The News Review:
- Foreclosed homes could become hurricane shelters
- Raptor Hedge Fund to Close After Losses
- Hara unveils software to help with energy management
- Waste Management tech startup in waste-to-fuel venture
Foreclosed homes could become hurricane shelters
The Associated Press
“It makes all the sense in the world” said Jack McCabe a South Florida real estate analyst who has watched tens of thousands of homes go into foreclosure. “We have a lot of vacant units available. “The Federal Emergency Management Agency told The Associated Press that it might consider using foreclosed homes if hotels shelters and other housing options are full and only for a catastrophic situation such as Hurricane Katrina. The idea was discussed at a hurricane drill this week in Florida. Jeff Bryant FEMA’s federal coordinating officer for Florida said the agency will work with other federal agencies such as Housing and Urban Development and state emergency planners to see if it could be a solution. If the proposal works in Florida it could serve as a model nationally. In April there were 278287 homes in some stage of foreclosure in Florida according to RealtyTrac.
Raptor Hedge Fund to Close After Losses
New York Times
9 trillion at the end of 2007 according to data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. which is based in Chicago. Last week the longtime hedge fund manager.
Hara unveils software to help with energy management
MiamiHerald.com
– At a time when businesses and local governments are trying to reduce their carbon footprints there are plenty of companies they can hire to measure their greenhouse gas emissions. Few however offer information about carbon energy water waste and other resources then advise organizations on how to reduce the use of each one and track the results. So says Hara a Menlo Park Calif. environmental and energy management software company that exits stealth mode today with $6 million in venture financing from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Founded 18 months ago by Amit Chatterjee and Kleiner Perkins partner Ajit Nazre the young company is unveiling the second version of its software service that can monitor and manage natural resource consumption and environmental impact. “Rather than just looking at the output and saying ‘h my gosh we’ve got to turn off this or turn off that to save money and reduce emissions’” said Chatterjee “we’re asking ‘What are the incremental changes we can do here with the input that lead to better results here with the output?’ That becomes a manageable business process. “At least a dozen clients have signed up for the subscription-based service including Coca-Cola and the city of Palo Alto Calif.
Waste Management tech startup in waste-to-fuel venture
New York Times
css); Waste Management, tech startup in waste-to-fuel venture – NYTimes. is teaming with a startup InEnTec to commercialize a technology that turns waste into energy.
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