Green Rush: The Business of Saving the Planet

Billions of dollars are going into the green rush
Investors are piling billions of dollars into alternative energy and other environmentally friendly technologies.
Photo by Anna Sussman

Some say efforts to confront climate change are near a tipping point. But what will push us over that point? American RadioWorks, the documentary unit of American Public Media, spent six months following a lively group of innovators, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists at the epicenter of America's "green rush." All are seeking riches-and solutions to global climate change.

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