Comments on: Google To Invest $10 Million In Green Startups http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Burningsoul’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Year In Deals (2007 Edition) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1890609 The Burningsoul’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Year In Deals (2007 Edition) Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:24:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1890609 [...] Google To Invest $10 Million In Green Startups, September 12 [...] [...] Google To Invest $10 Million In Green Startups, September 12 [...]

]]> By: Shaping Youth » Green Scene Needs Digital Convergence for REAL “Power Shift!” http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1778344 Shaping Youth » Green Scene Needs Digital Convergence for REAL “Power Shift!” Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:05:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1778344 [...] TechCrunch: Google.org To Invest $10 Million in Green Start Ups [...] [...] TechCrunch: Google.org To Invest $10 Million in Green Start Ups [...]

]]> By: charles http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1616999 charles Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:21:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1616999 it's too bad they don't know that these hybrid cars in the long run are not clean at all. Their batteries can't be recycled and nothing lives within 100 miles of where the material is mined for the batteries. that's 2 cents for their 10 million. biofuels can release us it’s too bad they don’t know that these hybrid cars in the long run are not clean at all. Their batteries can’t be recycled and nothing lives within 100 miles of where the material is mined for the batteries. that’s 2 cents for their 10 million. biofuels can release us

]]> By: Jason Trout http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1616989 Jason Trout Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:15:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1616989 "yep. we’re all gonna die unless we figure out this electric car thing" Ha ha ha. Pretty funny. Especially if you're a US soldier in Iraq. Hilarious. “yep. we’re all gonna die unless we figure out this electric car thing”

Ha ha ha. Pretty funny. Especially if you’re a US soldier in Iraq. Hilarious.

]]> By: Mike Abraham http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1615866 Mike Abraham Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:55:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1615866 Arrington, you are a miserable and cynical bastard. Though maybe you're right -- instead of inventing useful products and doing something to help the environment, perhaps Page and Brin should shutter the big G and start a really important and necessary tech gossip blog. Arrington, you are a miserable and cynical bastard. Though maybe you’re right — instead of inventing useful products and doing something to help the environment, perhaps Page and Brin should shutter the big G and start a really important and necessary tech gossip blog.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1614473 Steve Ballmer Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:09:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1614473 This is what happens when you make too much money too fast! You have no idea what to do with it! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com This is what happens when you make too much money too fast! You have no idea what to do with it!
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

]]> By: Ted http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1614132 Ted Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:41:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1614132 If I had Googles money - I'd be throwing it around too and getting more returns when I can get them. Good for them. If I had Googles money - I’d be throwing it around too and getting more returns when I can get them. Good for them.

]]> By: AL http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613949 AL Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:48:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613949 This isn't really a question of whether they're being generous or not. They're not donating $10 million to green charities, they're investing it in for-profit startups. It's really more of a statement on how much (or how little) of a future they think the green auto industry has. This isn’t really a question of whether they’re being generous or not. They’re not donating $10 million to green charities, they’re investing it in for-profit startups. It’s really more of a statement on how much (or how little) of a future they think the green auto industry has.

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613935 Jon Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:42:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613935 500K to 2M is better then nothing... but barely. My guess is this is more an investment into the long term like buying a few shares of GM when they first began and have it pay a million fold over the next decade. This is a drop in the bucket considering how much they paid for YouTube tough, so what gives? Jon 500K to 2M is better then nothing… but barely. My guess is this is more an investment into the long term like buying a few shares of GM when they first began and have it pay a million fold over the next decade. This is a drop in the bucket considering how much they paid for YouTube tough, so what gives?

Jon

]]> By: jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613893 jon Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:22:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613893 $10M? if google is trying to be in bill gates' league in philanthropy, they've got a long way to go. $10M?

if google is trying to be in bill gates’ league in philanthropy, they’ve got a long way to go.

]]> By: Don Jones http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613545 Don Jones Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:58:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613545 Why doesn't Google just create a venture capital arm, GooVP, and invest across all kinds of do-Good concepts as a way of dealing with all the bad press they're getting... Why doesn’t Google just create a venture capital arm, GooVP, and invest across all kinds of do-Good concepts as a way of dealing with all the bad press they’re getting…

]]> By: ahatter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613497 ahatter Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:37:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613497 TESLA, baby, woo! TESLA, baby, woo!

