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Green Attracting “Green”

-- Alex -- 03/09/2007

More and more investors are putting their hard-earned "green" into technologies that are, well, green ... another indication that reducing heat-trapping emissions and finding energy alternatives are key priorities for the nation.

Recent articles and commentary address the array of renewable fuels "from wave power, to hydrogen fuel cells, to lithium batteries, to cow manure for making methane" that are attracting droves of investors and billions in capital.

So not only is there a big place for global warming and alternative energy in the "marketplace of ideas" for 2008, but it would seem there's also a place for it in the regular ol' marketplace.

And it's not just environmentalists in the article who are taking note of the massive investments in sustainable energy to stem the impact of climate change.

"I think the smart money on Wall Street and elsewhere has figured out that the days of carbon-based energy are ending. New technologies for energy and new strategies for conservation are coming and they will be highly profitable," said Chicago Tribune "financial markets" columnist Bill Barnhart on Wednesday's Nightly Business Report.

With investors making these commitments and entrepreneurs striving for innovations, global warming is clearly a far-reaching issue which deserves to be a part of the national debate.