Nevada. Raser had something of a false start with a planned acquisition of AMP Resources that was not consummated, but it appears they are on track to […]

• Business, Energy

  And the money keeps flowing in…

  03.08.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on And the money keeps flowing in…

  According to the American Council on Renewable Energy, investment in renewable energy companies has gone from $28B in 2004 to $71B in 2006. Sooner or later, investors are going to expect a return on that investment or the money will dry up. The Wilder Hill Clean Energy Index is down 14% in the past year […]

• Business, Energy

  Nevada Geothermal Raises $12.75M

  03.07.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Nevada Geothermal Raises $12.75M

  In what seems to be common practice among the geothermal companies listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange, Nevada Geothermal has issued 23M units @ $0.55 per unit (a share and a warrant) in order to raise $12.75M in a private placement. Presumably the proceeds will be used to advance the Blue Mountain project. While it’s […]

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