]]> By: Anatoly http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613488 Anatoly Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:35:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613488 Maybe its just me, but I believe the better investment is in space travel and terraforming. Then we can just use up planets, and move onto other ones... ;) On a more serious note, Google work on more energy efficient computers (http://www.climatesaverscomputing.org/) seems more relevant than something outside of their core competence. Maybe its just me, but I believe the better investment is in space travel and terraforming. Then we can just use up planets, and move onto other ones…
;)

On a more serious note, Google work on more energy efficient computers (http://www.climatesaverscomputing.org/) seems more relevant than something outside of their core competence.

]]> By: Gecko http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613453 Gecko Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:20:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613453 A company like Google getting onboard with this will really help the movement. They have already proven that they can move fast and keep up in a world filled with slow to act corporations. This could be a good thing. And it's a smart business move because green is a fad as well as being good. A company like Google getting onboard with this will really help the movement. They have already proven that they can move fast and keep up in a world filled with slow to act corporations.
This could be a good thing. And it’s a smart business move because green is a fad as well as being good.

]]> By: Social responsibility http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613424 Social responsibility Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:06:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613424 I wish this headline would read "$100 million"! I wish this headline would read “$100 million”!

]]> By: Adwatch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613399 Adwatch Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:57:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613399 What's next? Max Havelaar textlinks? Fairtrade banners? Dig all the way down dear Google and start by turning you background into black. That will save much more. Hypocrats, really! What’s next? Max Havelaar textlinks? Fairtrade banners? Dig all the way down dear Google and start by turning you background into black. That will save much more. Hypocrats, really!

]]> By: Superfly http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613391 Superfly Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:52:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613391 While not earth changing, what this might do is get an early stage tech like an electric motorcycle prototype actually developed by some dude in his garage who actually needs $500k in parts to development, and then get the attention of some big auto maker to actually buy the prototype (maybe the genius behind it too) and actually start mass producing the thing. Either that or bury it altogether! No conspiracies here :) While not earth changing, what this might do is get an early stage tech like an electric motorcycle prototype actually developed by some dude in his garage who actually needs $500k in parts to development, and then get the attention of some big auto maker to actually buy the prototype (maybe the genius behind it too) and actually start mass producing the thing. Either that or bury it altogether! No conspiracies here :)

]]> By: Dan Purell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613367 Dan Purell Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:44:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613367 WOW - 10 million whole dollars... WOW, they are really doing their part. God bless their generosity. WOW - 10 million whole dollars… WOW, they are really doing their part. God bless their generosity.

]]> By: Fabian Schonholz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613261 Fabian Schonholz Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:09:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613261 Guys ... the electric car and using renewable resources is all good and dandy... but ... what are we going to do about plastic? Plastic, which has gotten no press is worse an issue than fuel. Look around you. EVERYTHING uses plastic. Guys … the electric car and using renewable resources is all good and dandy… but … what are we going to do about plastic? Plastic, which has gotten no press is worse an issue than fuel. Look around you. EVERYTHING uses plastic.

]]> By: Allen Stern http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613243 Allen Stern Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:03:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613243 but it's ok to have a 767 jumbo? but it’s ok to have a 767 jumbo?

]]> By: Rob Walters http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613175 Rob Walters Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:34:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613175 It is all PR Window Dressing. Like barabum said "like me buying the paper in the morning". It is all PR Window Dressing. Like barabum said “like me buying the paper in the morning”.

]]> By: Markus in a Van http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613156 Markus in a Van Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:25:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613156 I can't believe we still don't have any electric vans for flip's sake. That would really help me out here. I am willing to be the test pilot for any electric van that anyone wants to engineer, fo reals. C'mon science, get with it. I can’t believe we still don’t have any electric vans for flip’s sake. That would really help me out here.

I am willing to be the test pilot for any electric van that anyone wants to engineer, fo reals. C’mon science, get with it.

]]> By: barabum http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613141 barabum Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:20:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613141 10 Million from Google? Proportionally, this is like me buying the paper in the morning. More a PR thing than really "caring". 10 Million from Google? Proportionally, this is like me buying the paper in the morning. More a PR thing than really “caring”.

]]> By: David Litsky http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613121 David Litsky Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613121 With social networks and second life, who needs IRL P2P interaction. With social networks and second life, who needs IRL P2P interaction.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613103 Dennis Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:05:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/12/google-to-invest-10-million-in-green-startups/#comment-1613103 Sensing some sarcasm. Sensing some sarcasm.

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