[LINK] Overinvestment in green tech?

[Marghanita da Cruz]

> The usual assumption is that people should avoid speculative investment bubbles, since they're bound to lose money. But Ethernet Inventor Bob Metcalfe, who is now a venture capitalist at Polaris Ventures, argues that bubbles and even "boondoggles" are an important "source of innovation." The role of government is central to the discussion of investment bubbles in energy because power and fuel markets are far more regulated than the Internet. Also, governments around the world, in general, seek policies that encourage domestic and clean sources of energy.
<http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Overinvestment_in_green_tech_is_money_being_lost-nid-66110.html>
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