Comments on: Eric Janszen: Get Ready for The “CleanTech” Bubble http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:50:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: pfingst http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-140482 pfingst Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:12:11 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-140482 No NO <strong>NO!</strong> No more goddamn taxes. You hear me? No more! You want innovation in clean/renewable energy? End the ethanol mandate and subsidies and then let the market go to work. Make the barriers of entry less onerous (like for nuclear power in any of its forms) and you'll be surprised how fast things will get done. No NO NO! No more goddamn taxes. You hear me? No more! You want innovation in clean/renewable energy? End the ethanol mandate and subsidies and then let the market go to work. Make the barriers of entry less onerous (like for nuclear power in any of its forms) and you’ll be surprised how fast things will get done.

]]> By: Donal Fagan http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-140412 Donal Fagan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:02:34 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-140412 Wind can certainly be done right, but the profit motive has so far led Mighty Wind to some environmentally brain-dead decisions. I know we'll do "Clean" Coal and Nukes, but I'd rather see private industry have so much confidence that they put up the money themselves. Wind can certainly be done right, but the profit motive has so far led Mighty Wind to some environmentally brain-dead decisions. I know we’ll do “Clean” Coal and Nukes, but I’d rather see private industry have so much confidence that they put up the money themselves.

]]> By: chuckR http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-140182 chuckR Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:31:55 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-140182 All I got from AGW was this lousy T-shirt, not even a decent energy policy. All I got from AGW was this lousy T-shirt, not even a decent energy policy.

]]> By: guyincognito http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-140112 guyincognito Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:13:18 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-140112 I heartily agree with this assessment. The lack of any clear path forward from oil, the involvment of Silicon Valley engineers and VC's, plus the political might supporting some less than practical solutions garauntees a splintered market. The real scary thing is the inevitable costly, dubiously beneficial systems that will be implimented using our carbon taxed dollars, like Al Gore's new mansion. I heartily agree with this assessment. The lack of any clear path forward from oil, the involvment of Silicon Valley engineers and VC’s, plus the political might supporting some less than practical solutions garauntees a splintered market. The real scary thing is the inevitable costly, dubiously beneficial systems that will be implimented using our carbon taxed dollars, like Al Gore’s new mansion.

]]> By: Luther http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-139962 Luther Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:48:15 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-139962 "Health" was the best way to get fools to open their wallet...Now it will be "alternative energy"...Like taking tax-candy from a baby. “Health” was the best way to get fools to open their wallet…Now it will be “alternative energy”…Like taking tax-candy from a baby.

]]> By: David Holzman http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-139902 David Holzman Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:36:03 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-139902 <strong>carbon tax. carbon tax. CARBON TAX.</strong> Then let the market decide where to put the investments in replacement technology. carbon tax. carbon tax. CARBON TAX. Then let the market decide where to put the investments in replacement technology.

]]> By: Eric_Stepans http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-139722 Eric_Stepans Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:59:20 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-139722 Presidential candidate Barack Obama has proposed investing $150 billion (over 10 years) in "CleanTech" and another $60 billion in 'infrastructure improvements' http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/#invest-in-a-clean Given that (as of Feb 2008) Obama seems to be the likely Democratic nominee and therefore the likely next President, at least some VCs will probably make money on this. Presidential candidate Barack Obama has proposed investing $150 billion (over 10 years) in “CleanTech” and another $60 billion in ‘infrastructure improvements’

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/energy/#invest-in-a-clean

Given that (as of Feb 2008) Obama seems to be the likely Democratic nominee and therefore the likely next President, at least some VCs will probably make money on this.

]]> By: chuckR http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-139712 chuckR Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:58:25 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-139712 Nukes, clean coal and wind turbines lumped in with hydrogen fuel cells and biofuels? Nukes are proven technology and with the new design/build/operate licensing can be cost competitive. In New England we get more than 20% of our power from nukes. Yes, I think Yucca Flats will do - nothing is perfect, but its a reasonable solution. I'd like some of the most elderly nukes to be replaced - everything does wear out. Ditto for coal burners. As for wind turbines, my son's school derives 40% of their power from one whopping good sized wind turbine. We'll know better about reliability after it goes some more years and also weathers the tail end of a hurricane.... Yeah, there probably will be a bubble, but bubbles can be useful. Nukes, clean coal and wind turbines lumped in with hydrogen fuel cells and biofuels? Nukes are proven technology and with the new design/build/operate licensing can be cost competitive. In New England we get more than 20% of our power from nukes. Yes, I think Yucca Flats will do – nothing is perfect, but its a reasonable solution. I’d like some of the most elderly nukes to be replaced – everything does wear out. Ditto for coal burners. As for wind turbines, my son’s school derives 40% of their power from one whopping good sized wind turbine. We’ll know better about reliability after it goes some more years and also weathers the tail end of a hurricane….
Yeah, there probably will be a bubble, but bubbles can be useful.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-139552 Kevin Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:29:46 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/eric-jantzen-get-ready-for-the-cleantech-bubble/#comment-139552 I heartily agree with the 1 1/2 paragraphs I can view for free. Would expect it to be much like the Internet/telecom bubble -- sure there's a lot of viable business but there's also going to be a lot of companies go bust and a lot of overpriced stocks, as well as a lot of temporarily overpaid engineers and executives and inflation among constrained resources. Which is why I shudder all the more every time some politician promises huge boondoggles or some pundit demands another "Manhattan Project" (as if the Manhattan project was assigned to develop a more efficient and market-viable economic resource, rather than a city-destroying war-ender) -- there's only a finite amount of people and resources qualified to work on these problems, and they probably already are. I heartily agree with the 1 1/2 paragraphs I can view for free. Would expect it to be much like the Internet/telecom bubble — sure there’s a lot of viable business but there’s also going to be a lot of companies go bust and a lot of overpriced stocks, as well as a lot of temporarily overpaid engineers and executives and inflation among constrained resources.

Which is why I shudder all the more every time some politician promises huge boondoggles or some pundit demands another “Manhattan Project” (as if the Manhattan project was assigned to develop a more efficient and market-viable economic resource, rather than a city-destroying war-ender) — there’s only a finite amount of people and resources qualified to work on these problems, and they probably already are.

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