October 11, 2009 | Austin American Statesman/AP

Silicon Valley investors are pointing to clean tech — alternative energy, more efficient power distribution and new ways to store electricity, all with minimal impact to the environment — as a candidate for the next boom. And though no two booms are exactly alike, some hallmarks are already showing up.

October 9, 2009 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

An $8 million pilot project in Wisconsin successfully showed that carbon dioxide can be captured and kept from being released from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, We Energies and two partners said Thursday.

October 6, 2009 | Washington Post

Four years ago, Jennifer M. Granholm set out to remake her state, which took an exceptional walloping with the decline of the auto industry, as a pioneer in creating environmentally friendly jobs. Yet today jobs are still disappearing much faster than she can create them, raising questions about how long it will take Michigan and others to find new industries to employ their workers.

October 11, 2009 | Las Vegas Sun

As Detroit is to automobiles and Pittsburgh was to steel, Las Vegas is to tourism — a one-industry town. How Las Vegas can make like Pittsburgh and grow beyond its roots

October 9, 2009 | Reuters

New venture funds fall by half vs. decade average. Even successful firms find tough environment. Effect is to kill off VC firms in coming years.

George Lipper, Editor

As governments seek to spur economic growth in ever more aggressive ways, Josh Lerner's new "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" argues for a cautious approach to government support of entrepreneurial activities.