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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 | greentechmedia |
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]
In April 2024, the podcast returned under the production of Latitude Media. [13]
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. [14] [15] Since the re-launch of the show in 2024, Emily Domenech has served as the show's 'resident Republican'. [16]
The podcast occasionally featured interviews with politicians, activists, and journalists. Notable guests included United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, [17] former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, [18] [19] environmental activist Greta Thunberg, [20] [21] former United States Secretary of State John Kerry, [22] United States Senator Alex Padilla, [23] and former United States Congressman Carlos Curbelo. [24]
At the 2022 Cleanie Awards, Political Climate won the People's Choice Award for Top Clean Energy and Sustainability Podcast. [25]
Greentech Media produced two other podcasts: Energy Gang, a weekly digest of energy topics, hosted by Stephen Lacey, Katherine Hamilton, and Jigar Shah, [26] and The Interchange, a more technical energy podcast featuring industry insights, hosted by Stephen Lacey and Shayle Kann. [27]
Energy Gang and The Interchange have both continued under the Wood Mackenzie brand. [28] [29]
In 2010, the Webby Awards recognised Greentech Media as an Honoree of its 'Websites and Mobile Sites Sustainability & Environment' category. [30]
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". [31] Swarnav S Pujari of Gaiascope called it the "go-to publication for cleantech news and analysis". [32]
In April 2021, shortly after Greentech Media closed, several of its journalists and staff members launched Canary Media, an independent affiliate of RMI. [33] [34]