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    	<title>Water News; American Micro Detection Systems, Inc. Receives Funding from Badger Meter, Inc.</title>
		<description>Stockton, Ca. - July 19, 2010 (Investorideas.com water stocks newswire) - American Micro Detection Systems, Inc. (AMDS), a privately held technology company with 30 years experience developing and manufacturing innovative, real-time instruments which enable a cleaner and safer environment, announced today it received first round funding from Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE: BMI).</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    	<title>VB/Research's CleanTech &amp; Renewable Energy Review 2Q10</title>
		<description>July 12, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - VB/Research's Clean Energy Research results released.</description>
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    	<title>Solar News; PowerFin Announces Capacity to Fund Over $100 Million of Solar Projects</title>
		<description>AUSTIN, Texas - July 8, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - PowerFin Partners, LLC, a manager of institutional funds for renewable energy assets, announced today that it now has the capacity to fund over $100 million worth of commercial and utility-scale solar projects in the US and Canada.</description>
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    	<title>Solar Industry Leader Amonix Secures $129.4 Million in Private Equity Financing</title>
		<description>SEAL BEACH, Calif. - April 21, 2010 (Investordieas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - Amonix, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, announced today that it has raised a $129.4 million Series B financing</description>
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    	<title>Bloomberg New Energy Finance Names Top Clean Energy Investors</title>
		<description>LONDON - March 19, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - Bloomberg New Energy Finance has released its 2009 league table winners, honouring the leading investors and financial service providers in clean energy and the carbon markets</description>
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    	<title>Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE) Unveils Cleantech Innovation Partner Development Program</title>
		<description>SAN FRANCISCO - February 26, 2010 ( Investorideas.com Renewable/Green Newswire) - Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE), a global leader in environmental services, has launched the Veolia Innovation Accelerator (VIA).</description>
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    	<title>Green Funding News - Petra Solar Announces $40M Growth Financing</title>
		<description>SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - February 8, 2010 - Petra Solar, Inc., the pioneer and market leader in pole mounted smart grid and solar systems for utilities announced today that it has raised $40 million in funding for expansion.</description>
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    	<title>Kitcommentary from Kitco Metals Inc. - "Dream Tim"</title>
		<description>Following four days of significant price declines, gold bullion was able to stabilize and then briefly recapture the $1100 mark during Asian overnight trading on Monday.</description>
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    	<title>Technology &amp; Cleantech VCs Join Forces to Create The Founders Club</title>
		<description>LONDON - December 10, 2009 - The Founders Club announces the launch of the first reverse venture capital fund, enabling CEOs and founders to use their shares and stock options to become limited partner investors.</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    	<title>Green Funding News - ETF leads 12 million investment round in Kebony</title>
		<description>Kebony has completed a 12 million financing round led by the Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF).</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    	<title>Green Funding News - Ampulse Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding to Develop Low-Cost, High-Efficiency, Flexible Form Factor, Crystalline-Silicon Thin-Film PV Solutions</title>
		<description>GOLDEN, Colo. - November 3, 2009 - Ampulse Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of solar cell solutions based on proprietary and patented crystalline-silicon (c-Si) thin-film technology, today announced it has closed an $8 million Series A funding co-led by Globespan Capital Partners and El Dorado Ventures, and joined by existing investors Battelle Ventures and its affiliate fund, Innovation Valley Partners.</description>
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    	<title>Investorideas.com Green Funding Directory Updated; Now Lists over 540 Global Green Funding Sources</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., November 2 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green investing, has updated the recently available Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory for green businesses and entrepreneurs seeking potential funding sources. The directory now lists over 540 global funding sources in the cleantech sector.</description>
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    	<title>How to Get your Green Business Funded</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C. - October 9, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on environment and water provides tips and resources for green and cleantech companies seeking funding.</description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    	<title>Water Stocks Marketplace update for Investing In Water Companies for Accredited Investors</title>
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    	<title>Clean technology venture investment continued recovering in 3Q09 spurred by economic stimulus investment</title>
		<description>October 1, 2009 - The Cleantech Group, providers of leading global market research, events and advisory services for the clean technology (cleantech) ecosystem, along with Deloitte, which provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to cleantech companies, today released preliminary 3Q09 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India</description>
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    	<title>Investorideas.com Marketplace Biomass News; WoodPellets.com $11 Million in Funding</title>
