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OUTLOOK: House Rejects Energy Efficiency, Funds Solar.
April 1, 2003... According to a statement by Joan Claybrook, president, Public Citizen (1600 20th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009; Tel: 202/588- 1000; Website: www.citizen.org), the U.S. House approval of the Energy Policy Act of 2003 (H.R. 6) "abandons consumers and the environment in favor of corporate energy...

Niche Efficiency Big Business.
April 1, 2003... Just under $1.1 billion was invested in 179 emerging cleantech companies in 2002, according to the most recent issue of the Cleantech Venture Monitor (www.cleantechventure.com). At 5% of overall venture capital activity last year, about 1 in every 20 deals was in the cleantech space, from...

Highlights of 2002 include:.
April 1, 2003... Clean energy ventures received the most dollars at $494 million, or 45%, but received only 33% in the fourth quarter with clean industrial technology companies taking up the slack. Average deal size declined from $8.1 million in the first quarter to $4.1 million in the final quarter, as...

GOVERNMENT: $44 M in Grants for Energy Initiatives.
April 1, 2003... According to the Department of Agriculture, approximately $44 million in grants are now available for renewable energy initiatives. The money came via the 2002 Farm Bill and programs will be conducted in collaboration with the Department of Energy. Of the total amount, $23 million is...

Vermont's Utility a Finalist.
April 1, 2003... Just 3 years after replacing a patchwork of 22 energy efficiency programs, Efficiency Vermont-the nation's first independent, ratepayer-funded energy efficiency utility-has made the shortlist for the sought-after Innovations in American Government Award (79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA...