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Climate Action Begins with Democracy
May 30, 2025 How Water Tech Will Thrive Despite Federal Rollbacks By Peter Yolles, General Partner at Echo River Capital At Echo River...
Peter Yolles
Jun 29 min read


March 2025: The Modern Lead Pipes? Plastics in Our Water System and the Roman Parallel
Unintended Consequences: The Roman Example History often provides stark warnings about the unintended consequences of technological...
Peter Yollens
Mar 197 min read


January 2025 Recap: Will Trump Make America Wet Again?
President-elect Trump's obsession with water isn't new. His previous administration was marked by passionate complaints about water...
Peter Yollens
Jan 205 min read


September 2024 Recap: Why Trump Is All Wet
A Trump Victory Would Be a Water Disaster In September, I signed the pledge with VCs for Kamala in order to protect the capitalist...
Peter Yolles
Oct 17, 20245 min read


Echo River - August 2024 Recap
Gone! Klamath Dams are Kaput! (Copco 1 Dam rocked by a deconstruction blast. Credit: Shane Anderson of Swiftwater Films) The Klamath...
Peter Yolles
Sep 10, 20244 min read


Echo River July 2024 Recap
New Investment: Shower Stream saves water, energy and GHGs An estimated 70 billion gallons of hot water are wasted each year in the...
Peter Yolles
Aug 12, 20242 min read


Dive Deeper into Water with these Podcasts
How to bring the World of Water closer Aren’t we all looking for that next great podcast to binge? Why not learn more about our...
Peter Yolles
Aug 12, 20242 min read


Echo River Capital Update – JUNE 2024
Posted by Peter Yolles, 3 minute read How Much Regulatory Risk is Too Much? I initially became interested in working in water because who...
Peter Yolles
Jul 10, 20245 min read


Echo River Capital Update – MAY 2024
Posted by Peter Yolles, 3 minute read How Echo River is Decarbonizing the Water Cycle – Part II At the 2024 Yale Innovation Summit, I had...
Peter Yolles
Jun 7, 20245 min read


H2O to H2, Assessing Hydrogen's Relationship with Water
By Jack Schaufler, Echo River Capital, Spring 2024 Associate Introduction At Echo River Capital, we are constantly examining the impacts...

Peter Yollens
May 5, 20247 min read


Echo River Capital Update – APRIL 2024
New Blog: H20 to H2, Assessing Hydrogen's Relationship with Water Jack Schaufler, Echo River’s spring MBA intern, takes us on a deep dive...

Peter Yollens
May 4, 20243 min read


Echo River Capital Update – MARCH 2024
March signals transition with the spring equinox, as the sun shifts from the southern to the northern hemisphere, marking the end of...

Peter Yollens
Apr 7, 20245 min read


ECHO RIVER IS NOW A CERTIFIED B CORP
New Blog: Echo River Capital proudly announces its achievement of B Corp Certification from the nonprofit B Lab. As a trailblazer in the...

Peter Yollens
Apr 4, 20242 min read


Echo River Capital recognized as ImpactAssets 50™ 2024 Emerging Impact Manager for the First Time
ImpactAssets Unveils IA 50 2024, Showcasing 155 Impact Fund Managers Globally from Record Number of Applicants The 13th annual list...

Peter Yollens
Mar 12, 20247 min read


Echo River Capital Update – January 2024
Video Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting New Blog: Decarbonizing the water cycle- Part I This month marked a significant milestone in...

Peter Yollens
Feb 10, 20243 min read


Echo River Capital Update – November 2023
Artist: Jon Bradham New Blog: Global Climate Reports say: Things are really bad, but it’s not too late. Nothing to brag about, but...

Peter Yollens
Dec 14, 20235 min read


Echo River September 2023 Update
New Blog: Do Investments in Water Technology Enable Fossil Fuel Extraction? Creating values for any organization early on is so important...

Peter Yollens
Oct 13, 20233 min read


Echo River August 2023 Update
In this issue: New Blog: Groundwater: What happens when it runs out? Echo River Capital Portfolio News Water as Fashion Indigenous...

Peter Yollens
Sep 14, 20233 min read


Groundwater: What happens when it runs out?
During a recent drive through the Central Valley of California, I saw electric motors on the corners of irrigation blocks pumping water...

Peter Yollens
Sep 14, 20233 min read


Echo River July 2023 Update
In this issue: New Blog: In a hotter world, cold water is the ultimate luxury. Echo River Capital Updates Water Tech Industry News...

Peter Yollens
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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