John Doerr: Seeking salvation and profit in greentech

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http://www.ted.com "I don't think we're going to make it," John Doerr proclaims, in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. Spurred on by his daughter, who demanded he fix the mess the world is heading for, he and his partners at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers embarked on a greentech world tour -- surveying the state of the art, from the ethanol revolution in Brazil to Wal-mart's (!) eco-concept store in Bentonville, Arkansas. KPCB is investing $200 million in green technologies to save the planet and make a profit to boot. But, Doerr fears, it may not be enough.

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you cannot be ... ( 9 months ago by reneeruth1)

you cannot be serious. are you a devil? i hope not.

thank you. bless ... ( 9 months ago by reneeruth1)

thank you. bless your heart.

Array ( 9 months ago by perspectual)

oh dear, 11:00
$15,000,000 spent on research to reduce drugs costing $2 down to $0.20 saving 1,000,000 lives which would've only cost $2,000,000 to do so.

5 stars! This guy ... ( 9 months ago by 1stHATER)

5 stars! This guy is so right he is not blind to anything and has great description when telling a story, Can you beleive he was in a video on the web where he drank beer and rubbed a kitten all over is naked body. True American great speech I feel you brother.

That man was far ... ( 8 months ago by anoutsideobserver)

That man was far too emotional. If people keep basing their judgements on emotion rather than hard facts, we'll never get anything done.

My respect for ... ( 8 months ago by rahulrrao)

My respect for KPCB's initiatives, though driven partly for profit, just increased.

We have to do ... ( 8 months ago by kingrotty)

We have to do something about this issue now before were all..Fucked!!

You said, it we can ... ( 8 months ago by eddieboarder91)

You said, it we can only do so much. I work for an engineering firm, what we do is we create sustainable designs. Currently, there is a paradigm shift occuring with A&E professionals. Mass collaboration has finally made it mainstream, with this we are now attempting to design a sustainable city for about half a million people. I would say that within 12 to 24 months you will start to see a shift within the people of america.

agreed, I did feel ... ( 8 months ago by WillEvansMedia)

agreed, I did feel emotion in it, and i thaught it was heartfelt at the end to the degree of the guy wanting to see his daughter in many years to come. However, in this scenario its highly likely that it was a case of, "yeah, that guys crying, lets *jump on the bandwagon*"... at the end of the day, i see this as a guy whos moved by climate change... but if he wants others to as well, put some hard facts into things. I myself live life normally, BUT, recycle (if theres the opportunity to do so)

You gotta remember, ... ( 7 months ago by BoozyBeggar)

You gotta remember, that's per year. In eight years it'll be worth it.

this is not a ... ( 6 months ago by stauciuc)

this is not a responsible way of talking about climate change, and certainly not one that encourages positive action. you should learn a thing or two about communication before going on TED with a speech and giving a presentation that will be viewed by tens of thousands

Plants take in CO2 ... ( 6 months ago by JonThm)

Plants take in CO2 to support life on Earth! It is so green, and you so thick!

Plants take in CO2 ... ( 6 months ago by JonThm)

Plants take in CO2 - they want all the CO2 they can get, which is why there is onyl 0.00037% CO2 in the air: Whic hgoes up in an ice age!

You realize that ... ( 6 months ago by bdist)

You realize that humans emit 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year? Plants cannot absorb even a very small fraction of that. Plants created the oil in the first place. It took 300 million years to create our reserves. We have burnt them in 200 years. Research the greenhouse effect. Without it our planet would be a LOT colder. We couldn't survive here. Venus on the other hand has a lot more co2 in it's atmosphere and that planet is so warm we couldn't survive there. Do your research first.

Array ( 6 months ago by jimmywink)

Doerr & His Pals are Pirates! They are prolonging this global warming hoax for the sole purpose of thier personal gain.

Through history, ... ( 6 months ago by JonThm)

Through history, CO2 follows the climate; it does not make the weather: That is a lie from nuclear power, who thought up Global Warming to give CO2, the gas of life, a bad name.

This excellent ... ( 4 months ago by progressivepathway)

This excellent video drove me to embrace the power of YouTube like never before. I haven't been the same since and I ALREADY WAS an environmentalist!

every year since ... ( 3 months ago by woodyhayman)

every year since the early 70's that I could remember in Canada, we were able to skate on open water in winter, not in the last three years, my kids blame my generation also

That's the only way ... ( 3 months ago by Jules1414)

That's the only way people understand the importance of their involvment. When you are too optimistic people say:'' No worries, they will fix it'' This time everyone needs to reconsider every single action...

Temperature isn't ... ( 1 month ago by MemeVector2)

Temperature isn't the problem (yet). Heat is the problem. My analogy is this: Imagine a glass of water with ice cubes in it. Put it over a flame. Stick a thermometer in it. The flame adds heat, but the temperature stays about the same as the ice melts. Once the ice is gone, the temperature rises fast! This should illustrate why we need to get our butts moving while we still have ice. Once we run out, the temperature will rise so fast we won't have enough time to fix anything before we bake.

Array ( 1 month ago by solargw)

MemeVector2
You have no idea how much ice there is in the world, no way is all the ice going to be gone. And remember only 10,000 years ago the entire USA was covered in snow and ice

The estimate at the ... ( 2 weeks ago by theiamania)

The estimate at the moment is that around 257 icecubes of 1x1x1 kilometer is melting of Greenland every year. And this number is rising.

Array ( 2 weeks ago by solargw)

theiamania
When numbers like you posted like "257 icecubes of 1x1x1 kilometer is melting of Greenland every year" It can sound like a lot but let's be honest and also post the number of what you call "ice cubes" that there are in Greenland. Now with ALL THE INFORMATION a person can see that your 257 cubes
is like a speck of sand on a beach. You should also remember that the planet does not have a stable temp it's always changing, you my friend are only living in a speck of time

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