Next 10 in the News

Those are some of the findings of the 2012 California Green Innovation Index, released by the nonpartisan nonprofit group Next 10 and compiled by Collaborative Economics. The fourth edition of the index shows California setting the pace in venture capital investment, clean tech patent registration, energy productivity levels, and renewable energy generation levels.

Los Angeles Times

Published for the fourth time since 2008 by Next 10 and compiled by Collaborative Economics Inc. in San Mateo, the 2012 California Green Innovation Index measures various economic and environmental factors, including clean-tech venture capital investment levels, clean-tech patent activity, energy productivity and renewable energy-generation levels.

Sacramento Bee

The annual California Green Innovation Index from public policy group Next 10 tracks the green economy's health, pulling together data on employment, patents and the rising use of renewable power. It tries to show real-world benefits of the state's global warming policies, which have helped make California a magnet for green businesses.

San Francisco Chronicle

California’s lead in the global clean technology race is growing and that leadership is supporting the state’s economic rebound, while also driving California’s ability to cut emissions, according to a new study by the nonprofit nonpartisan group Next 10 and compiled by Collaborative Economics Inc. of San Mateo.

Central Valley Business Times

One of the most baffling things to the business community has been the failure of state leaders to balance a state budget.  Businesses do it every year and make the hard choices every day to stay within their budgets or risk going under.  Why can’t this state do it?

Flash Report

Green jobs have proven to be more than just a buzz term. As the grip of the recession continues to hold, a new report just put out by visionary group Next 10 provides stats that this budding sector of the economy is holding firm.

California Progress Report