"I never would have imagined five years ago that we'd be investing in cement and glass and water, but in fact there are massive opportunities for innovation."

— Investor Vinod Khosla at a press conference announcing his chairmanship of Cleantech India's advisory board

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"I’m a pragmentalist, not an environmentalist. We have to do the things that make the most difference, not the most ideal solutions."

— Vinod Khosla on why he'd pick nuclear plants over coal, and why environmentalists should be blamed for global warming (full story »)

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Is it a watershed in our industry? Or just bad management?

Media company O'Reill—best known for its IT books—has abandoned its planned energy industry conference.

Titled "Energy Innovation" and scheduled for August 22nd through 24th in San Francisco, the conference has been "postponed," organizers admitted to Cleantech.com.

Indeed, the conference's website has been taken down and removed with a placeholder.

Registrations had been disappointing, the head of marketing intimated.

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