Last week there was the news of George Soros investing $1 Billion in green energy.
This week it’s the other deep-pockets guy –actually it’s the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation — investing $120 Million in the ‘next green revolution.‘
Investments have been up and down over the past few quarters, as the chart below shows, but October has certainly been a good month.
Venture Capital money is also flowing. Rob Day, who writes a great VC blog observed recently that 93 percent of money for start ups is coming from individuals not VC firms.
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