Greentech Media, also known asGTM, was a media company based inMassachusetts, United States, that generated online daily reports, market research studies, and news ongreen technology andgreen jobs.[1]
Greentech Media was founded in February 2007 by Scott Clavenna and Rick Thompson, and raised $1 million inventure capital funding the following May.[2] In May 2008, it announced it raised another $2.75 million.[3]
In 2016, the research and consultancy groupWood Mackenzie acquired the company.[4]
Political Climate was debuted by Greentech Media in April 2018.[7] In 2019, it became funded by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute with support from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation,[8][9] and later from Canary Media[10] and think tank Third Way.[11]
In December 2022,Political Climate announced it was "taking a break" for an indefinite period.[12]
In April 2024, the podcast returned under the production of Latitude Media.[13]
Political Climate covered recent news items relating to climate activism and politics in the United States of America. It typically featured a debate on energy and environmental policy between its 'residentRepublican' Shane Skelton and its 'residentDemocrat' Brandon Hurlbut, moderated by journalist Julia Pyper.[14][15] Since the re-launch of the show in 2024, Emily Domenech has served as the show's 'resident Republican'.[16]
Greentech Media produced two other podcasts:Energy Gang, a weekly digest of energy topics, hosted by Stephen Lacey, Katherine Hamilton, andJigar Shah,[26] andThe Interchange, a more technical energy podcast featuring industry insights, hosted by Stephen Lacey and Shayle Kann.[27]
Energy Gang andThe Interchange have both continued under the Wood Mackenzie brand.[28][29]
In 2010, theWebby Awards recognised Greentech Media as an Honoree of its 'Websites and Mobile Sites Sustainability & Environment' category.[30]
In 2021, the founder and CEO ofCleanTechnica, Scott Cooney, said Greentech Media was "seen as one of the top cleantech sites globally for the last decade plus".[31] Swarnav S Pujari of Gaiascope called it the "go-to publication for cleantech news and analysis".[32]
In April 2021, shortly after Greentech Media closed, several of its journalists and staff members launched Canary Media, an independent affiliate ofRMI.[33][34]
