Al Gore’s new book ‘Our Choice’ — a review by John Doerr
[John Doerr is a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He submitted this review to VentureBeat. Al Gore was named a partner at Kleiner Perkins two years ago. Both will be speaking at GreenBeat, our conference on the smart grid on… Continue Reading
Web 2.0 Summit: Al Gore on how the web can solve the climate crisis
Al Gore just finished his talk on the topic of “What Now?” at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco — and yes, the content was as wide-ranging as the title implies.
Despite being an adviser and board member at tech giants Google and Apple, as… Continue Reading
Al Gore’s populist sea change
In less than a decade, cleantech has gone from a geeky, derided niche of the tech world to a growing industry juggernaut. In another decade, could it be the centerpiece of the American political landscape?
The perfect storm is brewing for just that scenario. Concerns over… Continue Reading
California environmental advisor Terry Tamminen on trains, energy efficiency, Al Gore and more
Terry Tamminen is the former top environmental advisor of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and is also former secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He has a reputation for having “turned Arnie green”.
Tamminen left his post as permanent advisor in 2006 but says he… Continue Reading
Al Gore joins Kleiner Perkins as a partner — to push green investments
Kleiner Perkins, the well-known venture capital firm that backed Google, Netscape, Sun, Amazon and many others, has always had a soft spot for politics.
Now the firm has added former Vice President and Nobel laureate Al Gore as a partner — in an continued effort to… Continue Reading