https://abc24times.com/ABC 24 Times: an independent, continuous digital dispatch on tech and innovation, the green economy, markets, biotech, culture and ideas, with a constructive, curious voice.en-ushttps://abc24times.com/stories/green-energy-infrastructure-bill-markets-rally.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/green-energy-infrastructure-bill-markets-rally.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:36:00 -0400Markets & VentureIn an illustrative scenario, a green energy infrastructure bill clears a legislative committee and clean-power shares rise. Analysts caution that committee approval is a step, not a law.https://abc24times.com/stories/venture-funding-shifts-from-hype-to-hardware.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/venture-funding-shifts-from-hype-to-hardware.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2026 19:07:00 -0400Markets & VentureInvestors are reportedly warming to factories, sensors and grid equipment, and founders are adjusting their pitch decks to match. An analysis of why hardware is harder to fund, and what changes when it ships.https://abc24times.com/stories/municipal-green-bonds-how-cities-pay-for-clean-grids.htmlhttps://abc24times.com/stories/municipal-green-bonds-how-cities-pay-for-clean-grids.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2026 17:30:00 -0400Markets & VentureA green bond is a loan with a stated purpose. Here is how cities use them to fund clean grids, who buys them, and which questions to ask of the fine print behind headlines about funded projects.