Comments on: John Doerr: Lack of Energy R&D is Almost Criminal

By: Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike

Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:31:48 +0000

[...] It’s tempting to view a gas tax as a silver bullet to spur widespread adoption of fuel sippers and zero-emission vehicles. But as David Roberts explained over on Grist last winter, fuel makes up a relatively small portion of the total cost of ownership for personal vehicles. Other mechanisms, he writes, could do more than a gas tax hike to change driving behavior, boost sales of more efficient vehicles and drive development of advanced technology for greener cars. The range of alternatives includes “feebate” programs (offering rebates to buyers of fuel misers while putting a surcharge on gas guzzlers), pay-by-the-mile auto insurance, investments in public transportation, stricter fuel economy standards and direct funding for R&D. [...]

By: Obama Woos Working Class With Green Collar Jobs « Earth2Tech

Obama Woos Working Class With Green Collar Jobs « Earth2Tech — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:08:05 +0000

[...] in Silicon Valley, where cleantech entrepreneurs and venture capitalist have been lobbying for more federal investment and regulatory [...]

By: Kleiner Grows Green Funds, Al Gore’s Cleantech Billions « Earth2Tech

Kleiner Grows Green Funds, Al Gore’s Cleantech Billions « Earth2Tech — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:49:49 +0000

[...] to the climate crisis.” This echoes Doerr’s recent remarks that it’s “almost criminal” we aren’t investing more in [...]

By: Web

Web — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:20:23 +0000

Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

By: RecycleBank Puts $30M in the Bank « Earth2Tech

RecycleBank Puts $30M in the Bank « Earth2Tech — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:02:05 +0000

[...] far as low-tech cleantech goes, this is a big investment. Kleiner Perkins Partner John Doerr was quite excited about RecycleBank’s mission and business when he talked about the company at the Berkeley [...]

By: Earth2Tech Week In Review « Earth2Tech

Earth2Tech Week In Review « Earth2Tech — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:30:08 +0000

[...] John Doerr: Lack of Energy R&D is Almost Criminal: Speaking at the Berkeley Energy Symposium, VC superstar John Doerr told a room full of undergrads and grad students what he really thought about America’s regulatory system and why we need more investment in clean energy. [...]

By: Lobbying the Cleantech Way « Earth2Tech

Lobbying the Cleantech Way « Earth2Tech — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:03:27 +0000

[...] tax credits these days, Virent may be onto something. After all, not all startups can have a John Doerr on the team. But it helps that Virent has raised at least $40 million from Stark Investments and Cargill [...]

By: Hank

Hank — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:35:38 +0000

I love John Doerr…I’m glad you think that he and Gore have the kind of clout that might be necessary to pass even a mild carbon tax…but I’m afraid that I really don’t see it happening. Passing a tax in America right now seems like a pretty insurmountable obstacle. Put passing the PTC and the ITC is a no-brainer…I can’t believe they haven’t done it yet…

By: Sanjong Thapa

Sanjong Thapa — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:05:57 +0000

If E.L.F. = terrorist, then Environmentalist = fascist

lock up the denialists, right Mr. Doerr?