		<description>Delta B.C. - September 22, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green and cleantech investing reports on recent developments in the biomass sector, as well as reports on recent additions to the Investorideas.com marketplace including a Wood Pellet Biomass Company, Small Wind Turbine Company, Profitable Water Company, Cellulosic/ BioFuel Company based in Brazil, Sustainable Fashion and Defense/Energy Efficiency Aircraft Technology.</description>
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    	<title>Green Investor News - Khosla Ventures Expands Ability to Assist Entrepreneurs with Billion Dollars in New Capital</title>
		<description>MENLO PARK, Calif. - September 1, 2009 - Khosla Ventures today announced two new funds, Khosla Ventures III and Khosla Ventures Seed, that together have raised more than one billion dollars, in excess of its original targets in both funds.</description>
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    	<title>Investorideas.com Green Funding Directory Updated for August - Directory now has 488 Global Green Funding Contacts Including Funds, VC's, Private Equity and Investment Banking Firms in Cleantech Sector</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C. - August 28, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green investing, has updated the Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory for August 2009  .The green funding directory now has 488 contacts including global green funds, VC, Private Equity and Investment Banking firms.</description>
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    	<title>Investor Ideas Changes Format on Marketplace, Making it easier to Sign-Up &amp; Connect Entrepreneurs &amp; Accredited Investors in Cleantech, Organics, Entertainment, Mining, Energy, Defense, Tech and More</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, WA and Delta BC - August 27, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green and cleantech investing, has improved the sign-up format for accredited investors and companies seeking funding. Sectors covered included cleantech, organics, energy, entertainment &amp; music, tech, defense and more.</description>
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    	<title>Marketplace Update at Investor Ideas- Connecting Entrepreneurs and Accredited Investors; New Additions Include Small Wind Turbine, Water Technology and Sustainable Fashion</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., August 13, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green investing, has added three new companies to the marketplace for accredited investors to review including Small Wind Turbine, Water Technology and Sustainable Fashion. Additionally the marketplace features companies in wind, solar, biofuel, green automotive, in addition to digital media watermarking technology company.</description>
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    	<title>Green Investor News - Uptick in Q2 2009 US cleantech investment driven by large deals and improved investor confidence</title>
		<description>San Francisco - 3 August 2009 - US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies in Q2 2009 reached $572 million, an increase of 73% in terms of capital, with 48 financing rounds, a 100% increase in number of transactions compared to Q1 2009, according to an Ernst &amp; Young LLP analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource.</description>
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    	<title>Investorideas.com Green Investor Tools; Green Funding Directory Updated for July</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., July 31, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green investing, has updated the Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory  for July .The green funding directory that includes global green funds, VC, Private Equity and Investment Banking firms, is one of several green investor tools at Investorideas.com, created to enable green businesses and entrepreneurs to find potential funding sources.</description>
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    	<title>The Solar Innovation Series with J. Peter Lynch; The Solar Innovation Series - Solar Red - Finally some PV Innovation on the roof!</title>
		<description>Point Roberts, South Salem, New York - July 31, 2009 - Investorideas.com announces the most recent edition of the solar innovation series at "Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives" with J. Peter Lynch, 'Solar Red - Finally some PV Innovation on the roof'.</description>
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    	<title>Investor Ideas Best Green Investor tools Include Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, Green Funding Directory and Renewable Energy Stocks News and Green Business News RSS Feed</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., July 28, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on environment, water and renewable energy investing, features its best green investor tools at Investor Ideas Green Investor pages.</description>
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    	<title>Solar Funding News - Suniva Raises $75M in Series C Funding Round</title>
		<description>Norcross, Ga. - July 27, 2009 - Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of high value monocrystalline silicon solar cells, today announced the completion of a $75 million Series C financing round, led by Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm.</description>
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    	<title>Investorideas.com Marketplace News - Advanced Telemetry Announces Series B Fundraising Lead by Quercus Trust</title>
		<description>Advanced Telemetry, developer of the "EcoViewTM" smart energy and resource management system for business and residential applications, today announced that it has successfully closed its Series B investment round with funding lead by Quercus Trust and a co-investment from 21Ventures</description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    	<title>Solar Investor News - SolFocus Raises over $77 Million in Series C Funding</title>
		<description>MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif - July 9, 2009 - SolFocus, the leading developer of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems, today announced that it has closed its Series C Funding round having raised $77.6 million.</description>
