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| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Wood Mackenzie |
| Editor-in-chief | Stephen Lacey |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Boston |
| Website | www.greentechmedia.com |
Greentech Media, also known as GTM, was a media company based in Massachusetts, United States, that generated online daily reports, market research studies, and news on green technology and green jobs.[1]
Greentech Media was founded in February 2007 by Scott Clavenna and Rick Thompson, and raised $1 million in venture capital funding the following May.[2] In May 2008, it announced it raised another $2.75 million.[3]
In 2016, the research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie acquired the company.[4]
In February 2021, Wood Mackenzie announced the closure of the company.[5] The company had four offices, in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Munich.[6]
| Political Climate | |
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| Presentation | |
| Length | 20–70 minutes |
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| Website | www |
Political Climate was debuted by Greentech Media in April 2018.[7] In 2019, it became funded by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute with support from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation,[8][9] and later from Canary Media[10] and think tank Third Way.[11]
In December 2022, Political Climate announced it was "taking a break" for an indefinite period.[12]
Political Climate covered recent news items relating to climate activism and politics in the United States of America. It typically featured a debate on energy and environmental policy between its 'resident Republican' Shane Skelton and its 'resident Democrat' Brandon Hurlbut, moderated by journalist Julia Pyper.[13][14]
The podcast occasionally featured interviews with politicians, activists, and journalists. Notable guests included United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres,[15] former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger,[16][17] environmental activist Greta Thunberg,[18][19] former United States Secretary of State John Kerry,[20] United States Senator Alex Padilla,[21] and former United States Congressman Carlos Curbelo.[22]
At the 2022 Cleanie Awards, Political Climate won the People's Choice Award for Top Clean Energy and Sustainability Podcast.[23]
Greentech Media produced two other podcasts: Energy Gang, a weekly digest of energy topics, hosted by Stephen Lacey, Katherine Hamilton, and Jigar Shah,[24] and The Interchange, a more technical energy podcast featuring industry insights, hosted by Stephen Lacey and Shayle Kann.[25]
Energy Gang and The Interchange have both continued under the Wood Mackenzie brand.[26][27]
In 2010, the Webby Awards recognised Greentech Media as an Honoree of its 'Websites and Mobile Sites Sustainability & Environment' category.[28]
In 2021, the founder and CEO of CleanTechnica, Scott Cooney, said Greentech Media was "seen as one of the top cleantech sites globally for the last decade plus".[29] Swarnav S Pujari of Gaiascope called it the "go-to publication for cleantech news and analysis".[30]
In April 2021, shortly after Greentech Media closed, several of its journalists and staff members launched Canary Media, an independent affiliate of RMI.[31][32]