It was a whirlwind day at DBL. We were privileged to watch SolarCity, one of our portfolio companies, ring the opening bell at Nasdaq for its first day of trading as a […]
Packaging LCA: Measuring Sustainability and Information Flow Through the Value Chain
Packaging is important for many reasons: It is a vessel that protects the product inside, it conveys vital information to educate people about the product, and it is also the […]
The Military-Industrial-Sustainability Complex
The U.S. Department of Defense is spending billions of dollars on everything from advanced battery and biofuel R&D to mass deployment of solar power across bases and military housing. Across the world, militaries […]
Trashy Startups Haul It In
DBL Partners’ portfolio company Ecoscraps recently made the print version of Venture Capital Journal as part of a roundup of companies taking investment for waste innovation. Unfortunately the full article […]
Veterans Find Jobs, and New Mission, in Cleantech
See the full San Jose Mercury News article here. When military veterans search for jobs, they often want more than a paycheck. Many say they look for rewarding work and […]
With California Carbon Cap-and-Trade Program Launch, Experts Debate Economic Side Effects
Read the full article on SFPP’s page here. Full text below. By Barbara Grady, SF Public Press — November 15, 2012 At 10 a.m. Wednesday, California’s potentially revolutionary carbon cap-and-trade program launched […]