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Putting the squeeze on fish

August 21, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week

“Two impossible things are more impossible than one impossible thing.”

— Algae expert Dr. John Benemann on LiveFuels’ biofuel-from-fish approach that requires growing two species—algae and fish—rather than one. (Full story »)
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A new Saturday-morning hobby

August 14, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“We’re benefitting from the garage sale that’s been taking place.”
— ZAP CEO Steve Schneider on how small companies are profiting on the collapse of the major automakers  (Full story »)
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The sun's coming out, again

August 7, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"We were in an environment where if you built it, they would buy it."
— XsunX CEO Tom Djokovich on his co.'s new restart (full story »)
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Fuel for thought

July 30, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"It’s the above-ground equivalent to the Middle East."
— Flagship Ventures Partner Dr. David Berry on a new sun-powered fuel from Joule Biotechnologies (Full story »)
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The only way to fly

July 24, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“It’s the closest we can get to an airplane and still be a delivery truck.”
— Boulder Electric Vehicle CEO Carter Brown, on his company’s aerodynamic all-electric vehicle that can get up to 120 miles on a charge (Full story »)
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Not from outer space

July 1, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“We want to be ready with plan B, and we think this is plan B.”
— Elaine Kamarck, former domestic policy advisor to U.S. VP Al Gore and co-founder of the U.S. Climate Task Force on her new paper calling for a carbon tax (Full story »)
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Gregg Whittaker endorsement

June 17, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“Thank you for your consideration and the very well-written article about our company.”
— J. Gregg Whittaker, TerraManus Technologies
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Too late to play ball?

June 12, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“Israel is an advanced country, but in solar energy Israel is definitely very late in the game.”
— Sunday Energy CEO Kobi Dinar, on why the recent feed-in tariffs are jump-starting the market for solar in Israel (Full story »)
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Beating the odds?

June 4, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"When highly paid, career VCs with enormous resources can’t seem to do better than 2 out of 10 investments working out, how are governments supposed to do better?"
— Tom Cain, a partner at SAIL Venture Partners, on why governments are asking for advice from VCs on how to spend stimulus money (Full story »)
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Wrapped to the nines

May 18, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"Most traditional biodegradable packaging is a bit naff."
— Rob Wylie, a partner at WHEB Ventures, on why consumers have rejected many early forms of eco-packaging (story »)
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