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    	<title>Green Funding Directory of Green Funds, VC's, Private Equity Firms Provides Green Entrepreneurs with Tools to Build and Fund their Business</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, WA and Delta BC - July 7, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on environment, water and renewable energy  investing, recently launched the Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory for green CEO's and entrepreneurs to source potential funding to grow their business.</description>
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    	<title>Clean Technology Venture Investment Rebounds in 2Q09 After Two Consecutive Quarterly Declines</title>
		<description>SAN FRANCISCO -- July 2, 2009 -- The Cleantech Group, founders of the cleantech sector and providers of leading global market research, events and advisory services for the cleantech ecosystem, along with Deloitte, which provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services to cleantech companies, today released preliminary 2Q09 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India, totaling $1.2 billion across 94 companies.</description>
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    	<title>Green Entrepreneur Funding Tools - Green Funding Directory Updated with New Global Contacts</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, WA and Delta, BC - June 30 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green investing, has updated the recently available Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory to enable green businesses and entrepreneurs to find potential funding sources.</description>
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    	<title>Green Investing News - Senior Wall Street Team Launches First Investment Bank Dedicated Exclusively to Alternative Energy and Cleantech</title>
		<description>NEW YORK, June 30, 2009 - Greentech Capital Advisors, LLC, the only dedicated alternative energy and cleantech focused investment bank, today formally launched the firm, announcing a unique and significant set of capabilities and senior professionals.</description>
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    	<title>Investor Ideas Marketplace helps Green Business Get Funded with Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, WA and Delta BC - June 17, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green investing, has expanded the current products and services to include the new Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory  to enable green business to search for and find potential funding sources.</description>
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    	<title>Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory Available at Investor Ideas Marketplace and Green Investor Portals</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, WA and Delta BC - June 8, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, has now made available the Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory at Investor Ideas Global Marketplace and its green investor portals.</description>
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    	<title>Investor Ideas Marketplace Update; Matching Accredited Investors and Business in Solar, Wind, Water, Technology</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, WA and Delta BC - June 5, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, updates the Investor Ideas Global Marketplace, a meeting place for accredited investors and companies seeking funding or partners. The marketplace has been updated with easier sign- up access for accredited investors and businesses.</description>
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    	<title>HARA UNVEILS ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR THE POST-CARBON ECONOMY</title>
		<description>Menlo Park, CA - June 1, 2009 - Hara, the company dedicated to helping organizations grow and profit without depleting the earth's resources, today unveiled HaraTM Environmental and Energy Management (Hara EEM), a comprehensive software as a service solution which enables organizations to holistically monitor and manage their natural resource consumption and environmental impact.</description>
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    	<title>Metalysis attracts 5.1 million capital investment</title>
		<description>Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK, May 22, 2009 - Metalysis Ltd has raised a further 5.1 million to scale up its FFC Cambridge Process.  The scale up will initially focus on the production of tantalum and titanium. All of the company's current venture capital partners have invested further funds.</description>
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    	<title>Recent Additions of Patented Water/Nanotech Technology Company, Wind Solar Company, and Smart Grid Company Seeking Accredited Investors</title>
		<description>POINT ROBERTS, WA and Delta BC, May 18, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, updates the Investor Ideas Global Marketplace, a meeting place for accredited investors and companies seeking funding or partners. The marketplace consists of a public page with brief summaries and ads and links to a registration page to access a private directory for accredited investors only. Recent additions to the private directory include a smart grid company based in Australia, a solar /wind company seeking project funding and a patented nanotech/water company.</description>
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    	<title>$10M from GE and Current Investors Plus Federal Stimulus Incentives Propel Southwest Windpower's Expansion in Small Wind Turbines</title>
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    	<title>NEW HOME, GREEN SUPERSTORE and BUILDING CENTER, RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE AND BUSINESS AWARDS</title>
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    	<title>Micro-Combustion, Inc.'s New Green Energy Engine Technology</title>
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    	<title>SolFocus Raises $47.5 Million to Push Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) Technology Firmly into Commercialization Phase </title>
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