While we all want to rush to aid the birds soaking in BP oil, cleaning them, however, may not be the best answer. A German animal biologist says that the most humane course of action is to euthanize the birds.

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It’s short, funny and eye-opening.

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Richard Branson’s Virgin Green Fund, invests in clean tech, but it doesn’t look at the shiny, brand new start-ups; it’s looking at more “grown-up” clean tech.

The New York Times reports today:

“The founders and early investors of these clean-tech companies have already weathered the riskiest period - figuring out if the technology works - and are bringing in several millions of dollars in revenue. Now, the companies need capital to become $100 million companies, and experienced advisers to refine their business model or marketing strategy.”

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This week has been a good week for Cape Wind.

On Wednesday, Ken Salazar, U. S. Secretary of the Interior, announced that the Interior Department has given its final approval of the Cape Wind project. At the same time, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Cape Wind brought by the Town of Barnstable and the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, among others, seeking to stop the off-shore wind farm.

The plaintiffs in state action argued that the state Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs limited its review of the environmental impact of the project to state land and state waters. They claimed that the state’s review was too narrow and should have included federal land and federal waters. The plaintiffs maintained that the state secretary had acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” in granting a certificate of approval to Cape Wind.

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An historic day in Massachusetts. See our earlier interview with James Gordon after this video.

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