Power Line: $2 billion for clean energy “” Schlumberger job offers disappear “” 22 top energy stocks

  • Date: 26-Jun-2020
  • Source: Markets Insider
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Oman
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Power Line: $2 billion for clean energy “” Schlumberger job offers disappear “” 22 top energy stocks

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We're almost in July, which means I've started planning my 30th birthday. I've thrown out dreams of a densely packed NYC dance floor and replaced them with a day trip to find otters in the rivers of Eastern Iowa. Those are the same, right? 

We skipped last week because Insider Inc. was closed in honor of Juneteenth. Next week, we have an exciting feature coming out “” the rising stars of clean energy. Stay tuned. 

Now, let's get to it. 

Investors are throwing money at clean energy as spending in oil and gas wanes 

On Tuesday, Amazon announced a new $2 billion VC fund dedicated to technologies that reduce the impact of climate change, such as energy storage and electric transportation. 

"Companies from around the world of all sizes and stages will be considered, from pre-product startups to well-established enterprises," Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO, said in a public statement.  The Seattle-based behemoth “” which is