Venture capitalists look at alternative energy

Investors in start-ups are expected to pump even more money into energy ventures in 2007 after doubling their bets last year amid shifting politics and global-warming worries.

Venture-capital firms poured $536 million into biofuel and other energy ventures in the first three quarters last year vs. $224 million in all of 2005, said industry tracker Dow Jones VentureOne.
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