Roundup: Virgin’s Branson wants green war room, Media employment plunges, WikiLeaks shuts down
It’s a holiday today, and so slower posting. Here’s the latest.
1. Virgin’s Branson wants “environmental war room”
2. U.S. media employment plunges
3. Why Google’s culture works, and Yahoo’s doesn’t
4. Creating fuel from carbon dioxide
5. Solar cells a better way to make hydrogen
6. Google has new head of Google corp dev
7. Whistleblower site WikiLeaks shuts down
Virgin’s Richard Branson offers to set up an “environmental war room” to combat climate change — Branson, already motivated to… Continue Reading
Branson’s Virgin Fuels backs Metrolight, to sell efficient lamps
Metrolight, a company that produces technology for so-called HID lamps, used in expansive areas such as streets, factories and warehouses, has raised $9 million from Virgin Fuels and others.
Lighting absorbs about 26 percent of electricity generated in the U.S. Fluorescent lighting has gotten the most attention as a source of energy saving, because it is an alternative to residential lighting. HID, however, makes up 22 percent of all lighting, according to the U.S. Department of… Continue Reading
Gevo, biofuel company, gets money from Branson’s Virgin Fuels
Gevo, a biofuel company seeking to create replacements for gasoline and jet-fuel, has raised an undisclosed amount in a second round of financing from Virgin Fuels and Khosla Ventures.
Entrepreneur Richard Branson formed Virgin Fuels last year to make investments in renewable energy companies.
The investment in Pasadena, Calif. Gevo is part of an effort to find an alternative airline fuel for his Virgin Airways. Branson burns $1 billion of fuel a year, and feels bad about… Continue Reading